A Royal Mail lorry drives past the Warrington Royal Mail Centre. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Royal Mail’s parent company International Distributions Services is set to agree a £3.5 billion ($4.42billion) takeover by Daniel Kretinsky if the Czech billionaire tables a formal offer, the British firm said on Wednesday. Kretinsky’s …
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BRAEMAR, United Kingdom, Sept 2 — Britain’s King Charles III today attended his first annual Highland Games in Braemar as monarch, a traditional highlight of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s summer visits to Scotland. The Braemar Gathering, near the British sovereign’s remote Balmoral retreat in northeast Scotland, is always …
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A set of special stamps are being issued to celebrate 65 years of Paddington Bear. ADVERTISEMENT The marmalade-loving Peruvian bear will feature on six postal stamps taken from Ivor Wood’s cartoons, which were originally published in the London Evening News in the late 1970s as the character became a star …
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The stamps celebrate Terry Pratchett’s defining work, the Discworld saga. A set of stamps celebrating the 40th anniversary of Sir Terry Pratchett’s first Discworld novel, ‘The Colour of Magic’, has been unveiled. The eight special stamps feature some of Discworld’s favourite characters including Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, The Librarian …
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The UK launches its first permanent postal drone delivery service on the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. Orkney off the coast of Scotland will have its mail delivered by drone from Tuesday after the UK’s first permanent postal drone delivery service was launched for the island. Mail will …
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LONDON – Former prime minister Boris Johnson was named as a new columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper on Friday, in a return to a journalistic career that has seen him write for several leading British titles and sacked from one for making up a quote. Johnson, 58, who stood …
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LONDON – Britain proposes to renew the licences of 34 local television services, subject to a review of each station’s future plans, the government said on Wednesday. “Local TV stations from Belfast to Birmingham help to support local journalism, drive the creative economy and foster pride in communities,” media minister …
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Doing a U-turn in politics is no longer news; ethics is usually for the birds in the cut-and-thrust of politics. Politicians making outlandish promises or not keeping those that helped them win power may no longer spring surprises in many locations, but they still raise hackles in Britain. It …
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The boss of Royal Mail is to step down, its parent group confirmed Friday, after lawmakers criticised the former state-monopoly’s performance, which has been hit by mass strikes. Chief executive Simon Thompson “informed the board of his intention to step down” after concluding it was “the right time to move …
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