A botched Renfrewshire by-election has cost taxpayers at least £16,000 with council bosses still waiting for another bill to come through the door, the Express can reveal. Council chiefs were embarrassingly forced to scrap the poll in the Paisley Southeast ward last month even after postal votes had been sent …

With everyone buying gifts for Christmas at the same time, we’re coming up to one of the busiest times of the year for deliveries. The last thing you want is to get to the day and have no presents to give your kids or your visiting family members. If you’re …

A ‘knackered’ postman caught on camera leaving a frail pensioner lying in the snow after she slipped near to her front door has been sacked, Royal Mail has today confirmed. Thoughtless Thomas McCafferty, 51, was filmed telling grandmother-of-two Patricia Stewart ‘I can’t help you pal’ after spotting her lying on …

CHRISTMAS cards and presents could be delayed this year as Royal Mail services are disrupted in parts of the UK. The postal service said the issues were due to Covid-related self isolation, high levels of sick days, resourcing problems and “other local factors”. 1 Deliveries could be delayed due to …

‘Heatbroken’ families forced to spend Xmas apart over cost of quarantine hotels Families have been left “heartbroken” after being forced to cancel Christmas plans over the cost of the UK’s quarantine hotels. Colin Doney, a teacher from Northampton, had to cancel his flight home from Malawi due to the £2,285-cost …

The postman told vulnerable Patricia Stewart, 72, he was too tired to help her get to her feet after her stumble on her driveway in sub-zero temperatures. Footage shows Patricia, who has a bone disease, appear to converse with the postie, who then brazenly walks away from her. When she …

UPS has launched its Supply Chain Solutions Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore, in a bid to accelerate the company’s digitalization by testing emerging technologies in logistics in Asia. ‘) } // –> The center consists of specialized zones that include a mock-up of a warehouse for real-time demonstrations of the …

A postie has been sacked for leaving a frail pensioner lying on her own doorstep after she had a fall. Thomas McCafferty ignored cries for help from 72-year-old Patricia Stewart as she lay on the steps of her home after suffering a fall last February, telling her that he was …

Postal service intelligence provider International Post Corporation (IPC) has released its Global Postal Industry Report 2021, finding a €19.3bn (US$21.7bn) growth in parcel revenue as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘) } // –> On aggregate, total global postal industry revenue reached €442.6bn (US$499.5bn) in 2020, up €20.5bn (US$23.1bn) …

Published: 6:10 PM December 13, 2021 People in Norfolk have not been able to order lateral flow tests from the government website due to “exceptionally high demand”. On Monday (December 13) the government website showed anyone trying to order the rapid coronavirus tests a message advising them to “try again …