The Royal Family is no stranger to a crisis. It has been been rocked by scandals, extra-marital affairs and what felt in the mid-1990s like a never-ending stream of divorces that all but shattered the fairy-tale ideal of the modern royal marriage. Despite these upheavals, however, royal life, as a …
Read More »Royal Marines are poised to lead ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East after Iran launched massive drone and missile attack against Israel
Royal Marines are poised to lead a ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East after Iran launched a huge drone and missile attack against Israel last night. Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission. The daring mission …
Read More »Royal Navy warship seizes 3.7 tonnes of drugs worth almost £33m in huge Indian Ocean bust – in a ‘decisive blow’ to Middle Eastern narcotics gangs
By Freya Barnes Published: 20:44 EDT, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 20:47 EDT, 12 April 2024 The Royal Navy has seized nearly £33m worth of illegal drugs from traffickers in the Middle East. Across two operations in less than 24 hours, HMS Lancaster seized a total of 3.7 tonnes of …
Read More »Royal Marines preparing to lead ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East should Iran launch missile attacks on Israel after consul blast that killed 13 people
By Mark Nicol Published: 16:43 EDT, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 19:47 EDT, 12 April 2024 Royal Marines are poised to lead a ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East should Iran launch a missile strike on Israel. Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese …
Read More »I worked for the Royal Mail for a year and had to work every weekend while I was there – with an employee resorting to drinking VODKA on their shift
Gareth Roberts laid bare the struggles of postal service after he worked there By Zac Campbell Published: 11:41 EDT, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 11:59 EDT, 12 April 2024 A former Royal Mail employee has laid bare the struggles of the postal service after working at the company for a year. Delivering …
Read More »Do you know how to spot a fake stamp? As Royal Mail is accused ‘passing the buck’ to the Border Force after a flood of cheap Chinese copies into Britain, here’s how you can tell you have the real dealgoes here
By Adele Cooke Money Mail Reporter Published: 17:32 EDT, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 17:38 EDT, 12 April 2024 Border Force has promised a crackdown on fake stamps after Royal Mail accused it of failing to stop counterfeit versions entering Britain from China. The Home Office said that Border Force …
Read More »Royal Mail is a symbol of British failure, where the inept are rewarded and the innocent pay
Royal Mail has been playing the blame game for quite some time now. When the beleaguered company’s former chief executive Simon Thompson appeared in front of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee in March 2023, he pointed the finger at rogue workers carrying tracking devices, which he later admitted …
Read More »Ex-Royal Mail CEO casts doubt on Post Office boss’s ‘I did not know’ defence
Alan Cook is now being questioned by Edward Henry KC, who represents Janet Skinner, a sub-postmistress who served a nine-month sentence for false accounting after pleading guilty in 2006. “She’d been jailed on the lie, Mr Cook, that Horizon was infallible,” Mr Henry said. “But you said you had no …
Read More »Health Secretary wants answers on Royal Mail cuts amid fears over NHS letters
Sir Julian Hartley, the chief executive of NHS Providers, said the Royal Mail needed to “work closely” with hospitals to ensure changes and their consequences were understood. “Although the NHS is increasingly moving towards more digital ways of working, many patients still rely on post for updates on care and …
Read More »China is flooding Britain with fake stamps as rogue firms land thousands of innocent British victims with £5 penalties
Claims that four Chinese companies are printing one million fake stamps a week By Adele Cooke Published: 17:32 EDT, 10 April 2024 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 10 April 2024 Thousands of fake stamps are entering Britain from China, leaving victims paying £5 penalties to collect their post. Royal Mail was …
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