Two teenagers have been charged after allegedly tampering with parcels on a Royal Mail train. British Transport Police (BTP) were alerted at about 1.42am on Tuesday following reports two young men had gained access to a service at Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway. The suspects are said to have damaged …
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Skyports Drone Services has introduced Speedbird Aero as a new aircraft partner for the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery initiative launched in collaboration with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority, and Loganair. The Brazilian drone manufacturer will provide its DLV-2 aircraft for Skyports Drone Services’ global delivery and …
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Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services have launched the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery project which will see letters and parcels transported to Royal Mail staff on Graemsay and Hoy. Established in partnership with Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair, the collaboration have established a daily inter-island mail …
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two teenagers have been charged with theft after allegedly intercepting a Royal Mail train in the middle of the night by tampering with …
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Two teenagers ‘imitate Great Train Robbery by trying to rob Royal Mail train on West Coast Main Line in copycat heist 60 years later’ Police are called to train near Lockerbie in southern Scotland at about 1.40am Duo aged 17 and 18 were found and arrested after parcels were ‘interfered …
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Chris Paxton, Head of Drone Trials at Royal Mail, discusses the prospect of using drones for postal deliveries. He emphasises that while drones won’t replace the essential role of postmen and postwomen, they can significantly assist postal workers in their tasks. Mr Paxton says the technology opens up possibilities for …
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The UK’S first done delivery service has been launched in a remote part of Scotland. Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services have launched the Orkney I-Port operation to distribute letters and parcels between the islands. Mail will be transported from Royal Mail’s Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness, where the drone …
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Royal Mail Begins Orkney Drone Mail Delivery Service | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Credit: Skyports LONDON–Britain’s Orkney Islands are set to become the first region of the UK to have an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) mail delivery service. UK postal delivery company Royal Mail has teamed …
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Liverpool locals react to the news that regular stamps without a barcode are no longer valid for postage Regular stamps without a barcode are no longer valid for postage. If people send mail with these stamps, it will be treated as if there is insufficient postage. Any item with insufficient …
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You can’t deliver mail in a maelstrom. That’s the unique problem facing island communities off the U.K. coast that must contend with service disruptions whenever poor weather derails ferry routes. But the challenge could be solved by a groundbreaking new service. Royal Mail, the U.K.’s oldest parcel carrier, and Skyports …
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