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Royal Mail confirmed it was aware of the incident and said it was investigating. A spokesman said: “We take our role in elections very seriously, and will investigate any incident or allegation of election material being defaced. “We are aware of the video, and are conducting immediate enquiries. It’s our …

A former Royal Marine who was awarded the George Cross for bravery in Afghanistan and falsely held in Dubai on spying charges has said he is “relieved” to have returned home to the UK. L/Cpl  Matthew Croucher, 40, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last November for “accessing …

Ms Fargin said the group was travelling in single file, with Ms Bater bringing up the rear. “They were making their way on the road when they came towards the Royal Mail van,” she said. “This van had been parked on that carriageway and Mr Wallace had got out to …

I feared I might not get much sleep on Sunday night. You’d think I’d have learnt by now, but I painted myself into the corner of having to stay in Barcelona, and knew the city would erupt into noise, loud music and fireworks all night. The last time I was …

As embarrassing as dad dancing can be, Prince William’s uninhibited performance at Taylor Swift’s first Wembley concert was as enthusiastic as it was vigorous. As soon as the pop star’s hit song Shake it Off began on Friday evening, the Prince of Wales was on his feet cavorting with arms …

Growing numbers of doctors have said they would not blow the whistle about patient safety concerns for fear of retribution, a survey has found. The British Medical Association (BMA) surveyed doctors in 2018 and again in 2024, with a rising proportion saying they would not feel confident raising concerns about …

Royal Mail has written to residents of a coastal town apologising for delivery delays blaming dive-bombing seagulls for the inconvenience. Householders in Liskeard, Cornwall, have received a letter from the Royal Mail warning them that the aggressive birds have been hampering postal deliveries in the area. Ryan Lean, the Royal …

More than 20 investigations are ongoing into solicitors and law firms that worked for the Post Office in cases linked to the Horizon IT scandal, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The SRA is investigating the strategy and conduct used by Post Office or Royal Mail Group solicitors during …

Royal Mail has said its sale to the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky risks triggering a financial squeeze, raising fresh fears about the potential threat to the postal service from his debt-fuelled takeover. Parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) has said that nearly £2.4bn of loans could be called in as …

Former Royal Mail boss Rico Back has thrown his weight behind Daniel Křetínský’s bid to take over the business, claiming the troubled postal giant “cannot go on like it did”. Mr Back, who was chief executive of Royal Mail from 2018 to 2020, told The Telegraph that the deal would …