The Royal Mail will release a special set of stamps with characters from bestselling children’s story The Gruffalo to mark the book’s 20th anniversary. The much-loved story, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has sold more than 14.5 million copies worldwide and it has been translated into …
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If you’re looking to save up for Christmas then now is the time to start with thousands of jobs on offer across the UK running from now until the big day. Each year Amazon takes on up to 320,000 temporary staff, Royal Mail adds hundreds of new posties to its …
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Thomas Cook collapsed early on Monday morning. The world’s oldest tour operator folded after 178 years of trading, leaving around 150,00 Britons stranded all over the world. And it seems staff and customers are squeezing as much as they can out of Thomas Cook by flogging uniforms, wings, and even sick bags. …
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A number of people have stopped donating to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution because some of the money they give is being used to save lives abroad. The RNLI operates lifeboat stations around the UK coastline and lifeguard stations on our beaches – funded by charitable donations. But after finding …
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Thanks to the release of limited edition coin collections, loose change is sought after now more than ever. In 2017, the Royal Mint released a second Beatrix Potter collection – the first round of coins were brought out in 2016, to mark 150 years since the birth of the iconic …
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About £1.5billion worth of old-style paper £5 and £10 notes have not been returned to the Bank of England – more than a year since they went out of circulation. The old fivers ceased to be accepted as legal tender in May 2017, while the £10 notes were withdrawn in …
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New coins featuring Paddington Bear visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral will enter general circulation in coming weeks. The new 50p designs will soon start to appear in loose change, the Royal Mint said. The first “Paddington at the Tower” coins were launched today (Tuesday) – filling …
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A panel of six ex-burglars have revealed the best places for travellers to hide their valuables when abroad. The former criminals said many unsuccessfully attempt to conceal their prized possessions in living room drawers and dressers, pots and pans as well as locked safes which are not secured to the …
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