A historian has claimed a battle over royal diaries and letters might be trying to cover up an affair of Prince Philip’s. Author Andrew Lownie says he estimates the Government has paid out around £2m trying to prevent him seeing the complete archive left by Philip’s uncle Lord Mountbatten and …
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A Royal Mail postman who took more than 130 parcels home with him overnight has won an unfair dismissal case. Walacy Ramos was fired by the postal service after he took undelivered mail home without permission and kept the post in his living room. Mr Ramos explained that he was …
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Industrial action by Royal Mail managers which was set to start tomorrow (Friday, July 15) has been suspended. Staff who are members of the Unite union were poised to work to rule until July 19 amid a dispute over jobs and pay. However, members will now be balloted in the …
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A new set of stamps has been issued to mark the Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham from later this month. The eight stamps were designed by artist Charis Tsevis, featuring illustrations of athletes competing in sports and para sports including diving, boxing, para table Tennis, para powerlifting, gymnastics, cycling …
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A new set of stamps has been issued to mark the Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham from later this month. The eight stamps were designed by artist Charis Tsevis, featuring illustrations of athletes competing in sports and para sports including diving, boxing, para table Tennis, para powerlifting, gymnastics, cycling …
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Local resident have been left furious after beachgoers to Whitby left behind a trail of rubbish in their wake. One local resident slammed the mess, saying: “I can’t understand why people think it’s OK.” Dirty nappies, fish and chips, ketchup sachets and wipes were among the rubbish to be strews …
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Post Office workers have launched a 24-hour strike over pay, with more industrial action due later this week. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike on Monday at Crown Post Offices – the larger branches usually sited on high streets. Supply chain and administrative workers will strike …
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Parts of an article in The Mail on Sunday which alleged that the Duke of Sussex tried to keep his legal claim against the Home Office “secret” were defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled. Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after the paper ran a story following the …
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British Airways has announced it will axe another 10,300 short-haul flights until the end of October. The move takes the percentage of cancellations across the airline to a total of 13% this summer. BA has been one of the worst affected carriers in terms of schedule disruption in recent months …
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A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking pill that works”. The pill is said to break down up to 70% of alcohol after 60 minutes. This means that if someone drinks 50ml of 40% spirits, …
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