Dame Barbara Windsor, EastEnders icon, dies aged 83 Dame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films, has died aged 83. One of Britain’s most beloved stars, she first found fame in her role in the Carry On films and later became a household name …
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Families have been urged to post Christmas presents early amid concern that the rise in online shopping and coronavirus restrictions keeping people apart will cause delivery chaos. Unprecedented demand could cause issues with delivery and it means that people are “running out of time” to make sure presents are under …
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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 …
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The World Health Organisation says cases of live viruses being found on packaging appear to be “rare and isolated”, The Associated Press reports. While the virus can “survive a long time under cold storage conditions”, there is no evidence of people contracting Covid-19 from consuming food, it said. The virus SARS-CoV-2 …
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In London, equity markets rose solidly as investors continued to rotate away from lockdown winners and into neglected energy, aviation and travel stocks. BP and Royal Dutch Shell both jumped against the improving demand backdrop, with the former closing up 21.4p at 274.8p. Shell rose 73.4p to £13.26, with the …
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Postal deliveries are being delayed as Covid “chaos” at depots sees scores of staff forced to self-isolate. Some people have reported not receiving any mail for over a week, with postal service sources telling The Telegraph that whole offices were being taken out by Test and Trace. The problems stem …
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Christmas is coming, and this year there’s a possibility that we may not see all our loved ones on the big day. That doesn’t mean we have to skip on the present-giving side of things, though. To make sure your Christmas post arrives in plenty of time, it is worth noting …
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Royal Mail shot to its highest price since February 2019 on Monday, on hopes it could win a £550m government contract against Amazon to deliver 215,000 Covid home-testing kits a day as part of the NHS Test and Trace. Britain’s postal service company rose 8.5p to 261.7p. Adding to optimism is …
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Royal Mail and Amazon are scrambling to seize control of Boris Johnson’s “Operation Moonshot” programme to deliver 215,000 home testing kits a day. The duo are this weekend finalising rival bids to win a £550m, one-year contract from the taxpayer to spearhead home testing as part of NHS Test and …
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced new anti-coronavirus restrictions for bars, restaurants and public gatherings, in a move aimed at stopping a spike in infections and avoiding a new nationwide lockdown. Under the new rules, gyms, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters will be closed, while bars and …
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