DPD has ordered 300 electric vans for use in the UK. Nissan is to deliver its e-NV200 by May 2020. DPD is thus expanding its electric fleet in the UK to 450 vehicles and aims to reach the 500 e-vehicle mark by the end of 2020. By then ten per …
Read More »Rail privatisation is failing and here’s what the government plans to do about it – Jonathan Walker
The current system of rail franchising isn’t working, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has admitted. Mr Shapps made it clear that he plans major changes to the way our rail industry works, as he announced that private sector operator Arriva was to be stripped of the Northern rail franchise, which will …
Read More »Shahbaz Sharif sues David Rose, Mail on Sunday in UK high court | Top Story | thenews.com.pk
Shahbaz Sharif sues David Rose, Mail on Sunday in UK high court LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday formally launched a defamation suit at the London High Court against journalist David Rose and Daily Mail & Associated Newspaper Limited (ANL) — …
Read More »Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust commits to TUC’s Dying to Work Charter
L-R: Gary O’Hare, Executive Director of Nursing and Chief Operating Officer; Claire Williams, UNISON Northern’s Regional Secretary; Mark Purvis, Staff Side Chair; Lynne Shaw, Acting Executive Director of Workforce and OD; Beth Farhat, Regional Secretary for the Northern TUC; Malcom Aiston, Managing Director of NTW Solutions; Victoria Bullerwell, Head of …
Read More »Rebecca Long-Bailey accused of lying over boast of working until 3am to prepare for meeting
Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey was accused of lying today after giving an account of working through the night to prepare for a crucial anti-austerity meeting. The left-wing candidate to replace Jeremy Corbyn told an event at the weekend how she worked until 3am in 2016 after the resignation of …
Read More »Quick-thinking neighbour helps stop £3k scam against terrified pensioner in Flintshire
A quick-thinking neighbour helped to prevent a terrified 79-year-old woman from being scammed out of thousands of pounds. The neighbour stepped in and called police after the pensioner informed them they had sent an envelope containing more than £3,000 to an address after it was demanded of her. The petrified …
Read More »Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) Receives Media Impact Rating of -2.00
Media coverage about Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) has been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, …
Read More »Live like James Bond in the ultimate high-tech bachelor pad | Bricks & Mortar
If James Bond were a real person he would surely live in the Loft. This flat’s masculine interiors are as sharp as 007 — wall-to-wall gloss and steel. Its location is also perfect for a spy: close to Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Downing Street, MI5 and MI6, as well as Bond’s …
Read More »Fraudsters intercepted after caring Flintshire neighbour takes action Deeside.com
Published: Thursday, Jan 30th, 2020 A quick thinking neighbour who suspected an elderly woman had just been scammed immediately contacted the police. With the help of the Royal Mail, an envelope containing thousands of pounds was intercepted and safely returned to the victim. The incident happened yesterday, January 29, when …
Read More »Coronavirus fears on British Airways flight from Hong Kong
Coronavirus fears have hit the UK after a British Airways plane from Hong Kong was put on lockdown on the runway amid fears infected patients were on board. The doors were kept sealed and passengers were prevented from getting off when it landed at 5am this morning after two travellers …
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