The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) this week issued a reminder about a key validity rule, encouraging drivers to act before time runs out. The organisation took to social media platform X to share its alert. In a post yesterday, the DVLA said: “10 years can fly by when …
Read More »New-style postboxes now on 11 North Staffordshire streets
They’re solar-powered – and have a hole for bigger parcels One of the new-style postboxes New-style postboxes have appeared on 11 North Staffordshire streets. Royal Mail has installed the postboxes which have a solar panel and a drop-down draw for larger parcels up to the size of a shoebox. It …
Read More »Man, 41, is accused of being drunk while driving ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer through city centre and on dual carriageway
By TOM MIDLANE and TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:06 EST, 10 November 2025 | Updated: 14:19 EST, 10 November 2025 A man accused of drunkenly driving a ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer on a reckless joyride through Wolverhampton city centre has been charged with multiple offences. The vehicle, described by police …
Read More »Fury as Royal Mail offers man £750 after losing £10,000 gold bar in post | News UK
Rob Hobson bought the gold bar from his father’s inheritance (Picture: SWNS) A man says a £10,000 gold bar, which he planned to use for part of his pension, has been lost by Royal Mail. Rob Hobson bought a 100g gold Britannia bar from his dad’s inheritance and had agreed a buyback offer from …
Read More »Devon man’s fury after Royal Mail ‘loses’ £10k gold bar in the post
“Someone knows where it is” Emma Slee and Tom Bevan, SWNS 08:48, 10 Nov 2025Updated 08:48, 10 Nov 2025 Rob Hobson and the gold bar.(Image: SWNS) A man says a gold bar worth £10k he posted through Royal Mail has gone missing in the post. Rob Hobson bought a 100g …
Read More »Moment ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer smashes through Royal Mail lorry as stunned onlookers watch on
By TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:07 EST, 9 November 2025 | Updated: 11:23 EST, 9 November 2025 A ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer ploughed through a Royal Mail lorry as stunned onlookers watched in shock. Footage, taken in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, shows the huge lorry parked across Willenhall Road …
Read More »Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Shares Gap Down
Get Royal Mail alerts: Sign Up Royal Mail Plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Free Report) gapped down before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $9.00, but opened at $7.60. Royal Mail shares last traded at $7.60, with a volume of 979 shares traded. Royal Mail …
Read More »Post Office returns to Leicestershire town after closure 10 months ago
A temporary sign is in place at the new premises(Image: Post Office) A Post Office has returned to a Leicestershire town, 10 months after closing its previous branch. The last store was forced to close following the postmaster’s resignation. The new Post Office store opened on Wednesday, October 29, in …
Read More »New EU border checks for Spain, Portugal, Greece and more with ‘exceptions’ and ’90-day rule’
With the Entry/Exit System (EES) rollout across European countries starting in October 2025, travellers are being urged to do their research and allow plenty of time at the airport. The system is being brought in gradually, meaning some travellers will have already experienced it, while others will not. Paul Paddock, …
Read More »Stoke-on-Trent post office to shut after operator ‘resigns’
It shuts next year – and will not be replaced Lichfield Street Post Office inside Costcutter at Hanley Bus Station A post office branch within Stoke-on-Trent’s biggest bus station is to shut. The branch is inside Costcutter at Hanley Bus Station. But the operator has resigned and the branch will …
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