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Amazon Among 6 Participants in New U.K. Drone Trials

The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is launching a series of trials to integrate drones into the country’s everyday life. The CAA on Thursday announced it selected six projects that will test the self-flying aircraft’s use for delivery to consumers, infrastructure inspection, emergency services, and more. Prime Air, the drone …

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PayPoint reveals customer demographics and buying habits

Independent stores are most likely to see young women, particularly those with families, use in-store parcel services, according to new data from PayPoint. More than 68% of people using Collect+ or other parcel services were found to be female, while almost half (45.3%) are mothers who live with their partners …

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Carrying the Royal Mail in the Bruce

Cowan Keys first county mail carrier Robin Hilborn – Bruce County Historical Society The mail must go through, they say—through snow and rain and gloom of night. Even if it means walking 45 miles, and back.  In 1852 that was the job of Cowan Keys, the first mail carrier of …

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How to Leave the House ‹ Literary Hub

The following is from Nathan Newman’s debut novel How to Leave the House. Newman is a novelist and filmmaker based in London. Their short stories have won awards and been published in literary journals and anthologies. A television adaptation of How to Leave the House is being developed by Freemantle, …

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