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POLICE have warned of a new “Royal Mail” scam. In an online alert, Thames Valley Police warned residents that scammers have been sending a “huge number” of fake delivery emails and texts – preying on people waiting for the post after the Christmas rush and parcels ordered online in lockdown.   …

The vaccinations of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are welcome shot in the arm after the royal family weathered an extraordinary year as the coronavirus crisis swept the country. From morale-boosting national addresses to Covid criticisms, here PA looks back at how the royal family has been affected by …

BT and Royal Mail ask Government to prioritise their engineers and postal workers for Covid vaccinations after most vulnerable have had their jabs By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 9 January 2021 On the frontline:  The Communication Workers Union has called for …

Local Journalism Initiative Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say After months of calls to shut down industrial work sites in northern B.C. due  to concerns they’re COVID-19 “incubators,” and 250 cases at five  projects, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry …

Experts are calling for an even tougher lockdown after Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home, with the Government launching a new campaign blitz to scare people into obeying the rules. Scientists warn the current measures are too ‘lax’ and can’t contain the new coronavirus variant, so …

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been given the Covid-19 vaccination at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace revealed today.   The Monarch, 94, and Prince Philip, 99, have joined more than 1.5million people across Britain who have been given the jab since the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved for use in …

A Boeing 737 passenger jet with more than 60 people onboard has lost contact with air traffic control shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 p.m. and lost contact with the …

T he Queen and Prince Philip have both received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccinations, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The royal couple were given the jab by a doctor from the Royal Household at Windsor Castle, where they are both isolating. The Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, …

Americans traveling to the UK will now be required to produce a negative COVID-19 test result before entering the country, in a new effort to stop the spread of mutant coronavirus strains circulating around the world.  The rule applies to all international travelers, including British nationals, arriving by boat, plane or …

Image: Mikecphoto / Shutterstock A postman has won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked by the Royal Mail for urinating in public. In a reserve judgment made early in 2020 employment judge Skehan at Watford tribunal found that the real reason behind Mr Rawal’s sacking was his union activities …