At the same time Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, announced that 778 of miles of roadworks will be lifted to allow for easier driving conditions over the Christmas period and rail upgrades postponed to allow for extra services, with over 95 per cent of the rail network to be left …
Read More »Christmas scams: Watch out for these DPD and Royal Mail dupes
The most vulnerable time of the year: Britons bombarded with fake emails as fraudsters impersonate DPD and Royal Mail to grab personal and card details Dozens of people have reported being sent a fake email claiming to be from DPD Another from Royal Mail also asks recipients to provide a …
Read More »Cloudhouse Technologies acquires UpGuard Core to help customers find and fix infrastructure compliance and change management issues
LONDON, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cloudhouse Technologies, the leader in application compatibility packaging solutions, has acquired UpGuard Core, from third-party risk and attack surface management platform UpGuard Inc. UpGuard Core will now be known as Cloudhouse Guardian, joining Cloudhouse’s Application Compatibility Packaging solution to offer customers the unique capability …
Read More »Royal Mail partners with consortium to become first UK parcel carrier to use a drone to deliver a parcel – sUAS News
Royal Mail has partnered with DronePrep, Skyports and what3words to become the first nationwide UK parcel carrier to deliver a parcel for recipients via an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first delivery took place to a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull. Next year the consortium will undertake a consultation …
Read More »Why seasonal jobs shifted from storefronts to warehouses
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of seasonal retail workers across North America and Europe would usually be wrapping gifts, stirring hot chocolates, tidying Christmas displays, or assisting the flurry of last-minute shoppers. But the balance of available holiday jobs this year has radically shifted from storefront to warehouse …
Read More »Bicester attack: Yobs stamped on man ‘for no apparent reason’
A YOB who stamped on, kicked and punched a man in a drunken alleyway attack has been spared jail. Benjamin Sammons was part of a gang who ‘for no apparent reason’ launched a brutal assault on their victim. The man lost a number of items in the attack and he …
Read More »Pippa Middleton is ‘pregnant with second child’ and ‘thrilled’
Pippa Middleton is ‘pregnant with her second child’. The sister of Kate Middleton, 37, is ‘thrilled’ to be expecting with her husband James Matthews, 45. A source close to the Middleton family told the Page Six: ‘Pippa and James are thrilled, it’s fantastic news amid a difficult year. The entire …
Read More »Exclusive pictures show Prince Andrew in the Bahamas with his daughters
A doting father and his two daughters are relaxing in the Caribbean sunshine. These never-before-published photographs show Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, then aged 12 and 11, on holiday in the Bahamas in the week following Easter Sunday, 2001. They were taken by the …
Read More »Royal Mail scam: Natwest issues alert as thousands conned into ‘giving away bank details’
“Never input your bank or card information after following a link on any emails that claims it is from the Royal Mail because it will result in your card details being stolen by criminals. “If you have reason to believe that you may have been tricked, it is essential that …
Read More »7 Online Scams To Be Aware Of This Christmas
Cybercriminals have been quick to exploit the rise in online shopping in the wake of the pandemic and lockdowns, and unfortunately, now with Christmas upon us, scams are ramping up. Criminals’ prime targets including those buying electronic goods – such as smartphones, the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, …
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