Work is starting in Warrington on Royal Mail’s new state-of-the-art parcel hub, which is one of three to be built in the UK. The site will cover the equivalent of 4.5 football pitches and handle 600,000 items a day. Royal Mail says it’s a significant commitment to the “Northern Powerhouse” …
Read More »Fears of fatalities as number of dog attacks on postal workers grows
Serious dog attacks on postal workers in the UK in the past year “could easily have ended in fatalities”, a union official has warned. Some of the almost 2,500 dog attacks ended in serious and permanent injury, with one postwoman describing blood seeping through her trousers after she was bitten …
Read More »Fears grow a postman will be KILLED in dog attack as union reveals eight dog bites recorded each day
Fears grow a postman will be KILLED in a dog attack as the huge rise in online parcel deliveries means more doors are opened – with eight posties now bitten every day Some incidents last year resulted in serious and permanent injury Some 2,484 separate incidents were reported in 2018-19 …
Read More »Dog owners told to feed pet before post arrives and lock them in room for ten minutes after postman has left, under Royal Mail guidance
Dog owners should feed their pets before the postman arrives and lock them away for ten minutes after he leaves, the Royal Mail has said following a spate of attacks. Every week in the last year around 47 postmen and women were attacked by dogs in the course of their …
Read More »Her head’s in the clouds! Duchess of Cambridge helps design seat to watch the world go by
Her head’s in the clouds! Duchess of Cambridge helps design new log seat to help sunbathers watch the world go by without worrying about grass stains Kate is a fan of creating things and was keen to develop the design Carved log provides an angle to look up at clouds …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s father Thomas reveals sadness at not being invited to Archie’s christening
The latest headlines in your inbox The latest headlines in your inbox The father of the Duchess of Sussex has revealed his sadness at not being invited to Archie’s christening. Thomas Markle, who has had a tumultuous relationship with his daughter Meghan, said he would have liked to have been …
Read More »Prince William looked ‘like he was going into nightclub bouncer mode in christening picture’
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, seventh in line to the Throne, was finally presented to the world yesterday after his private christening. Exactly two months after he was born, Archie was pictured sitting on the lap of his mother, the Duchess of Sussex, as she nestled into the shoulder of his father, the …
Read More »Secretive Harry is blasted for ‘acting like an A-lister’ over cloak-and-dagger christening
Prince Harry has been blasted for ‘acting like an A-lister’ and ‘having his cake and eating it’ over baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s secretive christening. It comes as rumours have surfaced that his former ‘wingman’ Charlie van Straubenzee is thought to be among one of the mystery godparents – as members of …
Read More »Have Soho House pair become Archie’s godparents with Harry’s nanny?
They have adopted the Soho House style for their new home. And it may be that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have extended the members’ club theme to friends chosen as baby Archie’s godparents. Sources close to the couple claimed last night that Izzy May, a former publicist for …
Read More »Ahoy there May! Relaxed PM takes to the Thames during the Henley Royal Regatta
Prime Minister Theresa May took time out of her farewell tour to watch today’s action at Henley Regatta. Mrs May arrived with her husband Philip at the society event as her days in Number 10 approach an end. Henley-upon-Thames is only a short distance from her home village of Sonning …
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