Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union backed the agreement by 75%. The union said the vote signals the end of the dispute, which saw more than 115,000 workers take 18 …
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Angry locals have blasted yobs who scaled a West Country church to ring its bells at 1am. The noise woke the Cornish village after two men climbed scaffolding in the early hours. The incident took place at St Columb Minor Church near Newquay on Monday (July 3) morning. The same …
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The rising cost of living, higher interest rates, and mortgage market volatility have done little to dent the enthusiasm of first-time buyers, research has found. A biannual study, of 1,000 aspiring homeowners in the UK, has found 40 per cent are optimistic about becoming a homeowner – similar to the …
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A hero train driver made an emergency stop as a group of children were filmed playing on live rail tracks where trains hurtled past at 75mph. Shocking mobile phone footage shows the youngsters messing around on the line in Syston, Leics., on May 22. It was recorded by the horrified …
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Sensitive documents about one of the Royal Navy’s top hunter killer nuclear submarines were reportedly found in the toilets of a Wetherspoon pub. The files were said to have been marked ‘official sensitive’ and carried details about the HMS Anson and were left in The Furness Railway in Cumbria. The …
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The big day is nearly upon us, with King Charles III’s coronation now only days away, and Royal Mail have released stamps to mark the occassion. One of the stamps depicts the King being crowned in the prestigious chair that has been used over the centuries in coronations of the …
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A curtsy is an age-old mark of respect and deference to the monarchy. The tradition will be sighted again among all the pomp and ceremony of King Charles’s coronation in May. His newfound status means all family members should bow or curtsy to him. Before the death of the late …
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The Royal Mail has set a new date for old stamps to be retired, after which they will no longer work if you stick them to letters and parcels. The old stamps were to cease to be valid from today, January 31, but the deadline has now been extended. The …
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A Royal Mail employee is claiming energy payment vouchers are being delayed because of a ban on overtime work. The postal worker has warned the UK government payouts to some of the most vulnerable people on pay-as-you-go electricity, may be left undelivered. The postal worker also says that parcels are …
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An MP has accused Royal Mail of prioritising the delivery of parcels rather than letters, the BBC reports. Business Committee Chair and Bristol North West Member of Parliament Darren Jones has claimed a whistleblower has sent a poster to him that was displayed in a post office encouraging workers to …
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