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The Queen: Monarch gives stamp of approval for Royal Mail tribute to mother: Royal Mail has announced its first stamps approved by the King: a set of portraits ...
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The Queen: Monarch gives stamp of approval for Royal Mail tribute to mother: Royal Mail has announced its first stamps approved by the King: a set of portraits ...
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The Queen: Monarch gives stamp of approval for Royal Mail tribute to ...
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Sweet boy, 4, gives Kate Middleton flowers and fans say it's 'cutest thing ever': It's the first time the Prince and Princess of Wales have visited the ...
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Sweet boy, 4, gives Kate Middleton flowers and fans say it's 'cutest thing ...
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Changes Announced to Stamps, Coins, Bank Notes and Post Boxes for the Reign of King Charles III
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Changes Announced to Stamps, Coins, Bank Notes and Post Boxes for the ...
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Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal: Royal Mail admits its scanners ‘make mistakes’ but stands by the process it uses to detect ...
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Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal
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Working for the Royal Mail sounded like an ideal job. But I discovered it’s falling apart, just like its vans
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Working for the Royal Mail sounded like an ideal job. But I discovered ...
Quick Glance: Decay of Royal Mail: An Insider's Account
  • After intense work abroad, the author quickly found a job as a parcel delivery driver at Royal Mail.

  • Conditions at the depot were chaotic, with outdated technology and decrepit delivery vans.

  • Workload was high, turnover was high, and the postmen looked tired and injured.
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Royal Mail new stamps launched to mark 100th anniversary: Royal Mail's special stamps have helped to celebrate significant events in the UK’s history
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Royal Mail new stamps launched to mark 100th anniversary
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Post Office scandal: Bosses earned millions despite Horizon scandal: Top executives have made £19.4m over 24 years since the flawed IT system was in place
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Post Office scandal: Bosses earned millions despite Horizon scandal
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Royal Mail delivers card to Hull woman 27 years after it was posted: The card was posted in 1997 but was only delivered to a Hull woman last month
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Royal Mail delivers card to Hull woman 27 years after it was posted
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New Royal Mail scam alert as people report getting text messages: This week homeowners have been getting messages saying there’s a package that needs to be ...
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New Royal Mail scam alert as people report getting text messages
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China ‘flooding market with fake Royal Mail stamps’: Suppliers are offering to produce a million forgeries a week with the ‘tacit approval’ of Beijing ...
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China ‘flooding market with fake Royal Mail stamps’
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First birthday card sent from East Yorkshire arrives nine years later: Alfie's aunt sent the card from East Yorkshire almost nine years ago
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First birthday card sent from East Yorkshire arrives nine years later
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Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’: The chief executives of Healthwatch England, National Voices, The Patients Association ...
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Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’
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World's oldest man has revealed his secret to a long and happy life : The care home shared the exciting news in a Facebook post and told how Guinness delivered a ...
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World's oldest man has revealed his secret to a long and happy life
Quick Glance: World's Oldest Man Crowned at 111 Years Old
  • John Tinniswood from Merseyside has been officially crowned the world's oldest living man.

  • After the death of the previous record holder, Juan Vicente Perez from Venezuela was confirmed as the world's oldest living man in February 2022 but passed away at the age of 114 on April 2.

  • John, now officially the oldest man in the world at the age of 111 years and 222 days, received a framed certificate from Guinness.

  • His care home, The Hollies Rest Home in Southport, confirmed the news in a social media post while Guinness World Records visited John personally to officially present him with the title.
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Idyllic Scottish island seeking person for postie job with £1,500 welcome bonus: An amazing job opportunity on the Isle of Mull has come up, with the small ...
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Idyllic Scottish island seeking person for postie job with £1 ...
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Hornchurch and Upminster first-class post delivery 'below target': Concern has been raised in Hornchurch and Upminster after post delivery rates for first-class ...
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Hornchurch and Upminster first-class post delivery 'below target'
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'It's scandalous': People forced to pay fees over counterfeit stamps as Royal Mail issues warning
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'It's scandalous': People forced to pay fees over counterfeit stamps as ...
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Experts issue urgent warning over fake stamps as scammers pose as Royal Mail: Which? has warned people not to be lured in by enticing discount deals on stamps as ...
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Experts issue urgent warning over fake stamps as scammers pose as Royal ...
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UK flooded with fake stamps from China slammed as 'economic warfare': Security experts have raised concerns after reports of thousands of fake Royal Mail stamps ...
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UK flooded with fake stamps from China slammed as 'economic warfare'
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Royal Mail warns customers will get £5 'penalty' after Border Force error: A senior Royal Mail executive has accused the Border Force of failing to prevent the ...
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Royal Mail warns customers will get £5 'penalty' after Border Force error
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Royal Mail Demands Quick Ofcom Reforms to Fend Off Foreign Takeover: Royal Mail asked UK regulators to swiftly cut back its legal obligation to deliver letters ...
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Royal Mail Demands Quick Ofcom Reforms to Fend Off Foreign Takeover
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Devon postman delivers final letter after 43 years : From glass blower to MBE-awarded postman, Richard Lethbridge has had a remarkable 43-year career
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Devon postman delivers final letter after 43 years
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Royal Mail admits machine errors after Brits handed £5 surcharge: The Royal Mail has admitted that its machines can mistake genuine stamps for counterfeits ...
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Royal Mail admits machine errors after Brits handed £5 surcharge
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LETTER: Change is needed to save our postal service: AT Royal Mail, we consider it a privilege to serve every household and business in the UK.
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LETTER: Change is needed to save our postal service
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Isle of Wight man's Snapchat drugs seized at sorting office: An Isle of Wight man has been fined after a package of drugs he bought on Snapchat was seized at a ...
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Isle of Wight man's Snapchat drugs seized at sorting office
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Suffolk Chamber of Commerce on Royal Mail reform proposals: Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has highlighted the need for a "reliable Royal Mail" as the ...
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Suffolk Chamber of Commerce on Royal Mail reform proposals
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Royal Mail van stolen and raided as police issue CCTV images : Parcels were taken from the van in Kenilworth
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Royal Mail van stolen and raided as police issue CCTV images
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Dark web dealers who sent cocaine via Royal Mail are jailed: Dark web drug dealers who sent cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and sleeping pills in the post have been ...
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Dark web dealers who sent cocaine via Royal Mail are jailed
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Colchester councillors worried post chaos affects election: Colchester councillors are worried about Royal Mail delivery issues affecting upcoming elections.
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Colchester councillors worried post chaos affects election
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Colchester residents speak up about letter delivery misery: Colchester residents are fed up with irregular and untimely postal deliveries ...
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Colchester residents speak up about letter delivery misery
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New use for former Abergavenny Post Office revealed: A former Post Office is to be reopened to the public for a different postal service.
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New use for former Abergavenny Post Office revealed