Ryan Higginson, VP & UK/ROI Country Leader, Sending Technology Solutions, Pitney Bowes, discusses the impacts of the UK leaving the European Union and changes to Royal Mail policy. Sending parcels and letters is a critical operation for most businesses. The past year has reminded us just how important these traditional …
Read More »Mass tests for teachers and pupils to be part of England lockdown easing, report says | World news
Teachers, schoolchildren and their families could be tested for coronavirus twice a week under a plan for mass rapid testing that has been touted as key to safely easing England’s lockdown, reports claim. As many as 400,000 rapid lateral flow tests will be sent to homes every day, supported by …
Read More »Postman who walked away from frail septuagenarian disgraces royal mail – ANN WIDDECOMBE | Ann Widdecombe | Columnists | Comment
What did he expect was going to happen after he walked away? What actually happened was that Patricia Stewart’s calls for help were not heard for 20 minutes, during which time she lay helpless on the icy snow, barefoot and in indoor clothes. Supposing she had contracted pneumonia and died? …
Read More »Tribune agrees to purchase by hedge fund for $630 million
CHICAGO (AP) — The newspaper publisher Tribune has agreed to be sold to Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for cutting costs and eliminating newsroom jobs, in a deal valued at $630 million. Tribune Publishing Co., which owns the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, the Baltimore Sun …
Read More »Reports tests to be sent to hundreds of thousands to lift lockdown
People across the country could be asked to take a Covid test as part of a new plan to get the country out of lockdown, according to reports. The scheme would see tests sent to hundreds of thousands of homes across the country, and has provisionally been called ‘Are you …
Read More »Royal Mail update: Eight postcodes affected by postal delivery delays – full list
Some Royal Mail customers have been hit by delays in recent weeks due to high demand and poor weather conditions. The postal company has listed the areas and postcodes which could have delays this week. The postal service also warned of resourcing issues which could cause delays in other parts …
Read More »Silk Pearce’s new designs for Royal Mail celebrate 70 years of UK National Parks
National Parks Presentation Pack with stamps Colchester-based branding agency Silk Pearce has collaborated with the Royal Mail on a series of designs to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UK’s National Parks. Silk Pearce designed a stamp presentation pack and worked with Royal Mail to develop a …
Read More »Microsoft Edge vows to provide better notification experience
Microsoft wants to make web notifications in Edge a little less annoying with something it calls “adaptive notification requests.” The company said the feature will make notifications less bothersome while still being helpful. “With new changes that we’re rolling out, we are hoping to solve both problems at the same …
Read More »Two Million? Five Million? Real Size of U.S. Blackouts a Mystery
A sign on the door of a local business in McKinney, Texas, on Feb. 16. Photographer: Cooper Neill/Bloomberg Photographer: Cooper Neill/Bloomberg It’s not easy putting a number on what is undoubtedly the largest forced blackout in U.S. history. If you take the Texas power grid operator’s word for it, the …
Read More »Fortnite is getting an in-game short film festival this weekend
Fortnite has played host to plenty of big in-game events in the past – like that Travis Scott concert and screenings of some of Christopher Nolan’s movies – and now there’s another on the way. Epic’s battle royale game will be holding a short film festival in its Party Royale …
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