Rail passengers were hit by disruption on the first working day of the year in England and Wales due to a combination of faults and coronavirus-related staff shortages. No London Overground services were able to run between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays on Tuesday morning due to a fault on …
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Boris Johnson has tasked ministers with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences as the Government acknowledged high Covid levels could hit businesses hard over the coming weeks. Public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for a worst case scenario of up to a quarter of staff off work …
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Big changes are on the way for drivers in 2022- including an addition to the Highway Code. Some new rules will apply to motorists’ conduct while behind the wheel, while there is also set to be a new crackdown on parking on pavements. There are also tougher rules around using …
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Postal firm the Royal Mail has apologised after customers experienced delays over the Christmas period. Whilst slower mail is usually common for the festive period, this year has been particularly difficult. Royal Mail has said that it is doing its best to get parcels to people on time but that …
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Pictures of a Christmas Day hike became the unexpected target of negative comments. A walking group, hoping to encourage more Muslims to take up hiking, attracted over 130 people. Muslim Hikers organised a mountain walk in Derbyshire’s Peak District on December 25. A spokesman for Muslim Hikers, Haroon Mota, says …
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A Newtown postman was sacked after he routinely drove his Royal Mail van after drinking beer, a tribunal heard. Ian Partington admitted stopping at the pub for a pint then driving his van home twice a week after work and was even caught with a can of lager in the …
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Royal Mail has revealed this year’s most-wanted presents after receiving thousands of letters from children to Santa. Favourites such as Lego, Playmobil and Barbie are all in the top 10, as well as board games and Scalextric. The Playmobil range tops this year’s list, with the Barbie Dream House taking …
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Royal Mail has revealed this year’s most-wanted presents after receiving thousands of letters from children to Santa. Favourites such as Lego, Playmobil and Barbie are all in the top 10, as well as board games and Scalextric. The Playmobil range tops this year’s list, with the Barbie Dream House taking …
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Royal Mail has revealed this year’s most-wanted presents after receiving thousands of letters from children to Santa. Favourites such as Lego, Playmobil and Barbie are all in the top 10, as well as board games and Scalextric. The Playmobil range tops this year’s list, with the Barbie Dream House taking …
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A postman was fired after he was spotted working at a corner shop while off sick with a bad shoulder, a tribunal heard. Pathamaraja Kanapathipillai had been off work injured for a year when a Royal Mail manager caught him carrying a box of drinks. After realising he’d been seen, …
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