Bus operator National Express West Midlands has announced a partnership with digital identity firm Yoti to accept digital Student IDs on its buses. Students can now download the free Student ID and present this as proof of student status when travelling on National Express buses in the West Midlands and …
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The postmark will be applied to stamped mail nationwide from Monday The Royal Mail has issued an update With the festive season picking up pace, Royal Mail is encouraging the public to send their Christmas cards early by introducing a special postmark. The reminder comes as there are just 16 …
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Thousands of parcels will be flying across the UK in the coming weeks and these are the final delivery dates for the big retailers (Picture: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Christmas is less than a month away and time is running out to order presents online and have them …
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A rare 50p coin is selling for £186 on eBay. A rare Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £186 on auction site eBay after the seller revealed their copy had an unusual error – giving them a major boost amid the Cost of Living crisis. Bidders took their chance …
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The Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, which officially launched on 7 October, will be delivered using the EQ Retirement Solutions’ (EQRS) Compendia platform, it has confirmed. Initially announced in 2018, the Royal Mail Collective Plan became the UK’s first CDC scheme in 2023 after passing The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) assessment …
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Movopack has raised £2 million (US$2.5 million) in a seed funding round to tackle e-commerce packaging waste in the UK. Source link
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Royal Mail owner IDS said it is facing a £120 million hit due to national insurance increases (Royal Mail/PA) (PA Media) The Royal Mail is close to being sold to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in a £3.6bn deal which could be announced in the next two weeks. The deal must …
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At this time of year I’d usually be writing dozens of Christmas cards, with a Snowball to hand, heavy on the Advocaat. Many would be to people with whom I have no contact at any other time of year. It can be quietly meditative to write a note with an …
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Brits are swapping their summer wardrobe for cosier clothing as the cold weather rolls in with one notable exception: our posties. Despite a mild October, November’s icy chill would have prompted most of us to bid farewell to shorts. However, postal workers march to a different drum; regardless of the …
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A Cheltenham man was one of two robbers who threw an axe at a police car during a long police chase through Worcestershire in a desperate and ultimately failed attempt to avoid arrest. Christopher Lamb, 27, of Vittoria Walk, Cheltenham, and Christopher Keylock, 56, of Evesham Road, Cleeve Prior, carried …
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