A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. FILE: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II gestures as she meets representatives of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery to mark the 150th Anniversary of the foundation of A …
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Reporting a $1.3 billion loss for 2022-2023 on Thursday, International Distributions Services said the poor performance was due to industrial action by postal workers in its Royal Mail division and a failure to boost productivity. File photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE May 18 (UPI) — The parent company of Britain’s Royal …
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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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Fifty-eight percent of respondents backed retaining the monarchy, compared to 26% in favour of an elected head of state and 16% who ‘don’t know’, according to the YouGov survey. FILE: King Charles III and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort, react during a visit to Brick Lane in east London on 8 …
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1/3 The silhouette of the Queen’s head that has featured on all Royal Mail stamps for almost 60 years has become a universally recognized icon. File photo by UPI/Michael Jacobs | License Photo Feb. 28 (UPI) — Britain’s Royal Mail issued its final set of stamps on Tuesday featuring its …
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Royal Mail workers hold signs outside a Royal Mail depot in London on Thursday as the Communication Workers Union called for a strike across the country. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE Nov. 25 (UPI) — Some 235,000 Royal Mail workers went on strike Thursday and Friday across Britain, disrupting Black Friday, …
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Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, their union said on Thursday. The workers will strike on Dec. 23 and 24, in addition to Dec. 9, 11, 14 and 15, …
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Royal Mail workers picket outside a delivery office in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Britain, on Sept. 8. Royal Mail said it could cut up to 10,000 jobs in 2023. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA-EFE Oct. 14 (UPI) — Royal Mail, which provides mail collection and delivery services throughout Britain, said on Friday …
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A flag flies at half-mast above Balmoral Castle in Ballater, on Sept. 9, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images King Charles will receive a massive inheritance after his mother’s death – but it may not be as large as many people think. …
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Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …
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