THE deadline for Christmas post is approaching. The Royal Mail has urged people to send post early following a year disrupted by the pandemic. Second class and second class signed packages are recommended to be sent by Friday December 18. Their first class equivalents need to be posted by Monday …
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R oyal Mail has become the first UK parcel carrier to deliver a package with a drone. The landmark delivery was made to a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) delivery is the first …
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An incredible video has shown the first ever Royal Mail drone parcel delivery arriving at a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull. Customer Alexa Kershaw, who is based at Rubha Na Gall Lighthouse, described the new technology as a “game changer” as she received the parcel in the run …
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Remember back in July, when Boris Johnson expressed his wild hopes for “a more significant return to normality… possibly in time for Christmas”? Suffice to say that there is nothing remotely normal about festive offerings in 2020 – unless you consider it normal to be obliged to choose between a …
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Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death of Michigan college freshman and Black Lives Matter activist, 18, whose body was found near campus sports fields Taylor DeRosa, 18, was found dead on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale, Michigan, campus, on Saturday morning Campus police described DeRosa’s death as ‘suspicious’ but said there was no …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have released their official 2020 Christmas card, choosing a candid picture as they relaxed in the gardens of Birkhall. Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 73, have spent much of the year at their Scottish residence, choosing to spend the first lockdown at their home …
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With Christmas just around the corner, there is now a limited amount of time to post your cards, letters and gifts. And with ongoing Royal Mail delays due to the current coronavirus pandemic, as well as a surge in online shopping this year, you’re best to get in early. A …
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China’s plans to build a huge embassy at a historic site in central London has sparked fears it could unearth thousands of bodies of bubonic plague victims. The People’s Republic of China wants to use the former Royal Mint, which sits opposite the Tower of London, as its new embassy …
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Vice President Mike Pence will get the new coronavirus vaccine within days, he Tuesday – as the White House said unidentified senior officials would do so to instill ‘public confidence.’ Pence flew to his home state of Indiana Tuesday to tout the administration’s vaccine efforts. ‘Be confident that we have …
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If you love bridges of all shapes, sorts and sizes then you would love Kirwans Bridge over the Goulburn River at Nagambie. It was built in 1890 and is Victoria’s longest extant timber bridge and is very unusual with its forty-eight spans, timber stringers (now replaced by steel joists) and …
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