A Hermes delivery driver quit his job after just two days because he had to spend 45 minutes a day sorting through parcels without pay, he claims. Matt Solomons worked two shifts at Deliveries247, a company based in Greenford, North London, which is contracted by Hermes. Sharing pictures of the …
Read More »Brexit: What will change from January 1?
As 2020 draws to a close, so too will the Brexit transition period as major changes will kick in as the United Kingdom leave the EU. Although the UK officially left the EU in January 2020 the post Brexit transition period has meant most existing have remained in place thoughout …
Read More »Police shut down large New Year illegal rave in London’s Royal Docks
P olice have shut down a large illegal New Year rave in London’s Royal Docks, with organisers facing a £10,000 fine for breaching coronavirus rules. Pictures from the scene in the riverside industrial district showed officers clearing the venue, which was left littered with bottles and N20 canisters. Officers said …
Read More »The New Forest and South Downs celebrated in stamps for 2021 | Meridian
The New Forest and South Downs are featured in this year’s first issue of stamps by the Royal Mail. The national parks were among a handful selected to celebrate 70 years since the country’s national parks were founded. The areas account for 10% of land in England, Scotland and Wales. …
Read More »Who deserves to get the Covid jab next?
The rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccines has forced governments to decide who really needs saving. So far, elderly people, followed by frontline healthcare workers, are being given priority — although US members of Congress have jumped the queue. But with the vaccine in short supply, and public impatience sure …
Read More »California woman unmasked as SoHo Karen was arrested twice this year
The woman unmasked as ‘SoHo Karen’ already had a rap sheet with two arrests in the last year alone, one for public intoxication and another for drunk driving, DailyMail.com can reveal. Miya Taylor Ponsetto, 22, was identified by The New York Post on Thursday as the woman wanted by New York …
Read More »UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021
UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021 as Britons spend billions saved during lockdown, experts forecast National income is set to rise by 8 per cent in 2021 – fuelled by billions in savings The upbeat forecast comes on the day Britain leaves …
Read More »UK weather: New year ushered in by widespread frost and freezing fog as temperatures plunge below zero
T he new year has been ushered in by widespread frost and freezing fog as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight. The mercury was expected to drop as low as minus 4C (24.8F) in southern England in the early hours, while wintry showers are expected across parts of the UK. As …
Read More »‘The gravitational pull of North East Lincolnshire has to be stopped’ – scientist’s warning to two-tier Lincolnshire
Residents living in the new Tier 4 areas of Lincolnshire must resist going into North East Lincolnshire to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a councillor warned. By moving across the border between villages including Holton-le-Clay, Tetney and North Thoresby into Grimsby and Cleethorpes, the virus will have a free passport …
Read More »Nightingale hospitals in London and across England are ‘reactivated and ready to admit patients’
Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases. The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid …
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