Traditionally, there is only one colour for Royal Mail post boxes. In cities, towns and villages across the UK they stand out in that traditional deep red colour. And while some were painted gold after Team GB triumphs in the London 2012 Olympics, one village has seen the police called …
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She helped pave the way for the Allied victory in European skies, at the same time blazing a trail for women’s rights and equal pay. But Maureen Dunlop – one of a pioneering group of women pilots who flew fighter and bomber aircraft during the Second World War – took …
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Dubbed the biggest privatisation since Royal Mail, Channel 4 will go up for sale ahead of the next general election, the Government has announced. The decision, which was confirmed on Monday, came as concerns about Channel 4’s finances were exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Now, a foreign owner could step …
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Royal Mail is opening a stamp swap scheme allowing customers to switch their old stamps for the equivalent value of new barcoded ones. It is moving to barcoded stamps as part of a modernisation drive, with added security features and new services. Non-barcoded stamps will remain valid to use until …
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A new Royal Mail scam could see you seriously out of pocket as fraudsters turn to using online chat boxes to get your details. According to consumer campaigners Which? there is a new twist on the delivery scam which sees fraudsters creating fake chatbots that sign victims up for expensive …
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Hermes Group have announced today (Friday, March 11, 2022) that it will change its name to Evri. Hermes is a multinational delivery company and postal service with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. Along with a name rebrand, Hermes will also bring out a new logo across the UK. Hermes conducts deliveries …
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Curious Brits have finally found out why their post sometimes arrives with a letter P scribbled across. The Mirror reported that many Reddit users were fretting about what it meant. One person said: “It’s what thieves use to mark your house to let others know you have expensive dogs.” Another …
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The Duke’s legal firm, Schillings, has alleged that the claims he lied about offering to pay for his protection and that he wanted the existence of the litigation to remain confidential are false and defamatory, the Telegraph understands. The legal action has led royal observers to believe it is unlikely …
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Postal deliveries have been suspended in parts of the UK because of Storm Eunice. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “In areas for which the Met Office has issued a red warning, we have had no choice but to suspend deliveries and close our delivery offices. “In areas covered by an …
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The original was thought to have belonged to Edward the Confessor, who was canonised by the Catholic Church in 1161, but was destroyed after the execution of Charles I in 1649. The current version was made for Charles II in 1661. It was only in 1911, when George V came …
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