Two years of protracted negotiations between the Royal Mail and freight carrier English Welsh & Scottish Railways (EWS) over all other mail trains have ended in failure, it was revealed.

It is these trains that have now reached what Royal Mail considers the end of their working life and will not be replaced. However, the Royal Mail is up for sale and, while it may not match the ...

Britain was racked by devastating economic hardship in the 1930s and ordinary people began to take their anger out on what was seen as the ultimate symbol of entitlement: the British Royal family ...