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A committee of MPs have issued a strongly worded report A committee of MPs has referred Royal Mail to regulator Ofcom for breaching its requirement to deliver letters across the country six days a week. In a strongly worded report, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the company had “systematically failed to deliver” the so-called universal service obligation. The committee also said Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson

It's on BBC One from 7pm tonight Comic Relief will return on Friday night, with the annual charity fundraiser featuring a star-studded line of presenters and performers. Comedy sketches featuring Dame Mary Berry, Danny Dyer and Graham Norton, as well as a special message from the Prince of Wales will form part of the show. Pop vocalists Tom Grennan and Zara Larsson will also deliver musical performances of their new

Unions members will soon vote on the proposal which could bring an end to months of industrial action Months of strikes by healthcare workers could be brought to an end if NHS workers in England agree to back a pay offer recommended by unions. The offer – backed by the Royal College of Nursing, the GMB and Unison – includes a one-off lump sum for 2022-23 that rises in value

Sporting advanced to the quarter finals after a 5-3 victory on penalties at the Emirates Gabriel Martinelli missed from the spot as Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League after a penalty shootout loss to Sporting. A 2-2 draw in Lisbon a week ago left this last-16 tie finely poised and it would go all the way at the Emirates Stadium, Sporting advancing 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw

They'll be erected in more than 30 towns and cities for the big day on 6th May Royal fans will be able to watch the King’s coronation on big screens across the country. More than 30 screens will be erected in cities and towns around the UK ahead of Charles being crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey during a ceremony televised around the world. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said: “The coronation will be

The ban was announced on Thursday by cabinet minister Oliver Dowden and came into effect immediately A decision to ban TikTok from Government phones after a security review has been criticised by China. The ban, announced on Thursday by Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden, will still allow ministers and officials to use the Chinese-owned app on their personal phones. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had been under pressure from senior MPs to follow

It rose by just over 65 points on the day Shares in the FTSE 100 managed to regain some of their lost ground on Thursday after a yo-yo session which saw the index fluctuate as much as 130 points between its high and low point. The bounce-back helped the index jump to 7,410 by the end of the day, a rise of 65.58 points or 0.9% after Swiss authorities agreed

It's after suffering thigh injury on England duty England all-rounder Will Jacks has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League with a thigh injury. The 24-year-old was set to feature in the franchise tournament for the first time after Royal Challengers Bangalore secured his services for £325,000 in December. However, Jacks sustained a thigh injury while away with England on a limited-overs tour of Bangladesh and is ruled out

The vouchers are part of the Energy Bill Support Scheme People were urged to reapply for energy support vouchers on Thursday as it emerged that one in five households did not redeem their £67 December vouchers before they expired. PayPoint sent out hundreds of thousands of vouchers at the start of December as part of a Government-backed scheme to help people with their rising energy bills. But it revealed on

Unions have suspended further strikes by ambulance and other NHS staff and will recommend acceptance of a new pay offer to NHS workers. The breakthrough follows days of talks with the Government over the long-running dispute over pay which has led to a series of walkouts by nurses, ambulance crews, paramedics, hospital porters and other health workers in recent months. Ambulance members of Unison and Unite were due to strike