The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out his summer economic measures in a speech in the House of Commons, as he faces pressure to assist those impacted financially by the coronavirus crisis. Amid concerns …
Read More »Royal Mail partners with LEVC to test electric van
Royal Mail has taken delivery of a prototype of LEVC’s new electric van for use in real-world testing. The partnership with the Warwickshire manufacturer comes after Sutton Coldfield-headquartered DPD made the same move last month. LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has developed the VN5 which will launch later this year. …
Read More »Global Service Software Market 2020 – Impact of COVID-19, Future Growth Analysis and Challenges
The report contains a thorough summary of Package Delivery Market that includes several well-known organizations, key market players who are leading in terms of sales, variable market change, revenue, end-user demands, conformity through trustworthy services, restricted elements, products and other processes. Technical advancements, surplus capacity in developing markets, market bifurcation, …
Read More »SARAH VINE: Attacking ‘Karens’ is just racism by another name
Until last week, if you had asked the BBC to nominate the most reviled species on the planet, the answer would have been obvious: middle-aged white men, of course, the necrotic heart of the evil patriarchy (so long, Andrew Neil et al). But not any more, it seems. For Auntie …
Read More »Zee Productions launches new puzzles under its Rock Saws and Bellica imprints – ToyNews
Preparing to celebrate its first anniversary this year, Zee Productions is readying for the launch of a raft of new puzzles this autumn, designed to shake up the market with its own rock ‘n’ roll approach. Originally developed by Zee Productions’ own self-proclaimed metal-head, Steve Beatty, the Rock Saws label …
Read More »Royal Mail starts LEVC electric van trial with the VN5
Royal Mail is testing a prototype version of LEVC’s new range-extender electric van, the VN5. The postal service is one of 25 businesses taking part in the British trial, which will last until Q4. The Geely-owned LEVC, which also makes black cabs under the name TX, is deploying a fleet …
Read More »Prince Harry speaks about the ‘challenges of digging deep to find resilience’
Prince Harry has spoken about the ‘challenges of digging deep to find resilience’ during the Covid-19 crisis in a new video message for his Sentebale charity filmed in the garden of the $18 million mansion where he lives. The Duke of Sussex, 35, appeared to have been filmed the clip …
Read More »Merlin donating 30,000 tickets to emergency & essential workers
Merlin Entertainments Merlin Entertainments will donate 30,000 tickets to emergency and essential workers as part of its reopening plan and new initiative, ‘The Big Merlin Thank You’. Merlin will donate 30,000 tickets globally to emergency service and frontline essential workers in the UK, Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand. …
Read More »Royal Collection seeking job cuts as £30m loss predicted
The Royal Collection Trust is seeking voluntary redundancies amid the “greatest challenge” in its history. The charity is facing predicted losses of £30 million over the next year, and has taken out a £22 million loan to enable it to continue following the closure of royal palaces and galleries to …
Read More »Royal Mail trials refitted black taxi electrical vans
Picture copyrightRoyal Mail Picture captionThe vans are dependent on electrical black cabs which arrived into use in London in 2017 The Royal Mail is tests the use of electric powered vans for postal rounds, as component of efforts to lower emissions. The vans are refitted electric powered black taxi cabs. …
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