[ad_1] Stephen Simmons was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit because of one bent copper. Then just 19-years-old, Stephen was told to plead guilty because no one would believe him if he accused the police of being liars. It would take four decades for the shocking truth to come out – that…
[ad_1] A postman was ‘unfairly’ sacked by the Royal Mail when thieves stole all the letters and parcels from his van, a tribunal has ruled. Virgil Summers had a 20-year unblemished career delivering mail tarnished when he was dismissed for gross misconduct after being accused of “failing to secure” his vehicle. The tribunal heard when…
[ad_1] Votes cast by troops serving overseas may not be counted for May’s elections, Labour claimed tonight. The ballots watchdog wrote to the Government last November suggesting a shake-up which would make it easier for soldiers posted abroad to exercise their democratic right. But Labour claimed ministers have failed to act on advice. The row…
[ad_1] Thanks to TikTok, we’ve been learning all sorts of weird and wonderful things – from why Digestive biscuits are called Digestives to sneaky tricks to apply the perfect winged eyeliner. But as well as teaching us valuable life hacks, the videos often make us pause for thought. This seems to have been a situation…
[ad_1] Fraud warnings have been issued to online banking customers after a rise in text message scams targeting savings accounts as the tax-year draws to a close. Tens of thousands of scam messages, purporting to be from Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds have been issued in the past week – asking account holders to verify…
[ad_1] The postman filmed refusing to help a pensioner after she slipped in the snow has been suspended by the Royal Mail amid an ongoing investigation. The employee, 51, told 72-year-old Patricia Stewart “I can’t help, I’m too knackered” before advising her to wear slippers as he left her lying on the ground. The incident,…
[ad_1] The woman in her 70s was left in pain on the freezing ground and said she couldn’t believe the postman just walked away. A pensioner has told how a postman left her “crying” in the snow for 20 minutes with a lump “as big as an egg” on her head. Gran-of-two Patricia Stewart said…
[ad_1] A pensioner says she has been left with a big lump on her head after a postman refused to help her up following a fall. Patricia Stewart, 72, shouted for help for around 20 minutes after slipping on ice and hitting her head outside her home. When the distraught gran-of-two, from Bainsford, Falkirk, Scotland,…
[ad_1] Postal workers could be utilised to check on the wellbeing of the elderly and to deliver prescriptions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has reportedly proposed the idea to the loss-making Royal Mail to build on its advantage of “the fact we own trust on the doorstep”. Royal Mail’s 120,000 frontline postmen and women could…
[ad_1] The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes have been sent by Royal Mail special delivery to two of his pals. Peter Sutcliffe’s remains were delivered to his brother Mick after the serial killer was cremated in secret last month. Mick later divided the white powder into two piles before they were boxed up and taken to the…