Accusations were levelled against The Royal Mail of “destroying” the life of an employee named Kam Jhuti, who suffered lengthy bullying when she highlighted potential fraud done by her boss Mike Widmer, who even harassed the media specialist. An official remedy decision added to the long-running case this week read: …
Read More »UK: All mobile phones to get siren-like alert next month as govt tests new public warning system
All mobile phones across the United Kingdom (UK) will get a siren-like alert next month as the government tests a new public warning system. According to an official statement on Sunday (March 19), the “Emergency Alerts service is launched and is in operation from today, and the UK-wide alerts test will …
Read More »UK: Royal Mail unveils final stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s silhouette
The Royal Mail issued the final set of stamps featuring the late British Queen Elizabeth II’s silhouette. They were released on Tuesday (February 28) to commemorate 100 years of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive. This comes as the future commemorative stamps will soon appear with a silhouette of King Charles …
Read More »Britain’s teachers, civil servants join country’s biggest strike in a generation
In what has emerged as Britain’s largest coordinated strike action in a generation, up to half a million teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers walked out of their places of work on Wednesday over pay and conditions. The strike resulted in the shutting down of schools across Britain, …
Read More »Postal deliveries hit across UK after Royal Mail workers strike over pay dispute
Royal Mail delivery staff in the United Kingdom launched a 48-hour strike on Friday, a move attached to a worsening dispute over pay. Postal deliveries across the country were hit after Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked out. The union said the walkout by about 115,000 of its …
Read More »Royal Mail releases stamps to commemorate Gay Pride march
Britain’s Royal Mail is commemorating an LGBTQI+ event in London considered landmark development for gay rights in the UK. Royal Mail has released a set of eight illustrate stamps. These illustrations are made by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin. On July 1, 1972, a group of people gathered in London’s famed …
Read More »‘Be My Baby’ singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78, Entertainment News
Ronnie Spector — the cat-eyed rock ‘n’ roll singer who fronted the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic “Be My Baby” — died Wednesday. She was 78 years old. “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle with cancer,” read …
Read More »Clear skies after mid-air storm drama as Kate and William leave Pakistan, South Asia News
Prince William and his wife Kate left Pakistan Friday after a tour dramatically capped by a terrifying mid-air plane drama which saw their Royal Air Force pilot abort two landings in a fierce thunderstorm over Islamabad. The turbulence from the Thursday evening storm during the flight from Lahore to Islamabad …
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