A TEENAGE photography prodigy from Oxfordshire has won a prestigious nationwide accolade for the third time. Oxford schoolboy Alex White, who rose to fame across the county for his highly-skilled and up-close snaps of local wildlife, was crowned winner at the Young Mammal Photographer of the Year in the category …
Read More »Coronavirus: How Can We Celebrate Mother’s Day While Being Socially Responsible?
Last night, new government advice was issued encouraging everyone to start practising social distancing in order to protect the most vulnerable in society from coronavirus (Covid-19) transmission. As a result, Mother’s Day celebrations across the nation are being put on hold. ‘Social-distancing] guidance is for everyone…to reduce social interaction between …
Read More »Amazon to suspend non-essential shipments to UK and US warehouses | Business
Online retail giant Amazon is stopping sellers from sending non-essential items to its UK and US warehouses until 5 April, to make space for vital items needed by its customers during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon wrote to its third-party sellers, some of whom use the company’s logistics to store and …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to delay strike action over coronavirus
Royal Mail staff will delay going out on strike despite an overwhelming vote in favour on Tuesday, and could instead act as a “fifth emergency service” to deliver food and medical supplies to the elderly, union leaders said. The ballot on Tuesday, in which more than 90 per cent of …
Read More »Royal Mail's CWU members vote in favour of strike action
The union members' move to strike comes a few weeks after Royal Mail's proposed 6% pay rise, which was part of a three-year deal with CWU, the … Source link
Read More »How the UK’s sanctions compare to the Second World War
This week, the British public has been asked to channel its “Blitz spirit”, while many older people have said that if they can survive the war, they can survive this. In Tuesday’s press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the steps taken to fight the deadly disease were “unprecedented since …
Read More »Royal Mail’s CWU members vote in favour of strike action
March 17 (Reuters) – Royal Mail, one of the world’s oldest postal services, said on Tuesday it was “disappointed” that 94.5% of its workers with Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted in favour of a strike action. The union members’ move to strike comes a few weeks after Royal Mail’s proposed …
Read More »Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Opportunity Assessments 2020-2025
Market Research Vision announces addition of new report “ Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Report: Regional Data Analysis by Production, Revenue, Price, Gross Margin, and Forecast to 2025” to its database The “Courier and Local Delivery Services Market” globally is a standout among st the most emergent and astoundingly approved …
Read More »Coronavirus case confirmed at Oxfordshire Royal Mail office
A CASE of Covid-19 has been confirmed at an Oxfordshire depot of Royal Mail. The employee who tested positive for the potentially deadly virus is at home and receiving clinical advice, a spokesperson for the organisation confirmed today. They said: “A colleague who works in one of our Oxfordshire sites has been …
Read More »Oxford doctor Chris Gough tweets about coronavirus experience
AN NHS doctor in Oxford has given insight into what it is like to have Covid-19, after he contracted the virus himself. Chris Gough took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that he was recovering from coronavirus, and to explain what his symptoms were. More than 160,000 people have ‘liked’ his initial tweet …
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