Apr 01, 2024 08:00:00 In the UK, Royal Mail, which handles postal services, has introduced a new system to replace existing postage stamps, called ‘barcode stamps,’ which have been counterfeited, and people who receive mail with the counterfeit stamps have been fined. The unreasonableness of fines being imposed on innocent …
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You’ve got half-an-hour until your train departs from Derby – and your tummy is rumbling. It would seem that a pasty from Greggs or a panini from Costa are among the few easy options. But as we discovered there’s an exceptionally tasty new offering – with generous portions – just …
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A sign at the Unilever headquarters, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2018.Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Unilever on Monday appointed Hein Schumacher to replace Alan Jope as chief executive from July in a move that was welcomed by investors including board member and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz. Schumacher, 51, rejoined …
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An unwanted and invasive species in Michigan turns out to be a royal delicacy across the pond! After Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, there is much tradition and history to consider when planning the coronation of a new royal. One of those traditions just so happens to involve what lurks at the …
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Labour has launched a review of business startup funding driven by a group of industry leaders including the former Goldman Sachs chief economist and Conservative Treasury minister Jim O’Neill as it attempts to improve its credentials with business. Announcing the review amid concern over the strength of the British economy, …
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Just wait… A single man is regularly posting what he’s having for tea each night on his Instagram – people are absolutely losing it over his now-viral plates but the culinary genius doesn’t get “what all the fuss is about”. Jason Jovanovic – self-styled as ‘Daft Jason’ on his Instagram – …
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The longest mail round ever… In a video you can’t help but chuckle at it, a Royal Mail postman has to be picked up from his round after he can barely stand up – let alone walk – after accidentally eating weed brownies. The clip itself was originally posted on …
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Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg U.K. inflation unexpectedly accelerated in January, in what economists say is the first step toward a significant increase that could bring the rate close to the Bank of England 2% target later this year. Prices climbed 0.7% from a year earlier, boosted by the …
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The Queen is known to enjoy a tipple and the end of a long day, with gin among the monarch’s favourite beverages. And now royal fans can get their own taste of Her Majesty’s favourite spirit as the royal has launched a new botanicals made with plants grown in her Sandringham …
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The Queen’s former chef has revealed the recipe to a boozy chocolate mousse that is one of Her Majesty’s favourites. Darren McGrady, 58, who was the personal chef to the Queen in the 1990s, made a video for his YouTube channel with a step-by-step recipe explaining how she enjoys chocolate desserts, …
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