The World Socialist Web Site has received correspondence from postal workers across the UK in response to its March 14 article, “Sell-out being prepared in closed-door talks between Royal Mail and CWU.” The strike at Royal Mail by 115,000 postal workers, the first nationwide action since privatisation a decade ago, …
Read More »Swansea ‘gas’ blast: Moment postman narrowly avoid huge home explosion which killed a resident
Swansea ‘gas’ blast: Moment postman narrowly avoids tragedy as he drives past house when it explodes – killing a resident and injuring neighbours A man has died in a shocking suspected gas explosion at a Swansea home Footage shows the moment a postman driving past was lucky to escape alive …
Read More »North Wales MP to refund people forced to pay £2.50 at sorting office for campaign letter with ‘invalid stamp’
A Tory MP has pledged to refund anyone caught out by a postal mix-up involving undelivered mail. A number of people paid £2.50 at Wrexham sorting office only to find the envelope awaiting collection was a campaign letter from Sarah Atherton, the city’s MP. She has apologised for the inconvenience …
Read More »LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims It Hacked SpaceX Supplier
Photo: Joel Kowsky (AP) A ransomware gang is threatening to release SpaceX’s prized business secret: the design of its rockets. The Lockbit gang claimed it breached Maximum Industries, a fabricator of rocket parts for Elon Musk’s rocket company based in Texas, and pilfered “3,000 drawings” from the contractor, according to …
Read More »New stamps featuring King Charles III look different to ones with late Queen
New stamps featuring King Charles III look different to the previous ones with the late Queen Elizabeth. The new 10-stamp set is a nod to His Majesty’s love of gardening and celebrates the nation’s favourite flowers. But unlike the old ones featuring the Queen’s silhouette facing left, Charles is turned …
Read More »Somerset post office in trouble as nobody wants to run it
The search for an operator to run a post office in Portishead is continuing – due to no one wanting to take on the job. The Post Office – the only one in the town – closed this in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, …
Read More »Royal Mail surrenders after two-year battle with angry Plymouth village
A Plymouth village has won a two-year battle with Royal Mail after the delivery company finally reinstalled a post box that was removed without permission two years ago. The original post box was removed without planning permission by a kebab shop owner and sparked outcry among residents and businesses, with …
Read More »First look at King Charles’ silhouette on new Royal Mail stamps
The Royal Mail has released the first set of stamps which feature King Charles III’s silhouette in the corner. In the first change to stamp silhouettes since 1968, the King’s image is not depicted wearing a laurel wreath as the Late Queen did. The new series features a collection of …
Read More »Royal Mail’s new stamp set features King Charles III- for the first time
The newly anointed emperor of Britain King Charles III has now been imprinted on the new special stamps released by Royal Mail. King Charles III’s silhouette has been printed on the new Royal Mail’s stamps. According to BBC, these stamps are likely to be the first stamps showing the King’s …
Read More »Sellout being prepared in closed-door talks between Royal Mail and CWU
Postal workers have picked up on the undeniable stench of a sellout hanging over the closed-door talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and are up in arms. CWU General Secretary Dave Ward on Thursday March 2 stated at an online meeting with postal workers that a …
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