Nearly every set of Christmas lights bought for safety tests on online marketplaces should not have been on sale in the UK, a shocking new report has found. Consumer champion Which? has called for online marketplaces to be made legally responsible for dangerous and illegal products sold through their sites …
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Writing on social media, it said the hold-up was because of “significantly increased demand due to Royal Mail and rail strikes as well as the demands of the festive season”. It said 98 per cent of its orders usually arrive the next working day, but current delays are expected to …
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Several people have complained about an error message on the Amazon website today. They said the online retailer doesn’t allow them to buy the items they selected in their basket Amazon’s website has crashed, users have said ( Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Amazon’s website crashed today, with several shoppers …
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We could be in for some serious Black Friday shortages after almost 1,000 workers at an Amazon packaging company voted in favour of strike action. GMB Union made the announcement today that workers at DS Smith, which makes corrugated packaging for major brands such as Brewdog, PepsiCo, Diageo, McVities, Chivas …
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The Communication Workers Union announced the action across the Royal Mail Group’s network over October and November, which could hamper Black Friday and Christmas deliveries Royal Mail workers are due to strike for a further 19 days ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Christmas and Black Friday online deliveries …
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150,000 Royal Mail workers began a 48-hour strike on Thursday bringing postal services across the UK to a halt. But Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials cancelled Friday’s strike “out of respect for the Queen”, exposing their deference to a monarchy that is the embodiment of class oppression and hereditary privilege. …
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The so-called flow room upstairs allows its handful of engineers to orchestrate the routes of its 94 trucks, 24 hours a day, and keep an eye on each individual parcel once it enters the warehouse. A wall of CCTV screens and live data feeds capture the health of robots and …
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A grandmother was left gobsmacked after a gardening tool she’d ordered from Amazon arrived in a 6ft box. She’s since slammed the online retailer for its ‘joke packaging’ The gardening tool was rattling around inside the box ( Image: Kennedy News and Media) A keen gardener couldn’t believe her eyes …
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A bank has warned people to be on the alert for scammers as cases of impersonation fraud surge. TSB said the average victim of impersonation fraud loses £4,000, with household names like Royal Mail, Amazon and BT being used to lure unsuspecting people into sending money to scammers. Paul Davis, …
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Users of MoneySavingExpert (MSE) have ranked Amazon Logistics as the best parcel delivery firm in the UK for the first time in its annual post-Christmas poll. The results come after another challenging year for firms across the country who continued to provide essential services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, …
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