The son of one of Britain’s most notorious criminals has spoken out about his relationship with his father. It must be quite something to discover that your father is involved in some sort of criminal activity. However, it would be something entirely different if he were, say, involved in one …
Read More »Royal Mail is turning itself into the UK’s laziest company
There are few modern irritations worse than returning home to discover a “sorry we missed you” delivery slip on the doormat. Standing in line at a collection point feels incongruous in a world where most day-to-day communications have switched to email, and hundreds of thousands of products can be delivered …
Read More »Yoga classes, Gleneagles stays, wellies and a driving test: Nicola Sturgeon’s government hits Scottish taxpayers with £14million credit card bill over three years – including £10,000 for her ‘royal’ travel perks (and heelstoppers)
Nicola Sturgeon’s government billed the Scottish taxpayer for yoga classes, wellington boots and stays at top hotels paid for by official credit cards, data reveals today. Leaked documents show that in just three years Ms Sturgeon’s administration put £14million on the public ‘card’. Purchases by senior staff included yoga classes, …
Read More »Half of Royal Mail’s collection offices open for two hours a day
Howard Gosling, 78, who runs a business providing pool and spa hygiene advice, said that the final collection time at his nearest post box in Nether Compton, Dorset, was changed to 10am this spring. He told The Telegraph: “We used to have a collection at 5.30pm, then it became 5.15pm …
Read More »Inside Meghan’s ‘spat’ with Posh: Royal biographer Tom Bower claims duchess ‘feared she would be upstaged by the Beckham’s during her first royal tour to Australia – and she was “irritated” over David’s friendship with Prince William’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry fell out with Victoria and David Beckham after the Duchess feared their friends would upstage them, a biographer has claimed. The spat between the celebrity couples seemingly dates back to 2018 – the year Meghan and Harry got married – with the row heightened when …
Read More »Replace Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo bearskin caps with faux fur, SNP MPs demand
Addressing James Cartlidge, the defence procurement minister, they added: “While the look of today’s towering cap is iconic, the material it’s made from is most certainly not. “Replacing the bearskin with faux fur would allow the history of the caps to endure in a way that reflects modern society’s respect …
Read More »First regular drone delivery service lifts off in UK
UK’s first drone delivery service launched by Royal Mail in Orkney The U.K’s Royal Mail has launched a daily drone delivery service for a group of Scottish islands in the far north of the country, making it the first regular postal service in the country to be powered by a …
Read More »Post Office customers’ fury after being told their old stamps are FAKE
Post Office customers’ fury after Royal Mail tells them their old stamps are FAKE as they attempt to swap for new digital versions Old stamps became invalid on Tuesday and are replaced by barcode versions Some Britons are said to have been told that their old stamps are ‘not genuine’ …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral see the sales of Royal souvenirs soar to a record £25 million last year
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral see the sales of Royal souvenirs soar to a record £25 million last year RCT sales soared to £25million in 2022 in a ‘momentous’ year for the Trust By David Wilkes for the Daily Mail Published: 20:38 EDT, 3 August 2023 | Updated: …
Read More »Stamp chaos as Royal Mail tells customers trying to swap old for new they are fakes
Royal Mail customers trying to swap old stamps bought from the Post Office for their new digital replacements have been told that they are fakes. As of Tuesday, old stamps issued by Royal Mail were no longer valid and using them means the recipient incurs a £1.10 surcharge. They have …
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