Royal Mail launches new fleet of eHGVs

Royal Mail has rolled out a fleet of eight electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) at its parcel hubs in Daventry and Warrington. The postal service described the launch as “a major step forward” in reducing the Royal Mail’s carbon emissions and its goal to achieve net zero by 2040. The …

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Christmas postbox closure in Barton-upon-Humber ‘disappointing’

Grace McGroryBarton-upon-Humber BBC Mairi Wingate said the closure of the postbox ahead of Christmas was ‘disappointing’ for her customers A postmistress says a decision to temporarily close a postbox outside her branch weeks before Christmas is “disappointing”. Mairi Wingate and staff at the Barton-Upon-Humber Post Office said they arrived for …

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Partnership update: White Company’s 24-hour pyjama delivery, Waitrose’s invisible delivery tags, and more

By Megan Robinson and Ellis Hawthorne2025-12-02T07:00:00 Welcome to Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail. Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail. Have you recently announced a technology or supply …

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Criminals flood UK phones as festive fraud surges

Criminal organisations are inundating UK mobile users with fraudulent delivery text messages as Christmas shopping accelerates after Black Friday. These operations are deploying large-scale messaging campaigns that request small redelivery fees to steal banking information and personal data from unsuspecting consumers. Government agencies, telecoms providers and parcel firms have issued …

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How Kate Middleton’s ‘true class shone through’ at Prince Philip’s historic funeral – as the caring future Queen shifted from the ‘periphery’ of the Royal Family to its ‘heart’

On April 17, 2021, a solemn Royal Family gathered at Windsor’s St George’s Chapel to bid a heartfelt farewell to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As hearts broke across the world for the late Queen Elizabeth, who was married to Philip for 73 years, sat alone in the pews, it …

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