The switchover from army-run mobile coronavirus testing to private companies has immediately been met with two major bungles across Greater Manchester. An outbreak of 12 cases at Manchester’s Royal Mail depot saw the council pointed in the direction of outsourced company G4S for urgent mass testing – but the firm …
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An outbreak of coronavirus has closed a Royal Mail delivery office leaving thousands of people without their post. Several staff members at the centre in Swindon, Wiltshire have tested positive for Covid-19 causing it to cease operations. This means that up to six postcode areas won’t receive any deliveries until …
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A Royal Mail postman who claimed colleagues had dubbed him the “Jimmy Savile of the post office” threatened to buy a gun to get revenge on them, a tribunal heard. Colin Richardson was suffering from mental health problems when he claimed he was bullied and harassed by colleagues. He was …
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It’s one of the most popular retailers in the UK, and now Superdrug has announced that it has launched a £89 coronavirus antibody blood test that is 97.5% accurate. The test is available at 30 Superdrug Health Clinics, and involves a blood sample being taken by a nurse, before it’s …
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An outbreak of coronavirus has been confirmed at a Royal Mail delivery office. A number of postal workers have tested positive for Covid-19 at the site on Station Road in Chester. Although the exact figure has not been revealed, the sorting office will remain open, CheshireLive reports. Bosses say a …
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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 …
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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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A challenge involving the ‘Postman Pat’ theme song has become the latest social media craze after videos emerged of drivers blasting the music in front of postal workers. The trend has divided opinion online with some branding the spate as ‘bullying’. A series of videos show drivers lurking in their …
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The royal family has released a rare photograph of the Queen and her three heirs, with Prince George absolutely stealing the show as usual. Shared on the Kensington Palace Instagram account today to mark the start of a new decade, the image features The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The …
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An embarrassed mum-to-be has wet herself after Royal Mail delivery office staff refused her use of the loo. Desperate Chelsea Hastie is due to give birth on Christmas Day and was picking up a parcel from when she realised she had no chance of getting home in time. The 23-year-old …
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