“The combination of greatly increased uptake of online Christmas shopping, in no small part driven by the recent lockdown, and the ongoing COVID restrictions mean that all delivery companies are experiencing exceptionally high volumes this year. “Every single parcel, letter and card is important to us. “Despite our best efforts …
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Damian Wilson is a UK journalist, ex-Fleet Street editor, financial industry consultant and political communications special advisor in the UK and EU. is a UK journalist, ex-Fleet Street editor, financial industry consultant and political communications special advisor in the UK and EU. The money donated to worthy causes by MacKenzie …
Read More »The cost of a Covid Christmas
To be perfectly honest, this Christmas is yet another game of two halves when it comes to the fight for supremacy between our financial affairs and this virus. All year we’ve had spectacular and awful news on the personal finance front, from the now £20bn we’ve paid off on our …
Read More »Multi-million-pound dark web drugs operation is thwarted
CREDIT: Northamptonshire Police Press Centre Four men have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 34 years in prison after their multi-million-pound dark web drugs operation was thwarted by Northamptonshire Police. Vladislavs Cvirkovics, aged 28, Filip Hmelnicenko, aged 31, Denis Potapenko, aged 28, and Edgars Pirants, aged 32, …
Read More »You can now send a personalised cocktail through the post – here’s how
December 23, 2020 – 18:35 GMT Anna Johnstone Raise a toast this festive season by sending a friend a Christmas margarita through the post, thanks to Cointreau and World of Zing Christmas and New Year parties just aren’t the same this year, are they? However, you’ve gotta …
Read More »! Murcia Today – Postal Service Between Uk And Spain Has Been Temporarily Suspended
Date Published: 23/12/2020 The new coronavirus variant has caused disruption in many unexpected quarters The British Post Office has confirmed that due to the current situation regarding restrictions on travel to France and the huge backlog of lorries waiting to cross the channel, that postal services to much of Europe …
Read More »Man jailed for 12 months for buying £7 flick knife with a massive blade from China
A man who ordered a £7 flick knife from China on the internet has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. The weapon was found when a parcel being mailed to Swansea marked “kitchenware” was intercepted and opened. Police were alerted to the discovery and officers arrested the intended recipient, …
Read More »Gang who operated from Northampton jailed for combined total of 34 years after multi-million pound web drugs operation was thwarted by police
Four men have been sentenced to a combined total of over 34 years in prison after their £2.7 million dark web drugs operation was thwarted by police. Vladislavs Cvirkovics, 28, Filip Hmelnicenko, 31, Denis Potapenko, 28 and Edgars Pirants, 32, all pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply Class A drugs …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST-British Business – Dec 23
TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Cruise Line Stocks to Bet on (And 1 to Avoid) The coronavirus pandemic crisis shows no signs of abating, even with a vaccine coming on to the markets. We’re still facing severe social lockdown policies, with a number of states (such as California, Minnesota, and Michigan) …
Read More »BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE slips as US stimulus threatened with veto
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE slips as US stimulus threatened with veto; British Land does deal with Allianz; Marston’s to operate 156 Brains’ pubs By This Is Money Published: 08:19, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 15:40, 23 December 2020 The FTSE is expected to head lower this morning as uncertainty over …
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