Royal Mail’s cyber incident that has caused it to not accept international letters and parcels continues to affect small businesses. However, there is some early good news as the organization announced it is trialing an operational workaround that it hopes will enable it to clear its backlog. “Following the recent …
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The operators of one of York’s most famous hotels have unveiled fresh expansion plans. If the plans for The Principal York are approved, a new building will be built beside the garden wing, with 41 new bedrooms. The building would sit next to Leeman Road, opposite the Royal Mail sorting …
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There were no winners in the devastating fallout from Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, polling has revealed. The public approval ratings of all royals has slipped since last December – with the Prince and Princess of Wales suffering the biggest loss. Figures released by Ipsos Mori suggest less than a quarter …
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Comment on this story Comment Feb. 1 is shaping up to be the worst single day for the rolling strikes that began in June and have become a regular feature of this British winter. With teachers, civil servants and train staff set to protest at the same time, the action ought to …
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© Provided by City AM The Royal Mail strikes that have plagued Britain over the past few months have led to a decrease in online shopping, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Thousands of Brits appear to have abandoned online purchases following …
Read More »Royal Mail, the British postage and courier company, said on Wednesday evening it was “trialing operational workarounds” to get services moving again following a suspected ransomware attack. The company announced it had been impacted by a “cyber incident” last week, although it has not confirmed that the incident was a …
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© Reuters. Royal Mail restarts some overseas parcel exports but grip of ransomware attack remains Proactive Investors – , part of International Distributions Services PLC, has restarted overseas parcel exports from the UK as it continues to wrestle with what it calls a “cyber incident”. After it experimented with some …
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The Royal Mail is urging people to swap their stamps ahead of an impending deadline. The firm has confirmed old stamps that feature the profile of Her Late Majesty The Queen on a plain coloured background without a barcode will no longer be valid. The stamps with the Queen on …
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“We’ve confirmed that we’ve had a cyberattack,” Thompson told lawmakers in a hearing with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee on Tuesday. Royal Mail has seen no evidence of a data breach so far, but has notified the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which oversees data privacy. The …
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Image: Centrica The ‘Optimise Prime’ project was first launched in 2019 by a consortium spearheaded by UK Power Networks (UKPN) and Hitachi Europe. The first EVs trialled under the project then hit the road in 2021. The aim of the project was to identify, and work to overcome, the common …
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