A MAN has been fined nearly £2,000 after failing to self-isolate on his return from Romania. Ioan Buta, of Slugworth Lane, Abingdon, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court after he was caught not out of quarnatine in March. Court documents said he continued to leave his house on a daily basis. His actions …
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Tony Goldwyn remembers the 2001 anthrax scare all too well. While promoting his upcoming National Geographic series The Hot Zone: Anthrax on People (The TV Show!), Goldwyn, 61, recalled the biological attack that followed 9/11. The plot killed five Americans and sickened 17 others. “I remember it vividly,” Goldwyn told …
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Commercial letters are taxed when they come into the EU from a non-EU country, including the UK. However, personal letters are exempt from VAT taxation. Correos is a state-owned company, similar to Royal Mail, in Spain which is responsible for delivering parcels and letters. British expats have claimed the company …
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Mobile Christmas shopping is now the norm (Image: AdobeStock) This Peak season and Christmas is set to be one dominated by mobile commerce if the figures on app use over the rest of the year is anything to go by. Data from mobile marketing analytics platform Adjust in the US …
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There is a fundamental gap between the vast amount of digital data we have access to and the real world in which we use it. While our reality is three-dimensional, the wealth of information we currently have to guide our decisions and actions is stuck on two-dimensional pages and displays. …
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Parcel companies including Amazon, DPD and Hermes have been ranked in a new league table – with none coming off well. Citizens Advice is warning urgent action is needed across the parcel delivery industry after its first annual parcel company league table found consistent problems across the sector. The league …
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23 November 2021 Transport / Logistics Services FTSE-100 listed property owners British Land has announced it is to buy and convert urban car parks and empty retail centres into online shopping and quick commerce (q-commerce) delivery hubs. According to British Land, the total value of its pipeline of urban logistics properties …
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In response to the supply-chain issues, Gap said it has added longer timelines into its business plan for the coming year. // Gap swings to loss as its sales suffer from ongoing supply chain disruptions // The retailer now sees revenue growing about 20% for the full year, down from …
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Royal Mail contacted residents on Monday (November 23) to warn that the delays currently being experienced are expected to continue across the PE2, PE7, PE8 and PE9 postcodes. The service has been unable to confirm when these issues will be solved but that they will update residents when this is …
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A veteran Glasgow postman was sacked after he forged a customer’s signature and left her undelivered parcels in a rubbish bin – only for them to be thrown away before she got to them. Samuel Shirley told an employment tribunal he had an ‘agreement’ with the householder that he would …
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