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Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester as part of ambitious new plans for the company to tackle carbon emissions.

Snail Mail joined Weezer onstage to perform two tracks at their recent New York City show – check out footage below.Snail Mail – real name Lindsey Jordan – joined the California rock band onstage at their Forest Hills Stadium show in Queens, New York on Thursday (July 13), where they performed single ‘El Scorcho’ and b-side ‘I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams’ from 1996 album ‘Pinkerton’.Footage shared to Jordan’s Instagram showed her rehearsing with frontman Rivers Cuomo and guitarist Brian Bell, simply captioning the post “thanks for having me @weezer” with a crying emoji and love heart.Check out footage of the performance below.A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)Last month, Weezer finally made good on their promise to bring viral TikTok user Evan Marsalli onstage to perform ‘Buddy Holly’ with them.Marsalli played ‘Buddy Holly’ every day for 990 days on TikTok before Cuomo invited him out to a show.The previous month, Weezer become the latest band to show their support for the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, performing the same track on the picket line.Snail Mail, meanwhile, has been busy with her own string of recent team-ups and covers.

Royal Mail has issued a reminder to customers to "use up or swap out" their old stamps as they will become obsolete by the end of next month

Naman Ramachandran A day after a U.K. parliamentary privileges committee concluded that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “deliberately disingenuous” about parties in his residence during COVID-19 lockdown, he has landed a plum writing gig. Johnson will write a weekly column for U.K. tabloid The Daily Mail. His previous journalism experience includes being the Brussels correspondent, and later political columnist, for The Daily Telegraph, followed by the editorship of The Spectator. After he became a politician, he wrote a column for The Telegraph, which ceased in 2019. The Mail teased Johnson’s appointment on Friday and confirmed it later the same day.

John le Carre’s George Smiley would have spotted the tail immediately. He would have noticed the man with an earpiece far to his left move in lockstep with the chap to his right.

Royal Mail is commemorating the coronation with four new stamps, which show the King being crowned and celebrate his multi-faith and biodiversity causes.

he was recalled to prison, according to reports. The disgraced pop star has been sent more than 60 cards and letters. The Sun newspaper reports a source said: “Glitter is getting fan mail every day —– it is unbelievable.

broke it off from video streaming in 2011, the DVD-by-mail service boasted more than 16 million subscribers. That number has steadily dwindled and the service’s eventual demise became apparent as the idea of waiting for the US Postal Service to deliver entertainment became woefully outdated.But the DVD-by-mail service still has die-hard fans who continue to subscribe because they treasure finding obscure movies that are aren’t widely available on video streaming.

Netflix said it’s closing down its original DVD by mail business, marking the end of an era as it focuses on retooling its streaming offerings including a new ad-supported plan.

If you've ever waited for a parcel only for it to arrive when you're not home, it can be a chore to go to the Post Office to collect it yourself.

A deadlock in negotiations between the Royal Mail and postal workers which has led to strikes and major disruption of the UK's letter and parcel deliveries may be over. Today bosses and union leaders issued a joint statement.

Stamp prices have risen today, now costing consumers as much as 15p more than they would have previously.

Anyone who buys stamps can expect to pay slightly more for them from the beginning of next month, which is only a few days away.

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The last time he was in the UK, it was for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September and the reason Prince Harry was in London is, once again, not for a happy reason.

K.J. Yossman Prince Harry unexpectedly arrived at the U.K. High Court on Monday morning in support of his privacy claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers. The British royal, who himself published a loquacious memoir earlier this year, is among a group of public figures suing Associated over what they claim is “misuse of private information.” As well as Prince Harry, the group includes Elton John, producer David Furnish, actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, former politician Simon Hughes and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon. Asserting the limitation period has expired, Associated have applied to have the case thrown out via summary judgment which is what this week’s four-day hearing is about. If that fails, they have also asked the court to strike out parts of the group’s claims, which they say contravene orders from the Leveson Inquiry (a long-running public inquiry into the practices of the British press.)

Bebe Rexha is sharing a disgusting delivery that arrived in the mail.

Lukas Gage opened up about representation and more in a new interview.

A pensioner claims he has been left waiting for a letter containing cancer test results because Royal Mail refuse to deliver post to his street.

