Royal Mail

With the Ladbrokes owner aiming to improve its record on responsible gambling, the rebrand may also be an attempt to repair its public image, not a first in the history of corporate renaming Ladbrokes owner PLC () announced on Thursday morning that it is changing its name to Entain PLC …

★★★★☆It’s easy to forget about Forest Whitaker. He has drifted, in recent years, into that dreaded casting category of “solid supporting player” and is thus frequently granted secondary status in mainstream blockbusters such as Rogue One, Arrival and Black Panther. Yet given half a chance, and a meatier role, the …

A postal worker stole money, vouchers and scratchcards from Christmas cards at a Gateshead sorting office during the Royal Mail’s busiest month of the year, a court heard. Keith Miller helped himself to postal packets over the “Christmas pressure period” in December 2019. The Newcastle grandad targeted festive greetings cards …

The court heard the Royal Mail worker had previously been admitted several times to hospital over her mental health but was discharged from the care … Source link

What is the element of human interaction that you crave most in lockdown? For many of us, it has to be touch. People who live alone obviously suffer most from the absence of physical contact. But even I, living with a husband and three tactile children, have moments of so-called …

Police have locked down a Central London street and have evacuated local businesses, according to reports from the scene. A cordon has been setup on the junction of Rosebery Avenue and Farringdon Road this morning (Thursday, November 12). One witness at the scene described it as a ‘bomb scare’, however …

Royal Mail and Trading Standards are making Bedfordshire residents aware of a scam that is believed to be currently circulating around the country, as Christmas approaches. The scam involves a card being posted through letterboxes from a company called PDS, which in this case stands for Parcel Delivery Service. The …

A disabled man has won a £14,000 compensation payout from Royal Mail for disability harassment in what he described as a “toxic work culture”. The case is the latest of a series of discrimination cases Royal Mail has lost. At a hearing at London Central employment tribunal earlier this month …

There was a sharp rise in people taking out money from cash machines in the days before England’s second lockdown but withdrawals have slumped since last Thursday, as footfall collapsed after the country was again told to stay at home. The amount of cash withdrawn between Friday and Sunday last …

An Post has said people should consider shopping a few days early, to ensure they get their parcels on time. The company opened its second automated parcel centre in Dublin on Thursday. It is part of a €30m investment at its e-commerce campus in Dublin 12. Garrett Bridgeman is managing …