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Royal Mail has reintroduced Saturday deliveries after more than a month of temporarily stopping them. Due to the impact coronavirus had on the company, the postal service reduced its days of delivery during the week from six to five. This was mainly because of staff shortages and an increase in …

Like many aspects of our lives, posting and deliveries have been impacted by coronavirus, with many services being delayed. Royal Mail made the decision to temporarily stop Saturday deliveries a month ago. It meant anything posted on a Friday would arrive on Monday at the very earliest. But from today, …

A postman has been attempting to spread a little joy everywhere he goes as he continues to drop off his deliveries in fancy dress. Jon Matson, 39, has worked for Royal Mail for four years and made the decision during lockdown to get dressed up to “lift the spirits” of …

Government tells schools to stay open through the Easer holidays to look after children of key workers who will still be needed to help Britain’s battle against coronavirus Government closed all of the schools in Britain to most children from March 20 Only pupils still attending school are vulnerable children …

Boots UK has been supporting the Government’s drive to provide coronavirus tests for NHS staff, with Boots Opticians employees among some of the first volunteers Pixabay/ Adriano Gadini Boots UK is supporting the Government to establish and resource new ‘drive-through’ testing stations that provide coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for frontline NHS …

In the space of just one month, life in Kent has changed dramatically. From the closing of schools and non-essential businesses, to the mounting, unrelenting, pressure being applied to our NHS, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all walks of life. As of 9am this morning (March 30), 368 people in …

Prince William wants to return to the NHS as an air ambulance pilot to do his bit in the fight against the deadly coronavirus as it continues to rip across Britain. The Duke of Cambridge, who flew as a medic for two years with the East Anglian Air Ambulance until 2017, has …

Royal Mail postal workers have been ordered to leave parcels on customers’ doorsteps to keep a ‘safe distance’ from homeowners as the coronavirus crisis intensifies. Postman and father-of one Ethan Gordon, from Boston, Lincolnshire, took to Facebook to outline the instructions to customers ‘for their safety and all posties alike’. It …

Northern Ireland taking ‘diversity’ approach to coronavirus pandemic Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said there is a “diversity” of approach to tackling the coronavirus crisis within the region’s executive. “I don’t think it is any secret that there is a diversity of views in the executive, not …

Since being placed under lockdown on Monday 23 March, many people in the UK have had to acclimatise to spending the majority of their days cooped up in their homes. Adapting to this temporary way of life has meant having to give up most of our everyday activities, such as …