Shares in a Cardiff-based home-testing healthcare company leapt after it signed a deal to supply Boots with at-home Covid-19 tests. MyHealthChecked has entered into an agreement with Boots to launch the MyHealthChecked Covid-19 at-home nasal swab kit and PCR laboratory testing service in Boots stores across Great Britain and its …
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ONCE the White Star Dock had opened in 1911, ocean travel between Southampton and North America increased rapidly with Cunard transferring their North Atlantic operations from Liverpool to Southampton. Added to this, German and French transatlantic liners included Southampton as a stop on their sailings from Hamburg and Le Havre …
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A new online reporting system for all sailors leaving and returning to the UK should go live later this year The Home Office has confirmed that a new online reporting system for all sailors leaving and returning to the UK should go live later this year, replacing the C1331 form. …
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The FTSE 250 has now recovered to its level prior to the coronavirus pandemic as the index jumped up today following the Easter break. The index, which includes Royal Mail and Domino’s Pizza Group, is up 1.2%, or 261.81 points, to 21,994.48 on market closing. Prior to when the stock …
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Bank Holiday weekend and we have just been taken in by a Royal Mail scam sent on our mobile. The heading was the correct red Royal Mail signage with correct gold coloured crown above and as we were expecting a delivery the request for £2.99 did not seem out of …
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MORE than £373 million was lost by repeat victims of fraud in the financial year 2019/20, police figures show. Here is a list of five of the latest scams to look out for. Gift Card scam Fake gift cards and certificates for high street stores are rampantly circulating across the …
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Royal Mail and Hermes have responded to claims that undelivered parcels are being sold on eBay. Dozens of parcels are being auctioned off, containing everything from jewellery to electrical goods. Adverts show parcels laid out on the floor, with dozens of bids being placed by eBay customers. One was titled “10x lost returned mail …
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Not very pheasant! Postie’s all-scarlet uniform makes wild bird see red as it repeatedly attacks him on his village round The male pheasant took a disliking to postman Kevin Keeler, 47 Bird apparently became enraged by his bright red Royal Mail uniform and van Mr Keeler said: ‘I think he …
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By Denise McCarty A stamp design contest in the United Kingdom will give school-age children a chance to honor heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contest was announced April 3 by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Royal Mail. Johnson said: “The last year has been one of the most difficult …
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Parcel cover isn’t the full package: Complaints soar as couriers wriggle out of paying claims By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:51, 6 April 2021 Complaints about parcel delivery cover are rocketing as couriers wriggle out of paying customer claims. Most major …
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