‘Heatbroken’ families forced to spend Xmas apart over cost of quarantine hotels Families have been left “heartbroken” after being forced to cancel Christmas plans over the cost of the UK’s quarantine hotels. Colin Doney, a teacher from Northampton, had to cancel his flight home from Malawi due to the £2,285-cost …
Read More »Royal Mail sack postman who failed to help woman in Falkirk Scotland | UK | News
The postman told vulnerable Patricia Stewart, 72, he was too tired to help her get to her feet after her stumble on her driveway in sub-zero temperatures. Footage shows Patricia, who has a bone disease, appear to converse with the postie, who then brazenly walks away from her. When she …
Read More »UPS opens innovation center in Singapore to accelerate digitalization
UPS has launched its Supply Chain Solutions Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore, in a bid to accelerate the company’s digitalization by testing emerging technologies in logistics in Asia. ‘) } // –> The center consists of specialized zones that include a mock-up of a warehouse for real-time demonstrations of the …
Read More »Postman sacked after leaving elderly woman lying on doorstep
A postie has been sacked for leaving a frail pensioner lying on her own doorstep after she had a fall. Thomas McCafferty ignored cries for help from 72-year-old Patricia Stewart as she lay on the steps of her home after suffering a fall last February, telling her that he was …
Read More »Global Postal Industry Report 2021 reveals US$21.7bn growth in parcel revenue
Postal service intelligence provider International Post Corporation (IPC) has released its Global Postal Industry Report 2021, finding a €19.3bn (US$21.7bn) growth in parcel revenue as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘) } // –> On aggregate, total global postal industry revenue reached €442.6bn (US$499.5bn) in 2020, up €20.5bn (US$23.1bn) …
Read More »Lateral flow test shortage: where to get a test in Norfolk
Published: 6:10 PM December 13, 2021 People in Norfolk have not been able to order lateral flow tests from the government website due to “exceptionally high demand”. On Monday (December 13) the government website showed anyone trying to order the rapid coronavirus tests a message advising them to “try again …
Read More »Amazon to deliver lateral flow kits after government website overwhelmed by demand
Britons are braced for a scramble to access Covid tests as new daily testing rules come into force for contacts of positive cases. Officials insisted that there is no shortage of the lateral flow kits, despite thousands of users being told that none were available on the Government’s website throughout …
Read More »Postman too ‘knackered’ to help Falkirk OAP lying in snow is sacked
Thomas McCafferty’s callous actions sparked a huge backlash when it was first reported. Patricia Stewart had a fall outside her home Farm Street. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Lying in the snow on a cold winter day, McCafferty failed to provide even …
Read More »Royal Mail delays: Eccles residents fail to get post for a month – BBC News
MPs have called on Royal Mail to sort the delivery "chaos" in Salford as some … They said a number of residents told them that postal delays had … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail warns of delivery disruption in 25 places before Christmas – see full list
Royal Mail says it is working to minimise delays to the delivery of presents and cards – but admits it may not be able to offer a full service in some places. Check the full list below Royal Mail has listed 21 places being affected by disruption ( Image: AFP …
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