LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s state-owned Royal Mail Group said on Monday it would axe 1,700 jobs and close two sorting centres in London as part of its major modernisation programme. The job losses …
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The Guardian Postal workers called on to help police stamp out rural petty crime – The GuardianThe GuardianPostal workers called on to help police stamp out rural petty crime. Royal Mail staff are taking part in a trial scheme that has already seen them spot thefts and trespassing incidents while doing their rounds. Royal Mail…
[ad_1] AN ISLE of Wight woman launched vicious, unprovoked attacks against a friend after an evening together, then bit a police officer’s arm as she tried to flee from Newport Police Station. Shannon Butler, of St David’s Road, East Cowes, admitted inflicting actual bodily harm against PC Rebecca Dinsdale and assaulting Kate Spence by beating,…
[ad_1] RUTH SUNDERLAND: As things stand, banks are pretty much the only ones on the hook when it comes to fraud, but telecoms companies and social media giants must be held accountable too By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 3 October 2021 | Updated: 22:56, 3 October 2021 Amidst all the fears…
[ad_1] Christmas marks the peak period for posting cards and parcels to family and friends throughout the UK, but Royal Mail has issued an important message. Numerous people rely on their services to deliver festive cheer to those living far away. Whilst some individuals organise their Christmas purchases well in advance and dispatch their parcels…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is to stop using its own trains to transport post after almost 200 years. The company has confirmed it will decommission its remaining freight trains by 10 October, with a plan to increase the amount of post it moves by road. The move comes as Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services…
[ad_1] Sir, The harrowing circumstances of the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills (news, Sep 5; letters, Sep 6, 7 & 8) should surely be a lesson to all connected with the NHS — politicians, administrators, consultants and nurses alike. Why in this day and age do we still have an NHS which basically runs a…