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SIR – The hysterical faux outrage of opposition politicians about the school concrete crisis would be laughable if the subject were not so serious.  The reality is that national and local politicians of all parties have for decades endorsed tender outcomes at local levels for a wide variety of public-sector …

SIR – Unfortunately I don’t believe Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, when she declares there would be no new wealth taxes under a Labour government (Interview, August 27).  This is not because I think she might be lying. I am sure she understands that increasing taxes is a barrier to …

This exclusivity, which dated back to the spin-off of the Post Office in 2012, ended under the terms of a new partnership signed in 2020, which allowed the company to open up its network to other providers. The Post Office has since also struck click and collect deals with Amazon …

SIR – The expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to all London boroughs is imminent. The Tories have alleged that Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, made “false” and “dishonest” claims to the London Assembly over the scheme’s consultation. Furthermore, his office funded scientists who published studies on Ulez’s …

A family that defrauded Royal Mail of £70 million bought properties “like Donald Trump”, a court has heard. Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and his nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, were part of a scheme to under-declare mail posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, pocketing millions of pounds, …

Tevva has started manufacturing 7.5-tonne trucks which have a 140-mile range in the UK, with customers including logistics companies Kinaxia and TG Lyons. It expects to deliver its first vehicle to Royal Mail in the coming weeks, and later develop an electric lorry with a “range extender” hydrogen fuel cell …

New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining Covid restrictions after more than three years of heavy-handed pandemic protocols. Chris Hipkins, the country’s prime minister, said the requirement to wear masks in hospitals and other healthcare facilities would end at midnight, as would a requirement for people who caught …

Brokers said homeowners coming to the end of fixed-rate deals over the last 18 months have increasingly turned to short-term fixed-rate loans on the expectation that interest rates would soon be falling again. David Hollingworth, of L&C Mortgages, said the proportion of homeowners locking in rates for only two years …

The number of working days lost to strikes has hit the highest level since the late 1980s. Some 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year, the highest annual figure since the 4.1m days lost in 1989. The figure illustrates the scale of public …

“So much of how my husband and I see things is through our love story,” said Meghan. “I think that’s what people around the world connected to, especially with our wedding. People love love. I’m not excluded in that sentiment. “For scripted Meghan's recent birthday was ignored by all the …