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MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire Angus MacDonald at a sorting office. Royal Mail delays affecting Shieldaig, Applecross, Torridon and Lochcarron risk “irreversible damage” according to Angus MacDonald, the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. He has called for urgent action to address the “unacceptable collapse” of Royal …

Open this photo in gallery: “Joining forces with Royal Gold will amplify the strengths of Sandstorm’s portfolio and unlock new opportunities for our shareholders,“ said Sandstorm CEO Nolan Watson. Royal Gold Inc. RGLD-Q is bidding $5-billion for Vancouver-based Sandstorm Gold Ltd. SSL-T and Horizon Copper Corp. HCU-X in a pair …

MPs have called for a new Royal Mail scheme to be scrapped after customers experiencing the worst rate of on-time deliveries ever saw no sign of things improving. People living in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells have reported waiting up to two weeks to receive mail following the trial launch. …

Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III arrives by royal train for a visit to Pickering in Yorkshire, England, in 2023. The train will be decommissioned sometime before the current maintenance contract expires in 2027.Charlotte Graham/The Associated Press The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last …

The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway. Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk. RCMP say they responded to a …

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country’s dominant political dynasty. Thailand’s affairs have been driven for years by a battle between the conservative, …

Late letters in a Surrey postcode area are leading to increased fines and missed appointments according to one Surrey MP. Chris Coghlan, Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, has said he is shocked by the Royal Mail delivery statistics for the RH postcode. The MP said that 72.3% of …

Royal Mail is under pressure to explain its performance after failing to meet delivery targets in the SN postcode area, where nearly one in five first-class letters arrived late. New figures show that just 75.2% of first-class mail was delivered on time—well below the 93% target set by Royal Mail. …

BANGKOK, June 24 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Tuesday the finalisation of the Thai cabinet reshuffle, with candidate qualifications currently under review before the line-up is submitted for royal approval. “Discussions with all party leaders have been completed. Once the vetting process is finalised, the list of …

Royal Mail Mail delivery problems in Nairnshire should be resolved in the coming weeks, an MP has been told by Royal Mail. Last week, The Inverness Courier reported on letters not being delivered in several locations for about two weeks — with residents missing out on medical appointments and invoices …