The final set of stamps to feature the late Queen’s silhouette has been unveiled by Royal Mail. Elizabeth II’s image will appear on the set of special stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman.The commemorative set features 12 stamps depicting the National Railway Museum’s famous train in various locations across the UK, including crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and at London’s Victoria Station.

The Royal Mail has unveiled the final set of stamps that will feature the Queen's silhouette.

Snail Mail, also known as Lindsey Jordan, was one of the many artists who auditioned for the starring role in the now-scrapped Madonna biopic.In a new interview with Inked, Jordan spoke about the audition process, which was allegedly also contested by the likes of Sky Ferreira and Bebe Rexha. “I had to come up with a dance routine based on one of her music videos – I had to look at what she was doing but not imitate it, but be inspired by it,” Jordan explained, adding that she is a “huge” Madonna fan.“She’s a dance legend. I watched a documentary.

Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to continue with a campaign of industrial action in the ongoing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Snail Mail and Waxahatchee covered The Killers‘ ‘When You Were Young’ during the final night of the former’s ‘Valentine Fest’.The duo – whose real names are Lindsey Jordan and Katie Crutchfield, respectively – teamed up at the Ottobar for the cover of the 2006 hit single in Baltimore last night (February 14) for the fifth night of the concert series.It comes after Jordan linked up with Mac DeMarco to cover Talking Heads’ 1983 classic ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’ the previous night (February 13).Earlier in the week, Jordan also teamed up with Soccer Mommy for Avril Lavigne‘s 2002 hit ‘I’m With You’.‘Valentine Fest’ was launched in support of Jordan’s second album as Snail Mail, the titular ‘Valentine’, which arrived last November via Matador. Singles included the title track, ‘Ben Franklin’ and ‘Madonna’, with the album itself earning a five-star review from NME’s El Hunt.

Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) linked up with Mac DeMarco to cover Talking Heads’ 1983 classic ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’.The cover ended Jordan’s show at the Ottobar on Monday (February 13); it was her fourth consecutive night performing at the 350-capacity venue – a local spot of hers – with the fifth and final gig taking place last night (February 14). As well as DeMarco, she was joined by a group of her and her band’s friends, who sung along and played additional instruments like shakers and a cowbell.It followed a playthrough of ‘A Cuckhold’s Refrain’, the joint single Jordan and DeMarco released – under the moniker of Peppermint Patty – last September. Earlier in the night, too, Jordan and her band covered Ride’s 1990 track ‘Vapour Trail’.Have a look at fan-shot recordings of the two covers, then see the full setlist from the night (via setlist.fm) below:1. ‘Headlock’ 2. ‘Golden Dream’ 3. ‘Thinning’ 4. ‘Speaking Terms’ 5. ‘Heat Wave’ 6. ‘Automate’ 7. ‘Ben Franklin’ 8. ‘Glory’ 9. Madonna 10. ‘C. Et Al.’ 11. ‘Vapour Trail’ [Ride cover] 12. ‘Pristine’ 13. ‘Valentine’ 14. ‘Static Buzz’ 15. ‘A Cuckhold’s Refrain’ [with Mac DeMarco] 16. ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’ [Talking Heads cover, with Mac DeMarco and friends]During the second night of her Valentine Fest last Saturday (February 11), Jordan linked up with Soccer Mommy to cover ‘I’m With You’ by Avril Lavigne.The five-night event was titled for Jordan’s second album as Snail Mail, ‘Valentine’, which arrived last November via Matador.

Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) and Soccer Mommy covered Avril Lavigne‘s ‘I’m With You’ during a concert in Baltimore over the weekend.The pair teamed up as part of Snail’s Mail’s five night ‘Valentine Fest’ residency at the Ottobar in her hometown.During her set on Saturday (February 11), which saw her share the bill with Soccer Mommy, Feeble Little Horse and Animal Collective member Geologist, Jordan covered Ride‘s ‘Vapour Trail’.She was then joined by Soccer Mommy during the encore for Lavigne’s 2002 hit ‘I’m With You’. You can view both performances below.The concert series will run until tomorrow (February 14).

Certain Royal Mail stamps will no longer be used at the end of January, as the postal company is introducing new ones into circulation.

Consumer expert Martin Lewis has made an important clarification regarding the deadline to use or swap old stamps, as you may have more time to do so than you might think.

Royal Mail is currently experience "severe disruption" to its services after it was hit with a cyber attack.