Royal Mail is to temporarily waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. The company announced it is developing a new counterfeit stamp scanner in the Royal Mail app to allow customers to scan stamp barcodes …
Read More »Jeremy Clarkson stops growing food in some fields as he makes more from eco handouts
Under the SFI, farmers can receive money for turning their arable and horticultural fields into bee friendly wildflower meadows, grassland or planting species that can feed winter birds. The scheme has proved so popular to struggling farmers that last month the government was forced to issue a crackdown, warning that …
Read More »Drop £5 fine for fake ‘Chinese’ stamps, minister urges Royal Mail
Mr Hollinrake wrote: “You will be aware of concerns being expressed by parliamentary colleagues about the £5 surcharge being applied, where a number of them have claimed that they have bought stamps from legitimate sources, but which have then been identified as counterfeit by your system. “I recognise that where …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers boy’s first birthday card – just before his 10th
A young boy was shocked to receive a first birthday card – nearly nine years late. Alfie Wilson’s dad Richard received a surprise postcard from Royal Mail telling him they had a card that didn’t have a valid stamp. So he paid a £2.50 fee to have the card delivered …
Read More »Queen jokes about Royal Lancers’ capacity for drinking beer
The Queen joked about members of her late father’s regiment’s capacity to drink beer during her first visit to their barracks since she was appointed as colonel-in-chief. The Royal Lancers carry a significant connection for Queen Camilla, 76, as her father Major Bruce Shand served with the 12th Lancers during …
Read More »Royal Mail is a symbol of British failure, where the inept are rewarded and the innocent pay
Royal Mail has been playing the blame game for quite some time now. When the beleaguered company’s former chief executive Simon Thompson appeared in front of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee in March 2023, he pointed the finger at rogue workers carrying tracking devices, which he later admitted …
Read More »Four foods the Royal Family don’t eat – including one banned by King Charles
The Royal Family reportedly have a list of four foods they typically avoid during engagements – and one of them might surprise you. While some of these items are common in most British households, others are considered “rarer” and are avoided due to the risk of illness. One particular food …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers card 27 years after it was posted
Her plea reached Ms Meleyal, who now lives in Hull, who said she “was shocked but pleased as punch that someone was thinking of me all that time ago”. “At first I thought it was a joke but when I got the letter I was excited and when I found …
Read More »US Navy destroyers can hunt subs. But a dedicated frigate is better
The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next to the ship. That’s a lot, lot better than nothing (as many warships have) and I found it a comfort. But I’m a big fan of ASROC and …
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Personal Group Holdings plc (“the Company”, “Personal Group” or “Group”) Global Airline Selects Personal Group Consulting division, Innecto, secures major three-year contract Personal Group (AIM: PGH), the workforce benefits and services provider, is pleased to announce a significant contract signing for their Pay & Reward division. Innecto, …
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