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A Royal Mail postman who was sacked for taking home over 100 parcels to deliver on his day off has won an unfair dismissal case. In December 2018, Walacy Ramos ‘felt unwell’ on one of his rounds and opted to deliver the remaining 131 parcels on his day off. The …

The UK is set for delivery chaos as Royal Mail workers voted in favour of strike action in the coming weeks. A pay dispute is at the heart of the strike, which if not settled, will cause disruption to delivery over the summer. Approximately 115,000 Royal Mail postal work voted …

1. Camilla is a fan of Silver Swans  This is a dance class held by the Royal Academy of Dance for the over 55s. Camilla occasionally has a teacher hold sessions at Clarence House in London. “We crash about very happily and it’s great fun. It’s jolly hard work – …

He was lucky to survive after the device instantly blew off his left leg and irreparably damaged his right, which had to be amputated. It was during his recuperation at Headley Court, Surrey, where he underwent a year-long  rehabilitation programme, that the Duchess, his battalion’s Royal Colonel, paid a solo …

A BBC employee claims to have a shocking photograph of Prince Andrew that could shatter the royal family. The photograph was allegedly taken during Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview. The Duke of York was questioned about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the explosive BBC interview with Emily Maitlis …

Unions: Working places should make adjustments for hats and suncream  GMB Union, which represents more than 500,000 workers, has demanded that a legal maximum temperature be imposed in all working environments and suggested that if bosses fail to provide cool enough conditions, workers should walk out.  They have also called …

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 …

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 …

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 …

He ruled on Friday that a normal reader would understand from the article that the Duke “was responsible for public statements” which set out that he “was willing to pay for police protection in the UK” and the Government had refused “whereas the true position, as revealed in documents filed …