This is the moment in the South West where a Tesco driver was caught battling massive waves and they were determined to make their food delivery despite the heavy wind and rain. The food delivery driver was seen in Port Mellon in Cornwall at around 4pm on Sunday as waves …
Read More »Second IT system Capture ‘likely’ to have caused shortfalls
Getty Images An accounting system used by Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced is likely to have also been faulty, an investigation has found. A report said “there was a reasonable likelihood” that the IT system, called Capture, could have created cash shortfalls in accounts. Capture …
Read More »CX Services champions neurodiversity after hiring “outstanding” apprentice
Argyll mailing house CX Services has urged printers to consider how they could do more to hire neurodivergent workers after offering a full-time job to an apprentice with Asperger’s Syndrome. The apprentice, 20-year-old Riley Macrae-Duffy, has been an “outstanding” asset to the firm since joining, and an example of just …
Read More »Firefighters tackle fire at house
Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a house in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to Market Place in Hailsham at about 22:10 BST on Saturday. Three fire engines were at the scene after a blaze spread from the garage at the property, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said. …
Read More »Seven money changes in October affecting energy bills and stamps
Financial changes are incoming for the month of October, with a raft of new rule changes set to be introduced. The Winter Fuel Payment phone lines will be opening from the start of the month, and there are also planned changes to energy bills. The payments, worth up to £300, …
Read More »Money blog: Tipping rule changes begin tomorrow – what you need to know | UK News
Every week we ask one of the best chefs in the country to pick their Cheap Eats where they live and at home. We’ve talked to chefs across the UK, from Northern Ireland to Norfolk – and every day this week our focus will be on London. This afternoon, in …
Read More »Seven new money changes coming this October that you need to know about
Financial changes are incoming for the month of October, with a raft of new rule changes set to be introduced. The Winter Fuel Payment phone lines will be opening from the start of the month, and there are also planned changes to energy bills. However, some will need to apply, …
Read More »Boy, eight, who died after being shot in head on farm named for first time
An eight-year-old who died after being shot in the head on Saturday has been named. Jay Cartmell of Frizington in West Cumbria was killed in an incident near Warcop on Saturday. He died after sustaining serious head injuries in an incident on land not far from the A66, north of …
Read More »New Ticket Hall Opens at Paddington Tube Station
Paddington Tube station’s new Bakerloo line ticket hall has now opened, offering step-free access from street to platform via two lifts. The new hall is over three times the size of the previous one, with 11 ticket gates compared to the previous five, thus helping to speed up journeys. The …
Read More »Royal Mail issues HMRC email scam warning as people told ‘do not click’
Royal Mail has issued a scam warning to anyone with access to emails – urging them not to click on anything suspicious. The postal service has long been impersonated by scammers. Thousands of people in the UK have received fake emails and texts falsely claiming to be from Royal Mail. …
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