[ad_1] Online stores are warning of potential delivery delays ahead of Christmas, with many bringing their final date for last orders forward. Those who haven’t started their Christmas shopping yet might be about to feel the pressure as retailers such as Topshop, Superdry and New Look are no longer offering express delivery options. Topshop, which…
[ad_1] Police have urged residents to be on high alert due to a ‘very convincing’ Royal Mail and DPD scam. The scam is targeting people who have been shopping online and are waiting for their orders to be delivered – something millions of people have or will be doing in the run up to Christmas….
[ad_1] SIR – The rapid production and release of Covid vaccine is a triumph. However, I was chilled by Jonathan Van-Tam’s remarks that face-mask wearing may be compulsory for years. Masks are dehumanising – and a nuisance. I live in a fog of condensation on my glasses when wearing one. In the summer, I had…
[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech have filed for approval of their coronavirus vaccine in Europe Pfizer and BioNTech have filed for approval of their coronavirus vaccine in Europe. The pharmaceutical companies have already applied for authorisation in the US, and to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). On Tuesday the European Medicines Agency…
[ad_1] Prince William and Kate Middleton could miss an invitation to the Queen’s Christmas dinner table as the monarch finalises plans for a three-house bubble. The Royal Household is reviewing whether the Cambridges can be included as their three young children pose a health risk to Her Majesty, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99,…
[ad_1] Celebrities and social media influencers will be enlisted to help promote the coronavirus vaccine amid rising concerns over the spread of conspiracy theories online. Health bosses and ministers are in talks with ‘responsible’ high-profile stars to post positive messages about the jab. No celebrities have been confirmed but officials suggest Marcus Rashford, the England…
[ad_1] Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is understood to have been cremated in a secret ceremony two weeks after his death from coronavirus aged 74. The killer’s funeral is thought to have been arranged by his ex-wife Sonia Woodward, 70, who may also have paid for the ceremony. But family and friends were barred, with a…
[ad_1] Towns and villages near coronavirus hotspots could be lifted out of the toughest lockdown Tiers in plans being drawn up to quash growing Tory backbench anger at the restrictions. Ministers are trying to win over Tories by offering them hope that their constituencies will be ‘decoupled’ from hotspots when a review of the Tier…
[ad_1] A number of staff at a Denbighshire sorting office are self-isolating following a confirmed case of coronavirus. The Royal Mail said one positive case of the virus has been reported at the Ruthin sorting office on St Peter’s Square. In a post shared on social media, Rhys Hilditch Roberts, North Wales logistics manager for…
[ad_1] There has been almost 500 further cases of coronavirus in Lancashire with two dozen more residents losing their lives at the hands of the disease despite infection rates falling across every county borough. On Friday (November 27), Public Health England announced 498 people had tested positive for the virus in the latest 24-hour testing…