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An investigation has been launched after Patricia Stewart’s family said a postman did not help her after she fell. (SWNS/JPI Media) An investigation has been launched after footage allegedly showed a postman watch a pensioner fall in the snow and say he was “too knackered” to help. Patricia Stewart, 72, …

Royal Mail Group PLC () sent analysts scurrying to upgrade their forecasts after the postal service reported that 2020 was the best Christmas yet for its parcels division. Many had already anticipated the strong numbers, but those waiting to see the figures have now caught up. Barclays said it has significantly …

In today’s InternetRetailing, we’re reporting as the latest figures show retail GDP fell by 2.2% in 2020 – and headline UK GDP by 9.9%, the largest fall ever seen. The BRC is calling for government help in the upcoming budget for the retailers that it calculated missed out of £22bn …

A postman has been caught on camera leaving a vulnerable 72-year-old woman lying in the snow after a fall. The postie said he was “too knackered” to help Patricia Stewart after she slipped outside her home in Falkirk, Scotland, and called to him for assistance. Ms Stewart was only rescued …

A former Royal Mail sorting office in London’s Temple Fortune is set to become home to a new multi-million pound residential offering. ‘Luxury’ developer Godfrey London has gained planning consent to create four new apartments at its £15m development on St George’s Road. Replacing the disused red-brick office building, the …

11 February 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail had record breaking third quarter results with revenue growing 9.3% year on year. Parcel growth more than offset the decline of letter mail. On its busiest day of the peak season, it delivered 11.7 million parcels, a 32% increase on the busiest …

‘I can’t help. I’m knackered’: Outrage as postman leaves vulnerable pensioner, 72, lying in the snow after she fell outside her front door Royal Mail postman left Patricia Stewart, 72, lying in snow after fall this week He told the pensioner he was ‘too knackered’ to pick her up in …

Italian pharma company Chiesi has launched a pilot scheme in Leicestershire, UK which will aim to make disposing of and recycling inhalers easier. The scheme, known as Take AIR (Take Action for Inhaler Recycling), is supported by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire and Rutland Local Pharmaceutical Committee. …

WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being warned about a new ‘Royal Mail’ scam. Residents from Droitwich have been among those targeted and have written on social media about the attempt to steal money. In the scam fraudsters send an email out of the blue pretending to be from the postal delivery service. …

  Royal Mail said it had experienced the busiest ever three months in its history at the end of 2020, delivering 496m parcels. On its busiest day between October and December, it delivered 11.7m parcels, 32% more than its previous busiest day during the first national lockdown. However, it also …