Meet the professional make-up artist who shocks clients by buying second-hand makeup from eBay and Vinted – and thinks it’s saved her £200. Natalie James, 44, isn’t put off by buying pre-loved makeup – saving both money and the environment. The professional make-up artist, from south west London, always buys …
Read More »‘Part of my mother is floating around somewhere’ – Royal Mail loses Covid victim’s ashes in the post
The daughter of a mum who died last year of Covid-19 has been left distraught as Royal Mail lost some of her ashes in the post. Kayleigh Evans’s mother, Christine Evans, died in December 2021 aged 62 after catching coronavirus. Christine only had one sister, WalesOnline reports, so Kayleigh decided …
Read More »‘Part of my mother is floating around somewhere’ – Royal Mail loses Covid victim’s ashes in the post
The daughter of a mum who died last year of Covid-19 has been left distraught as Royal Mail lost some of her ashes in the post. Kayleigh Evans’s mother, Christine Evans, died in December 2021 aged 62 after catching coronavirus. Christine only had one sister, WalesOnline reports, so Kayleigh decided …
Read More »Royal Mail 100-day warning as thousands of stamps will become unusable
Existing Royal Mail stamps will become unusable in 100 days after a new barcode system is rolled out, and people have until January 31, 2023 to use them. People risk being charged for using the old 1st and 2nd class stamps once they become outdated. If stamps that have passed …
Read More »Royal Mail 100-day warning as thousands of stamps will become unusable
Existing Royal Mail stamps will become unusable in 100 days after a new barcode system is rolled out, and people have until January 31, 2023 to use them. People risk being charged for using the old 1st and 2nd class stamps once they become outdated. If stamps that have passed …
Read More »Ambulance workers to start voting on whether to go on strike
More than 15,000 ambulance workers across 11 trusts in England and Wales start voting on Monday on whether to strike over pay. Members of the GMB union are being balloted in the coming weeks amid continuing industrial unrest in many sectors of the economy. NHS workers in other unions, including …
Read More »This weekend is right time to start preparing for Christmas, says psychoanalyst
Santa’s Lapland, the festive family tour operator, has worked with expert psychoanalyst, practising coach, and therapist Steve McKeown to reveal that, despite the fact that pumpkins and sparklers are still to come, this weekend is the optimum date to start getting in the holiday spirit. This weekend has been specifically …
Read More »Full list of 18 Royal Mail strike dates in the run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail staff are poised to walk out again as a dispute over pay continues. From Thursday (October 20), workers will walk out on 18 days from October to December, covering the busy pre-Christmas period which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Over summer more than 100,000 postal workers took …
Read More »Full list of 18 Royal Mail strike dates in the run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail staff are poised to walk out again as a dispute over pay continues. From Thursday (October 20), workers will walk out on 18 days from October to December, covering the busy pre-Christmas period which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Over summer more than 100,000 postal workers took …
Read More »The Royal Mail and other strikes set to disrupt life over the coming weeks
The UK faces a wave of new strikes amid continuing industrial disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. New strikes or ballots for industrial action are seemingly announced every week as workers across the country demand pay rises to keep up with rapidly rising inflation and the cost of living crisis. …
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