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 …
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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 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Is it safe to be receiving delivery packages and should you even be shopping for non-essential items online?
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 …
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A 55-year-old hospital consultant has become the first frontline NHS worker to die after testing positive for coronavirus. Amged El-Hawrani was an ear nose and throat (ENT) specialist at Queen’s Hospital Burton but, before he became unwell, he had also been volunteering in A&E. Dr El-Hawrani – who was described …
Read More »Help desk staff at Nightingale Hospital ExCeL Centre east London paid more than nurses
Jobs for help desk staff at London’s new field hospital are being advertised for £13,500 more than the average nurse’s salary. The NHS Nightingale Hospital is due to open this week at the ExCeL Centre in east London, providing up to 4,000 extra coronavirus patient beds. But online job adverts …
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It must have been a shock for anybody who had their food packages delivered by Jose Mourinho this week. Royal Mail might have coined the phrase but this truly was a special delivery. The Tottenham manager volunteered to help out the elderly amid the coronavirus crisis. Mourinho’s effort was an …
Read More »King of Thailand self-isolates from coronavirus at German hotel with harem of 20 concubines
The King of Thailand has taken a harem of 20 concubines with him into self-isolation at a grand hotel in southern Germany, it has been reported. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, is believed to have booked out all of the Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Bavaria to self-isolate …
Read More »Mum’s thoughtful coronavirus cleaning tip to protect postmen goes viral
A mum’s thoughtful cleaning tip to help “keep our postmen safe” has gone viral. Jo Byford posted the considerate plea to the ‘ coronavirus in Devon ‘ Facebook group, encouraging others to clean their letterboxes, gate handles, door bells and knockers with anti-bacterial cleaner. The 44-year-old from Tiverton now lives in …
Read More »Coronavirus cannot be caught from newspapers or packages, WHO confirm
Health experts and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have confirmed that newspapers cannot transmit Covid-19. Speaking on Good Morning Britain Dr Hilary Jones said: “For public health information right now it’s important people have access to information through newspapers.” Dr Jones stressed that they were an essential service and that …
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At a time of national emergency, workers in the NHS, care, education and retail sectors are rightly getting the recognition they deserve. But postal workers are among the unsung heroes who continue to battle lockdown Britain and deliver mail to residents across Nottinghamshire. From touching doors, gates and mail to …
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