King Charles gives permission for the Royal Kennel Club to celebrate its 150th anniversary in the garden of Buckingham Palace in May. Source link
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Royal Mail making big change to parcel deliveries as new system set to be rolled out
Royal Mail is changing the way parcels are delivered. A new system will be introduced from next month that is designed to save people time. The changes will come into effect on May 2. A “something for you” card will be posted through your door if you are not at …
Read More »Coastal species found thousands of miles out to sea
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch might not seem like a desirable address, but coastal creatures are thriving on the floating rubbish tip, thousands of miles from home. Researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre found 484 marine organisms living on plastic items recovered from the gyre, of which 80 per …
Read More »Your day-by-day guide to the planned celebrations
Meanwhile, Prince George is set to become the youngest future king to play an official role at a coronation, having been named one of his grandfather’s four Pages of Honour. The nine-year-old will be tasked with carrying the King’s robes alongside three other Pages of Honour – schoolboys Lord Oliver …
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The service has been planned to be representative of different faiths and community groups, in line with the King’s wish to reflect the ethnic diversity of modern Britain. He will still pledge to be “Defender of the Faith” in the Coronation oath, but palace aides and church officials plan to …
Read More »Royal Mail and union agree deal after row over pay, jobs and conditions
Royal Mail and the CWU have been in discussions for almost a year over the biggest overhaul of working practices since the business was privatised under David Cameron in 2013. The company has said it is losing £1 million a day, with strike action by the CWU costing £200 million …
Read More »Royal Mail sorry for ‘nasty’ April Fool’s prank telling striking staff everyone is getting pay rise
Royal Mail bosses have been forced to apologise after a manager announced a huge pay rise for ‘stressed-out’ striking staff – only for them to realise it’s a ‘horrible April Fools’ prank’. The letter claims Royal Mail and the Communication Worker’s Union (CWU) have ‘reached an agreement’ after months of …
Read More »Royal Mail referred to regulator by MPs amid worst performance in its history
MPs have referred Royal Mail to the communications watchdog for not delivering letters across the country six days a week. The company was accused of having “systematically failed to deliver” its universal service obligation in a report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. The scathing document also …
Read More »Royal Mail stamps to feature King Charles silhouette for first time
The first stamps featuring the silhouette of King Charles are to go on sale, with the historic floral set a nod to the green-fingered monarch’s love of gardening. Charles’s uncrowned profile, in silver and facing to the right in the top left hand corner, appears on a collection of 10 …
Read More »Royal Mail refuse to deliver to ‘unsafe’ street after postal worker attacked by dog
A pensioner has claimed that he has not received any letter containing cancer test results because Royal Mail refuse to deliver post to his street. Homes in Ash Vale, in the Wavertree area of Liverpool, have not had any mail for the past six months after a postal worker was …
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