The boss of Royal Mail has issued an urgent call to managers to hire extra vans to deliver Christmas presents on time. Simon Thompson, a former Apple executive who also ran the NHS Test and Trace app, has told managers across its 1,200 sorting offices to get their hands on …
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Britain in Bloom goes woke as hanging baskets and fancy floral displays are shunned in favour of eco-friendly wild hedges as charity strives to turn the contest ‘green’ Britain in Bloom has inspired thousands of people to beautify their towns The Royal Horticultural Society has this year changed the judging …
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The Duchess of Cambridge was reportedly left in tears after confronting Meghan Markle just days before the royal wedding over claims she had bullied staff, Kirstie Allsopp has claimed. Kate Middleton, 39, was said to have been left in tears after she ‘lost control’ during a row with her future …
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I’ve got a problem with my arsenal, doc: Bomb Squad are called to A&E where patient turned up with two-inch-wide WWII shell lodged in his rectum which got there when he ‘slipped and fell on it during a clear-out’ A man attended an NHS casualty unit with an artillery shell …
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London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,138.52 in afternoon trade on Thursday. Cybersecurity firm Darktrace tumbled as it emerged it will be relegated to the FTSE 250 in the next quarterly reshuffle. Royal Mail was under the cosh as it traded without entitlement to the dividend. Asset manager Abrdn …
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England’s oldest hotel could be replaced by a £17million luxury apartment complex after being destroyed by a fire five years ago. Plans are being put forward to turn the Grade II listed Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, Devon – which dates back to 1769 – into 23 luxury homes, complete …
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The journalist who fronted the BBC’s controversial royal documentary once criticised its ‘utterly relentless, spirit-crushing monarchist propaganda’ and joked about ‘throwing a brick’ at Prince William and Kate, it emerged today. Amol Rajan – the BBC journalist who presented The Princes And The Press – also previously condemned Prince Charles for …
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The Royal College of Midwives has apologised after excluding the words ‘women’ and ‘mother’ in favour of ‘postnatal people’ in its latest guidance for handling sleeping babies. The guidance, which has since been taken down from the RCM’s website, gave instructions for health professionals on how babies should be put …
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The benchmark FTSE 100 index declined 0.5% in morning trade, diverging from its Asian peers, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index fell 0.7%. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the economic impact from COVID-19 still remains strong, while noting the inflationary pressure from supply chain …
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A Royal Navy sailor was raped by a male colleague after a prosecco-fuelled ‘naked mess’ party at a Holiday Inn, a court martial has heard. Able Seaman William Stewart allegedly took advantage of the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after she stripped down to her bra and …
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