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Judges have been told to refer to postmen as “postal operatives” in a push for the court system to use gender-neutral language. The Equal Treatment Bench Book, most recently revised this month by the Judicial College, provides guidance to judges to ensure defendants, victims and witnesses are handled fairly. It …

This year the Christmas and New Year bank holidays fall on a weekend – so we get an ‘extra’ four days off in the week as a substitute. It’s great news and means more time off to spend with loved ones. But the substitution bank holidays have lead to some …

The Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations may have taken a hit with the latest problems with Covid, but you can probably rest assured there will be some top class food available. The Queen will be staying at Windsor Castle this year, as she spends her first Christmas without her husband Prince …

It’s been another remarkable year for businesses across the UK- and here at BusinessLive we’ve spent 2021 bringing you stories from across the UK of businesses who have battled through despite lockdowns and the coronavirus pandemic. As the business year comes to an end, we thought we’d remind you of …

Three festive siblings who left their list for Santa in a garden centre sleigh were invited back for Christmas presents and afternoon tea after a social media campaign tracked down the adorable children. Amy Logan’s kids Summer aged 12, Alfie aged nine, and Nevaeh aged four, were welcomed back into …

A Doncaster woman has said she is “disgusted” with the postal service after several of her Christmas cards arrived opened. The woman, posting on a local Facebook group, claims that her Christmas cards had been opened before they were delivered and believes that it was by Royal Mail workers looking …

Omicron is spreading across the country like wildfire, and its lead to closures, disruption and chaos across vital services. Most rail operators across the UK have been forced to run reduced timetables due to the number of staff members off sick with the virus. This comes days before Christmas, leading …

A warning is being issued to last-minute Christmas shoppers that there is a rise in scam delivery text messages. With online shopping increasing this year, there are expected to be huge numbers of parcels delivered to households across the UK in the coming days. In the final three months of …

If you’ve ever received a bizarre text message claiming you have a parcel “waiting for delivery”, it’s likely to be a fraudster waiting in the shadows to scam you. More than a million scam texts are expected to be sent out across the country this week, and more than half …

Christmas means we are all shopping more and the online deliveries are piling up – but how do you know if a text about the parcel you’re expecting is real? Key indicators it’s a scam delivery text The mobile number is unidentified, even if the company name is mentioned in …