NewsOpinionColumnists THE more observant will point out that Royal Mail staff already have a very environmentally mode of transport at their disposal. It’s called a bicycle. Tuesday, 7th July 2020, 11:46 am The Royal Mail is introducing a fleet of electric vans in Leeds. Yet such flippancy masks major changes …
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Fit-out specialist BW has said the coronavirus crisis will hit turnover by more than 10% this year as the firm confirmed the slowdown had forced it to cut jobs. The company, which last year completed work on a scheme to turn a former Royal Mail sorting office in London’s West …
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The company that owns Alton Towers is giving away 30,000 tickets to emergency services and support workers across the world. Merlin Entertainments is donating the tickets to people in Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand as well as 10,000 in the UK. Most of the tickets in the UK …
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They haven’t quite ruined her summer, but it’s been close. Day after day, news of exasperating royal behaviour has thudded on to the nation’s breakfast tables to the despair of the Queen. Prince Harry’s staggeringly misjudged swipe at the Commonwealth and his assertion that it must acknowledge past wrongs over empire …
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The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Royal Mail is trialling the use of electric vans for parcel and letter deliveries to help cut emissions. The company is partnering with the London Electric Vehicle Company to trial its new VN5 …
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From Samsung to Google, Android smartphones are some of the most popular handheld devices around the world. But if you use an Android smartphone, make sure you’re on the lookout for a new ‘missed delivery’ message. Researchers from Cybereason have warned about a new type of malware called FakeSpy that …
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Scarlett Johansson Says Black Widow Will Reveal Why Natasha Sacrificed Herself In Avengers: Endgame & We Can’t Keep Calm! Not just Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans, but Scarlett Johansson’s journey with MCU is over too. With her solo and yet-to-release film Black Widow, the actress is all set to …
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The new VN5 prototype electric van, based on a London taxi cab, which the postal firm is trialling for parcel and letter deliveries, with the aim of cutting emissions (Credits: PA) The Royal Mail is trialling the use of electric vans for parcel and letter deliveries, with the aim of cutting …
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THOSE behind the murders of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (below) and Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky will be among the first to face UK sanctions for human rights abuses. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab told the Commons that two senior Myanmar generals involved in the brutal suppression of the minority Rohingya population …
Read More »Robin Budenberg, who will take over as Lloyds’ chairman, is a quietly spoken banker who built his career at Warburg, which became part of UBS. He will join the board on October 1 before taking over from Lord Blackwell early next year, but he already knows Lloyds well. Having advised …
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