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Six postal workers have been fired from their jobs in a row over tea breaks, a union said. They were among 11 workers suspended from Prenton Delivery Office in Wirral, Merseyside, in July for drinking tea and coffee at pubs while on their breaks. Three were later reinstated, one was …

A retired radiology nurse accused of sending two letters containing white powder to the House of Lords urging peers to support the Assisted Dying Bill has been cleared by a jury. Chek Min-Ong, 74, allegedly addressed the mail to Lord Sandhurst and Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen, on Oct 11 2021, …

Howard Gosling, 78, who runs a business providing pool and spa hygiene advice, said that the final collection time at his nearest post box in Nether Compton, Dorset, was changed to 10am this spring. He told The Telegraph: “We used to have a collection at 5.30pm, then it became 5.15pm …

Latest news: Marquand guides 16-1 Quickthorn to runaway success  By Marcus Armytage at Goodwood Of Quickthorn’s brilliant win, Hughie Morrison said: “Tom got the fractions frantically well as did Jason Hart last time. I thought he might have gone a bit quick for the first two furlongs . It’s hard …

Addressing James Cartlidge, the defence procurement minister, they added: “While the look of today’s towering cap is iconic, the material it’s made from is most certainly not. “Replacing the bearskin with faux fur would allow the history of the caps to endure in a way that reflects modern society’s respect …

Royal Mail customers trying to swap old stamps bought from the Post Office for their new digital replacements have been told that they are fakes. As of Tuesday, old stamps issued by Royal Mail were no longer valid and using them means the recipient incurs a £1.10 surcharge. They have …

Philately is a rigorous science. It isn’t just stamp collecting – we cover all communication between humans going back to Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Stamps only came about in 1840, so they’re very recent in terms of the history of humanity. I collect a lot of covers, too – that’s the …

… North America's oldest steamship – and one of only three active Royal Mail Ships – still plies the largest of the region's 1,600-odd lakes. Source link

Royal Mail has warned that letters posted on Monday with an old-style stamp could incur an extra charge if they do not make final collection times. July 31 is the deadline to use stamps without barcodes. From Tuesday, letters posted without barcodes will be treated as having “insufficient postage”, meaning …

The German has taken home in excess of £3m over the last two years, more than double the £1.3m paid to outgoing Royal Mail chief Simon Thompson over the same period. The task facing Seidenberg cannot be underestimated. One of the worst campaigns of industrial action in a generation drew …