The Royal Mail is bidding to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities.” The company is taking High Court action against the Communication Workers Union over planned walkouts after claiming it possessed evidence that workers’ ballots were ‘unlawful.’ Strike action was …
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The Royal Mint has released a new coin to mark 100 years of Remembrance. World War One officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919 and the first Armistice Day – later to become Remembrance Day – was held in the grounds of Buckingham …
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A Wallace and Gromit coin has been unveiled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated double-act first hitting the screen. The Royal Mint on Tuesday launched the new 50 pence piece depicting the pair and bearing the Latin inscription “caseus praestans”, which translates as “cracking cheese”. The coin was designed by Wallace and …
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If you “value high-quality luxury items that make a statement”, the new Royal Mint Mastercard might be for you. This hallmarked debit card is worth 18 carats… and the basic design is available for a £18,750 fee. The personalised bespoke editions cost even more. They have been developed by the …
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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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