While mail now is arriving on island regularly from the UK and US and a handful of other countries, via Cayman Airways and British Airways flights, there is still no means to receive letters and parcels from most other jurisdictions. Melissa Martinez-Ebanks, deputy postmaster general for the Cayman Islands Postal …
Read More »Do name changes like GVC Holdings PLC’s to Entain PLC help companies escape sins of the past?
With the Ladbrokes owner aiming to improve its record on responsible gambling, the rebrand may also be an attempt to repair its public image, not a first in the history of corporate renaming Ladbrokes owner PLC () announced on Thursday morning that it is changing its name to Entain PLC …
Read More »Jingle Jangle review — your new Christmas movie family staple | Times2
★★★★☆It’s easy to forget about Forest Whitaker. He has drifted, in recent years, into that dreaded casting category of “solid supporting player” and is thus frequently granted secondary status in mainstream blockbusters such as Rogue One, Arrival and Black Panther. Yet given half a chance, and a meatier role, the …
Read More »Gateshead sorting office worker stole money and scratchcards from Christmas cards, court hears
A postal worker stole money, vouchers and scratchcards from Christmas cards at a Gateshead sorting office during the Royal Mail’s busiest month of the year, a court heard. Keith Miller helped himself to postal packets over the “Christmas pressure period” in December 2019. The Newcastle grandad targeted festive greetings cards …
Read More »Pregnant Slough woman hit by train 'feared for baby's health'
The court heard the Royal Mail worker had previously been admitted several times to hospital over her mental health but was discharged from the care … Source link
Read More »There’s far more comfort in a real letter than in a fake digital hug
What is the element of human interaction that you crave most in lockdown? For many of us, it has to be touch. People who live alone obviously suffer most from the absence of physical contact. But even I, living with a husband and three tactile children, have moments of so-called …
Read More »Farringdon police live: Street cordoned off and Royal Mail sorting office ‘evacuated’
Police have locked down a Central London street and have evacuated local businesses, according to reports from the scene. A cordon has been setup on the junction of Rosebery Avenue and Farringdon Road this morning (Thursday, November 12). One witness at the scene described it as a ‘bomb scare’, however …
Read More »Bedfordshire residents warned over Royal Mail scam doing the rounds
Royal Mail and Trading Standards are making Bedfordshire residents aware of a scam that is believed to be currently circulating around the country, as Christmas approaches. The scam involves a card being posted through letterboxes from a company called PDS, which in this case stands for Parcel Delivery Service. The …
Read More »Royal Mail driver wins £14,000 payout over disability harassment | Business
A disabled man has won a £14,000 compensation payout from Royal Mail for disability harassment in what he described as a “toxic work culture”. The case is the latest of a series of discrimination cases Royal Mail has lost. At a hearing at London Central employment tribunal earlier this month …
Read More »ATM usage slumps after Britons rush to withdraw cash before lockdown
There was a sharp rise in people taking out money from cash machines in the days before England’s second lockdown but withdrawals have slumped since last Thursday, as footfall collapsed after the country was again told to stay at home. The amount of cash withdrawn between Friday and Sunday last …
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