Skyports Drone Services is to launch drone delivery services in Orkney, Scotland in partnership with Royal Mail. This fully electric drone logistics I-Port project also involves the Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority, and aviation company Loganair and is being funded by the UK Government. The Orkney Islands’ geography and harsh …
Read More ȣ1.2m fund backs drones to connect isolated parts of the UK
Wednesday 12 April 2023 11:49 am Photos from Skysports Deliveries’s 2021 drone delivery trials with Royal Mail in the Isles of Scilly Drones will take to the sky in the Orkney Islands, as part of a £1.2m funding package to encourage more innovative and cleaner freight delivery solutions across the …
Read More »‘It’s not unions that are ruining Royal Mail’
Secondly, I find nothing bizarre about unions, set up to defend workers’ rights to work with reasonable terms and conditions. Unfortunately, too many people now work without union support. Finally, as for the genuine competition to Royal Mail, I often hear about lost and mis-delivered packages, and the the dreadful …
Read More »Thousands of building workers protest across Australia over wages and anti-strike laws
Last Wednesday, tens of thousands of construction workers marched in the streets of Australia’s capital cities. Amid rapid rises in the cost of living and a string of building industry collapses, workers called for real wage increases, improved job security and safety and an end to the country’s pro-business anti-strike …
Read More »New extension for NZ abuse Royal Commission | The Border Mail | Wodonga, VIC
The Royal Commission, appointed by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018, is investigating wrongdoings in state and faith-based care between … Source link
Read More »Amelie Tsang ready for new challenges after standout 2022
The 16-year-old made her mark on the international and domestic stage in a hugely successful few months which signposted why she is considered one of Britain’s brightest fencing prospects. As she looks to continue cementing her place in the fencing world, Tsang is certainly not resting on her laurels this …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of new delivery delays this week – full list of affected postcodes
Royal Mail is seeing delays to “some tracking events in a small number of destinations,” they said. Their advice to customers, as they continue to work to solve the issue, is to visit royalmail.com/sending/international/overseas-postal-tracking for more information. Some people, however, may not be able to see their tracking information online. …
Read More »Junior doctors on £14-an-hour as poor pay revealed and Tories refuse to start talks
Junior doctors are being paid as little as £14 an hour to carry out vital operations, a campaign reveals. As medics today begin a four-day strike, The British Medical Association exposes the shocking truth about wages. It said: “Is this a fair price to provide patients with high-quality healthcare?” In …
Read More »Diver Dr Woodrow Pattinson drowned after descending toward shipwreck Niagara: Coroner
Dr Woodrow Pattinson died while diving above the shipwreck Niagara, seen here in 1937. The Royal Mail Steamer was sunk in June 1940 when it hit a German mine off the coast of Northland. Photo / NZME A diver’s dream of reaching a shipwreck cost him his life, as his …
Read More »Answered: 10 questions on how royal pardons work in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is probably the most high-profile prisoner known to be seeking a royal pardon in his criminal case currently, as he hopes for an early release from a 12-year jail term. How does the pardon process work in Malaysia? …
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