Parcel carriers Royal Mail and Hermes are both using automation in new UK hubs. Royal Mail’s new parcel super-hub will use a solution which will automatically tip inbound parcels from roll cages onto a conveyor in order to enable sortation. The system will also allow instant updates across the system, …
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politicsAugust 5, 2020 at 11:00 am Alistair Carmichael MP Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to call for new measures to encourage fair delivery charges for rural and island communities. Writing following discussions last week on the issue, Mr Carmichael says he …
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Donald Trump has changed course by encouraging voters in Florida to vote by mail after months of criticising the practice, only days after threatening to sue Nevada over a new vote-by-mail law. His encouragement follows a surge in Democratic requests to vote by mail in Florida, a critical swing state …
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A STALKER set up an online dating profile posing as his ex-girlfriend and sent men round to her house promising sex. Brian Taylor also sent his victim a condom in the post as well as letters wishing cancer upon her during a vile campaign of harassment that lasted months. But …
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WILLIAM HILL has permanently closed 119 shops due to a drop in footfall following the coronavirus crisis. Around 320 jobs will be affected but the majority of employees at risk have been “redeployed” to other stores nearby that remain open. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news …
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Metro Bank shares plunged more than 13.5 per cent this morning, after the challenger bank declared a £240.6m loss for the first six months of 2020. Its profit for the same period last year was £3.4m, representing a crash of more than 7,000 per cent. Today’s share price fall worsens …
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WHSmith has announced plans to axe up to 1,500 jobs after the coronavirus pandemic drastically forced down its customer numbers. The British retailer said it is starting to consult with staff over plans that would see hundreds of them losing their roles. The company reported that its shops in airports …
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A commemorative coin to mark 50 years since homosexuality was partially decriminalised in the UK was considered to be ‘commercially unviable’ by Royal Mint bosses. The coin would have been produced in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. However, plans …
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When Royal Mail (RMG) was privatised in October 2013 many suggested it was being sold off too cheap. Given that the hugely oversubscribed IPO price was at 330p and the stock opened up at 450p, that seemed a fair criticism at the time, especially give the healthy profits for those …
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Royal Mail announced this week it is issuing a set of 10 special stamps to celebrate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, one of the most beloved fictional heroes of all time. Six stamps depict characters from the BAFTA and Emmy award winning BBC series, Sherlock, including: Sherlock Holmes; Doctor John …
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