Nearly a quarter of free-to-use ATMs have vanished since 2018 and almost half of bank branches have been earmarked for closure since 2015, according to Which? The consumer group said customers who rely on face-to-face banking services and cash to pay for everyday essentials are at risk of “being cut …
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A Buckinghamshire MP has demanded Royal Mail be held to account over issues in her constituency. Sarah Green said people living in the Chiltern area of the county had been experiencing ongoing issues with post. The Liberal Democrat MP for Chesham and Amersham said one person in the area had …
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The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being “un-Conservative” and breaking promises on levelling up Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Jeremy Hunt hits out at plans to privatise Channel 4 Boris Johnson is facing a …
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A House of Lords report has highlighted concerns that the police use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence – AI – could undermine people’s human rights and the rule of law. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has revealed that the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence tools …
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Kent County Council has unveiled controversial plans to sell or lease part of its historic headquarters into flats and co-working spaces. Maidstone County Hall has been KCC’s HQ for more than 130 years, but some blocks of the historic building have been declared surplus to requirements. County Hall in Maidstone …
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Since nuclear weapons were invented 77 years ago, many people have lived in fear of what would happen should one be detonated. The Ministry of Defence has clearly had similar thoughts after they built an underground city to be used in the event of a nuclear war. The site, formerly …
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Tory MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament, says the government needs to crack on and criminalise public sexual harassment Tory MP Caroline Nokes writes for the Mirror ( Image: PA) If ever there seemed an appropriate time to make misogyny a hate crime then …
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In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Canada Post has released a new stamp featuring the long-reigning monarch. The new issue marks 70 years since the Queen’s accession to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952. Queen Elizabeth II is the only British and Canadian sovereign to reign for seven …
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At the largest exhibition of his watercolours to date, painting enthusiast Prince Charles has described the restorative benefits of art, saying it “transports me to another dimension.” The heir to the British throne went on to say that painting is “one of the most relaxing and therapeutic exercises I know,” …
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Royal Mail has issued an apology for disruption to the postal service after angering people in Buckinghamshire. Those living in Amersham and surrounding areas have faced ‘months’ of issues, with many complaining they have not received important post. Scores of people living in the town and in the villages of …
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