High costs, declining services, scandal-hit companies and eye-watering bonuses. These are the things British voters have long come to expect from private companies who have been given responsibility for delivering crucial public services. Is it any surprise then that, when asked if they’d like these key services returned to the …
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Brits are swapping their summer wardrobe for cosier clothing as the cold weather rolls in with one notable exception: our posties. Despite a mild October, November’s icy chill would have prompted most of us to bid farewell to shorts. However, postal workers march to a different drum; regardless of the …
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The fourth annual parcels league table from Citizens Advice has shown that almost 15 million online shoppers in the UK experienced a delivery issue with a parcel they received in the last month. According to the league table, which looks at the top five delivery companies by parcel volume and …
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The oldest living man in the world John Alfred Tinniswood died at the age of 112. The information was confirmed by his family, the BBC writes. Tinniswood died on Monday, November 25, at a nursing home in Southport. John became the oldest person in the world in April this year, …
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We need to step back from our own regional bias of what an address is to understand the cross-border address data problem exposed in payments. Most people reading this will reside in a developed western country that typically follows a government-regulated postal address standard with the format of premise, street, …
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Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), the tech-based content specialist, has appointed its first ever chief creative officer as part of plans to push the boundaries of creativity and set new standards in the output of quality “halo content”. Joanna Wilby takes on the role with immediate effect, having been promoted from …
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Home delivery companies Amazon, DHL, Evri, Royal Mail and UPS are the top five brands impersonated by scammers targeting the UK. And with Christmas fast approaching, Which? is warning shoppers to expect a flurry of fake texts and emails. Which? teamed up with the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF), an Oxford-based non-profit, to explore …
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Louise Rayner will join the Rickmansworth Royal Mail team on their rounds next week to raise funds for the Paul Strickland Scanner Centre. The centre, at Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood, provides CT, MRI, and PET/CT scans to diagnose and monitor cancer and other serious conditions. Ms Rayner has received …
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We have heard how some fraudsters are taking over the accounts of mobile phone network customers like Ms Jackson and Mr Mitchell – who have had eSim cards activated in their name. Ms Jackson had her bank details hacked by scammers and Mr Mitchell’s phone stopped working as a result. …
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Andrea Rossi, DB Cargo's Chief Executive, wrote to Louise Haigh and Peter Hendy after Royal Mail ended its contract with the operator. Source link
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