[ad_1] By Jessica Clark Published: 19:14 EDT, 26 June 2024 | Updated: 20:40 EDT, 26 June 2024 Bankers, lawyers and advisers will earn nearly £150million from the takeover of Royal Mail. The controversial £3.6billion deal, agreed with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, would see the postal service fall into foreign ownership for the first time since it…
[ad_1] By Lauren Beavis via SWNS Postal workers should be given ‘hard hats’ to protect them from seagulls according to residents who have stopped getting mail due to attacks. Households have stopped receiving mail due to attacks by the birds and have now called for them to be issued protection. Swooping seagulls are reportedly attacking…
[ad_1] Royal Mail confirmed it was aware of the incident and said it was investigating. A spokesman said: “We take our role in elections very seriously, and will investigate any incident or allegation of election material being defaced. “We are aware of the video, and are conducting immediate enquiries. It’s our priority to ensure all…
[ad_1] A former Royal Marine who was awarded the George Cross for bravery in Afghanistan and falsely held in Dubai on spying charges has said he is “relieved” to have returned home to the UK. L/Cpl Matthew Croucher, 40, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last November for “accessing a public facility using…
[ad_1] By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 20:40 EDT, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 21:00 EDT, 24 June 2024 One of the late Queen’s best-loved roles was patron of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, retaining fond memories of her father George VI’s enthusiasm for the birds. His favourite, Royal Blue, received the Dickin…
[ad_1] Ms Fargin said the group was travelling in single file, with Ms Bater bringing up the rear. “They were making their way on the road when they came towards the Royal Mail van,” she said. “This van had been parked on that carriageway and Mr Wallace had got out to try and make a…
[ad_1] Musicians from the Royal Marines laid on a poignant performance at a hospice for their dying bandmate. Newlywed Sophie Ward, 27, was joined by her husband Richard, patients, staff and volunteers for the emotional final performance. Sophie was moved in her bed on to the patio adjoining her room to listen and watch her…
[ad_1] Princess Anne will miss eight engagements across England and Scotland as well as a visit to Canada over the coming week after suffering head injuries on her estate. The Princess Royal is being treated at Southmead Hospital in Bristol after she is believed to have been kicked by a horse at Gatcombe Park in…
[ad_1] Princess Anne has been injured by a horse and rushed to hospital where she is being treated for concussion and minor injuries to her head today. The King’s 73-year-old sister, an Olympic horsewoman, was walking on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire yesterday when she was hurt. It is understood that she was taking an evening stroll…
[ad_1] Dear readers, to those who have quite rightly concluded in this silliest of silly seasons that the country is going to the dogs, apologies. It is time for a new metaphor of decline; Britain is for the birds. And I’m not even referring to Swiftmania; if only our ills really could be cured with…