A man has shared his excitement after he received a letter with a description of his in place of his home address. This mail was sent to musician Feargan Lynn with just his first name and proper description of him. Amazed to receive his letter, the care worker shared his …
Read More »The delivery drone revolution that is sweeping the country
Postman Tom Nunn on the Isle of Mull with a Royal Mail Skyports drone. Picture: Chris Gorman/Royal Mail Instead a small aircraft, slightly bigger than a microwave oven, but smaller than a fridge, hovers about 50ft above. A hatch drops open in the bottom, and her parcel is lowered by …
Read More »Has your Postbox been Yarn-bombed?! by Anna Vowles, Wimbledon High School
Whether you are having a good or bad day, these wonderful postbox creations are guaranteed to make you smile. But what are post box toppers? Postbox toppers are knitted or crocheted decorations that fit on top of Royal Mail postboxes and have been seen all around the UK. You may …
Read More »New home expected for Nuneaton’s Royal Mail delivery office ‘in months’
A new home is expected to be unveiled for Nuneaton’s Royal Mail delivery office ‘in months’. There had been concerns that the plans to move the office as part of major regeneration plans for the Church Street area had hit a huge stumbling block. It was feared that talks between …
Read More »Moment man defecates on a family’s doorstep – and steals their daughter’s scooter
‘My daughter said it must have been the reindeer’: Stomach-churning moment man pulls down his pants and defecates on a family’s doorstep on Christmas Eve – and steals their five-year-old’s scooter A family in Aurora, Colorado found an unwanted present outside after unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning after a man …
Read More »What it’s like on the world’s shortest flight
This, according to Guinness World Records, is the world’s shortest scheduled airline service, a trip that covers just 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) in less time than it takes most passenger airplanes to reach cruising altitude. On a good day, with favorable winds and light luggage, it takes 53 seconds. Source …
Read More »NYTimes Crossword: More steadfast – The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — Shiver me timbers, right? That’s what I thought when I skimmed through the entire set of across clues to this grid and came up with a big fat goose egg. An unfilled grid like this one yawns especially widely, because there are 116 open squares (empty boxes …
Read More »Resources poured into Covid while heart disease and cancer remain the big killers
SIR – The Health Security Agency UK tells us some two million lateral flow and PCR tests are performed each day and just under 200,000 of these are positive for Covid. That’s 10 per cent of the tests undertaken. Of people with positive tests, 2,200 (1.1 per cent) go to …
Read More »New comic book details life of Ringo Starr
The 22-page book by TidalWave Comics will share how Starr ‘overcame life-threatening illnesses during childhood’ and became ‘one of the best drummers of all time’ The life of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is being chronicled in a new comic book as part of TidalWave Comics’ “Orbit” series that celebrates …
Read More »Can you eat before a PCR test? How to do a Covid test, when you should take one – and how to order
A PCR test should be taken if you have Covid symptoms, or if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive As Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise across the UK, the government is urging people to keep testing regularly to avoid any further spread. Daily lateral …
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