People purchasing items for home delivery have been warned to watch out for scammers who are taking advantage of delays caused by industrial action at the Royal Mail. The national postal service recently warned customers that postage could be affected by union strike action, and security experts say that criminals …
Read More »Still waiting for your home delivery? Watch out for the scammers!
People purchasing items for home delivery have been warned to watch out for scammers who are taking advantage of delays caused by industrial action at the Royal Mail. The national postal service recently warned customers that postage could be affected by union strike action, and security experts say that criminals …
Read More »Innovative recipes to spice up your post-Christmas meals
Christmas dinner is one of the highlights of the festive season but leftovers can be as delicious as the main event. If you’re bored of turkey, or tofurkey, sandwiches then these two treats will keep you and your family happy this Christmas. Finding something different to do with the copious …
Read More »Sunak urged to drop two-child benefit cap to lift half a million out of poverty
Rishi Sunak has been urged to drop “unspeakably cruel” policies to lift half a million children out of poverty. SNP MP Kirsten Oswald has urged the Prime Minister to U-turn on his decision to back the two-child limit and benefit cap policies set by his predecessors. Households with more than …
Read More »Review: Belkin Boost Charge Pro clears up the clutter
If you’re enjoying being bedded into the Apple ecosystem you might well find that you have a lot of charges and cables strewn around your home. They sure do stack up over time. But Belkin might just have the solution for you with the Boost Charge Pro. The device is …
Read More »Warning to anyone waiting for a parcel after 400 reports of Royal Mail scam
An email scam is targeting people waiting for parcels to be delivered with 400 recent reports. Action Fraud has issued an alert. It said: “The emails claim that the recipient missed a delivery and has a parcel waiting for them. The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail employees join rail workers on strike as nursing walkout looms
Commuters face a second day of severe rail disruption today (Wednesday, December 14) as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are joined in walkouts by Royal Mail workers, and nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action. As on the first day of the 48-hour strike, around half …
Read More »Government to hold Cobra meeting as it faces widespread strikes
Plans for military staff and civil servants to cover for striking workers in the coming weeks will be discussed at a Cobra meeting on Monday (December 12). The country is set to be hit by a wave of strikes over the coming weeks as Royal Mail staff, nurses, paramedics, rail …
Read More »Rail strikes to go ahead after RMT rejects pay offer over fears of job losses
The RMT rail union has rejected a pay offer from train operators. It means strike action in December would go ahead. Earlier today the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) offered Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union workers an 8 per cent pay rise and guaranteed no compulsory redundancies before April 2024. …
Read More »Children reveal what changes they would make if they ran the country
Children have revealed the top changes they would make if they were in charge of the country – including protecting all animals, no more homework or school uniforms, and teaching kids to cook from an earlier age. A survey, of 1,000 6-12-year-olds, and their parents, found that more than a …
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