Allwyn, the operator of the National Lottery, today confirmed the temporarily pause will start on 11pm Saturday night – following the Lotto and Thunderball draws – and will last until late Monday morning National Lottery to go offline this weekend with players unable to claim prizes(Image: Tosh Lubek via Getty …
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Kurt Geiger is set to offer an additional ten places on its free Business by Design Academy, after seeing a 130% surge in demand compared to last year. The accredited programme, originally launched by the Kurt Geiger Kindness Foundation in January 2024, provides young people facing financial barriers with hands-on …
Read More »Anne meets Ukrainian band at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal
The Princess Royal wore sunglasses and the Tattoo’s official tartan as she watched a rehearsal at Redford Barracks in the Scottish capital. She watched international teams perform their displays of military drill, music and dancing ahead of the show’s run beginning at Edinburgh Castle later this week. Anne viewed a …
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Citizens Advice East Herts chief executive Maxine Bromyard writes for the Indie. “I got a text asking me to click on a link to reschedule a parcel delivery I’d missed. I was waiting for a parcel from Royal Mail at the time, so I clicked on the link and was …
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The post box, which stands outside the community-run Dobcross Village Store and Post Office, was sealed up on Monday (July 28), in order to be converted into a new digital post box. As the Village Store and Post Office currently receives commission fees when the customers come in to post parcels, …
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Read More »American shopper ‘sent into coma’ after discovering ‘scary’ British supermarkets
An American shopper has been ‘sent into a coma’ after stepping into a Sainsbury’s store and discovering the differences between UK and US supermarkets. Content creator Paige Wester, who is an American living in England, posted a TikTok where she revealed her shock and confusion over how Brits shop. Taking to Sainsbury’s and …
Read More »BT refunds £18m to customers over contract failures
Ofcom opened an investigation into BT after receiving information it may have failed to provide required documents to customers (BT Group/PA) (PA Media) BT has refunded £18 million to customers after Ofcom ruled it did not give them enough information about their contracts. The regulator fined BT £2.8 million last …
Read More »GLS Spain grows out-of-home delivery by 40%
GLS Spain has announced that it delivered 20 million parcels to its out-of-home (OOH) network in the past year, representing a 40% increase on the previous year and 17% of the company’s total parcel volume. According to the company, these figures reflect a growing trend toward OOH deliveries, which have …
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