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Thirteen members of staff at a Royal Mail delivery office have tested positive for coronavirus. The cases have been confirmed at the North Tyneside office on Cumberland Road, in North Shields, and some staff are also self-isolating. Royal Mail says an “intensive clean” has been carried out at the site …

The Australian share market is set to continue its positive trend this week. At 7:45am AEDT, ASX futures were up 0.7 per cent to 6,781. The benchmark local ASX 200 index closed 0.4 per cent higher on Monday after being up by as much as 1.8 per cent earlier in …

Action Fraud said that having a national system allows law enforcement to see the whole picture. It is currently working to create a “new and improved next-generation service”. Angela McLaren, assistant commissioner for economic and cyber crime at the City of London Police, which includes Action Fraud, said the threat …

The UK today recorded another 6,040 new coronavirus cases marking a 19 per cent drop in positive tests week-on-week.  Today’s death toll of 158 marks a drop of 45 per cent on the 290 deaths recorded last Saturday – acting as further proof of Britain’s successful vaccine roll-out. The deaths total across …

Britain’s Covid deaths crisis could fizzle out by Easter, one of the nation’s leading experts claimed today as official data showed fatalities and infections are continuing to plummet.  Department of Health bosses recorded another 6,391 cases — down by a quarter week-on-week. The UK’s weekly infection rate has now dipped …

  ( Private Coronavirus Tests: How They Work, Where To Get One, and the Cost ) In the past, the NHS has done the bulk of Coronavirus testing in the UK. That is partly because it has had a monopoly and expertise over Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests. However, while …

Grieving families last night said deaths had been wrongly certified as Covid-19. Demanding an inquiry, top medical experts and MPs also insisted they were ‘certain’ that too many fatalities were being blamed on the virus. One funeral director said it was ‘a national scandal’. The claims are part of a …

Royal Mail has confirmed coronavirus cases at a Nottingham delivery site this year. Four colleagues have tested positive for Covid this year at the Glaisdale Delivery Office, the company confirmed. Royal Mail says it has carried out an intensive clean of the building in Glaisdale Parkway and the office is …

Royal Mail has named several Cambridgeshire postcodes likely to experience delays to the delivery of their post this week due to Covid-related problems. The postal service has said several areas across the country are likely to be affected by delays due to “resourcing issues, associated self-isolation and safety measures.” It …

Nearly half of people believe those who lost their job during the pandemic were likely to have been underperforming, a survey has found. In findings that will raise fears over inequalities in Britain, a study of attitudes by researchers at Kings College London showed a significant minority thought a widening …