Yobs torch ‘THREE Royal Mail vans’ and three more cars in one night in...
YOBS torched vans and cars in an overnight rampage – with Royal Mail vans among the vehicles targeted.Cops are now hunting the culprits after the attacks across Tower Hamlets, east London, in the early...
View ArticleMystery as letter posted during WWI was delivered to home in South London...
A LETTER posted before the Battle of the Somme in World War One arrived more than a century later.It was written in February 1916, and the envelope had a stamp bearing the head of the King, George V.A...
View ArticleBritish Airways owner bounces back after pandemic on back of higher fares and...
The owner of British Airways has bounced back after pandemic restrictions on the back of higher fares and pent-up demand. International Airlines Group reported pre-tax profits of £366million for the...
View ArticleWe’ve been sent death threats in a row over our driveway – we’ve spent £100k...
A COUPLE say they have been sent a death threat while locked in a row with neighbours over their driveway – costing them £100,000.Rachel Gilbert Cornish and her husband James, 46, were shocked when...
View ArticleWho owns Royal Mail?
ROYAL Mail workers have been in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, members voting in favour of industrial action in February 2023.Here, we look at the history of the company and who it is...
View ArticleWhere is Princess Royal parcel hub?
PUBLIC services such as the Royal Mail often name their sites after members of the monarchy.One such place is the Princess Royal parcel hub, named after Princess Anne, the only daughter of Queen...
View ArticleRoyal Mail agree wages deal with unions to avoid crippling year of postal...
A YEAR of postal strikes looked to be over yesterday after Royal Mail agreed a deal with union bosses.It includes a posties’ wage increase of ten per cent over three years and a one-off £500...
View ArticlePost box gets Royal makeover ahead of King’s Coronation – but people are not...
A post box near one of Scotland’s top landmarks has been given a new lick of paint ahead of the King’s Coronation – but people aren’t happy. Located on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, the post box has been...
View ArticleWhen can I buy King Charles stamps and what do they look like?
QUEEN Elizabeth II’s side profile has featured on our postage stamps for the past 70 years – but this is now a thing of the past.Following Her Majesty’s death on September 22, 2022, her son Charles...
View ArticleRoyal Mail unveils latest stamps to celebrate legendary BBC comedy
ROYAL Mail has come up with a cunning plan — to celebrate TV comedy Blackadder’s 40th anniversary with a set of stamps.Eight of them capture moments from the four classic series, from medieval England...
View ArticleFree vapes on offer to e-cigarette users as part of new scheme – here’s how...
FREE vapes will be available to e-cigarette users later this month under a new reward scheme. Brits will be able to send off their used sticks in exchange for new ones to help tackle plastic waste....
View ArticleRoyal Mail posts HUGE loss as it wrestles with strikes and modernising service
ROYAL MAIL has swung to a £1billion loss and said it will take two more years to make a headline profit as it wrestles with modernising its postal service.The business, clunkily rebranded to...
View ArticleUrgent warning to anyone using Royal Mail stamps as they could become...
ROYAL Mail customers have just weeks left to use old stamps or risk being charged a fee. Royal Mail is replacing current stamps with new barcoded ones by 31 July. AlamyCustomers have just weeks left to...
View ArticleMillions of Gmail and Outlook users warned not to click eight bank-raiding...
CHANCES are you’ve received a load of dodgy postal texts in recent years.But crooks are constantly trying it on via email as well.Royal MailDon’t be fooled by the branding[/caption] Royal Mail has...
View ArticleMartin Lewis’ MSE issues six-week warning over old stamps before millions...
MARTIN Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert has issued a warning over old stamps before millions become worthless.Royal Mail is replacing all current stamps with new style designs by July 31 and if you keep using...
View ArticleLamborghini Urus crash: Shocking moment £187k supercar smashes into van...
THE shocking moment a £187,000 Lamborghini supercar smashed into a Royal Mail van has been caught on camera.Emergency services raced to Beckton, London after the horror collision, which saw six people...
View ArticleSchoolboys among six injured in Lamborghini crash ‘after they hired £187,000...
THE passengers in a Lamborghini which crashed on Tuesday were schoolboys said to have hired the £187,000 supercar to take them to prom.Emergency services raced to Beckton, London after the horror smash...
View ArticleRoyal Mail postie sacked after climbing a ladder to rescue a pigeon at his...
A POSTIE was sacked after climbing a ladder to rescue a pigeon at his sorting office.Chris Fisher, 34, clambered up to the eaves in an attempt to bring the trapped bird to safety.Paul ReidPostie Chris...
View ArticleWhat is a postman’s salary in the UK?
STRIKES have been rife across the public sector after years of discontentment. Post workers have also participated in the season of strikes but have now ended their strike action.PAThe Postperson is...
View ArticleOur seaside town is being ruined by seagulls – posties can’t deliver our mail...
POSTIES in a coastal Scots town have told locals they can’t deliver their mail – as they keep being attacked by dive-bombing seagulls.Royal Mail workers in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, have been...
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