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SIR – Tanya Gold (“Cornwall has had its fill of unwelcome visitors”, Comment, December 16) is right about the economic pressures inside Cornwall, but the headline to her article is not a fair representation of Cornish opinion. The surge of visitors following the end of the first lockdown was widely …

Christmas. It’s not just a day. It’s a feeling. Just ask Mariah and Bing. How then to describe the anger, the anguish, the grief of December 2020? We’ve dreamed of this Christmas like no other. Yearned for it in a year of lost lives and shattered livelihoods. Just days ago …

In other words, customer service at Royal Mail is a farce, and the postal service on offer is rather less than serviceable. And from January 1, the cost of … Source link

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 …

What is the element of human interaction that you crave most in lockdown? For many of us, it has to be touch. People who live alone obviously suffer most from the absence of physical contact. But even I, living with a husband and three tactile children, have moments of so-called …

On the eve of the third quarter, investors again received good news from Astrazeneca. A final result from in-depth studies of its potential Covid-19 vaccine could be available by the end of this year, says the study’s chief investigator Andrew Pollard. His comments come days after the UK’s health authority, …

The royal clerk threw Prince Andrew a blow and left him on the floor. Prince Andrew’s reputation as a resident mischief maker was a long-kept secret within the walls of Buckingham Palace. However, a recent report uncovered a number of his previous antics, all of which foreshadowed his troubled teenage …

Opinion PUBLISHED: 08:30 17 October 2020 Unmesh Desai am, cITY AND eAST Unmesh Desai AM is well aware of the community spirit in Tower Hamlets. London Assemby The second Covid-19 wave is upon us and east London is particularly affected. Email this article to a friend To send a link …

SIR – Royal Mail's plan in the face of dwindling business involves charging more and providing less. That should surely fix the problem. Simon Watson Source link

Perhaps that explains why management struggled to face up to the severity of the crisis. An emergency rights issue came too late and secondary sites were sold off in dribs and drabs, when there should have been a giant “for sale” sign over every asset it owned Sure, the covenant …