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[ad_1] ■ Travel firms warned over refund delays PACKAGE holiday firms have been ordered to stop misleading and delaying refunds for tens of thousands of customers, as the UK ends its quarantine requirement for travellers arriving from dozens of countries. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had received more than 17,500 complaints from…

[ad_1] A stock photo shows an unidentified dog walker unrelated to the case (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A benefits fraudster who falsely claimed disability payments for years was caught after posting pictures of himself working as a dog-walker on social media. Colin Sage, 52, started claiming legitimately in 2014 after suffering two debilitating strokes which he…

[ad_1] A crane driver has been found guilty of stabbing his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage, killing her and their baby. aron McKenzie, 26, broke into Kelly Fauvrelle’s bedroom as she slept and stabbed her 21 times, causing catastrophic injuries, the Old Bailey was told. Their son Riley was delivered by Caesarean section…

[ad_1] loocmill / Shutterstock.com Royal Mail Group and Angard Staffing Solutions, a Royal Mail subsidiary that supplies workers to the mail carrier exclusively, have lost their appeal against the decision that a group of workers could be defined as agency workers and are entitled to the same employment rights as Royal Mail employees. The Employment…

[ad_1] John Lewis has announced it is permanently closing its Birmingham department store in Grand Central, with no plans to reopen as the coronavirus lockdown eases. The announcement comes a day after the chancellor made his “plan for jobs” announcement, hoping to revive a bruised economy. The department store chain has confirmed eight of its stores will…

[ad_1] Royal Mail has been hit with a £1.5 million fine by the communications regulator for failing to deliver first-class mail on time. Ofcom said that Royal Mail missed its target to deliver at least 93% of first-class post across the UK within one working day of it being collected. In the financial year ending…

[ad_1] One good excuse for poor delivery Credit: Garrett Coakley flickr IN 1840 when the UK introduced the standard penny post, it was perfectly possible for mail to travel hundreds of miles in one day and there were any number of deliveries. Then in 1968, the post office introduced first and second…