Yet if it had so little impact, why did both Switzerland and Japan, which were subjected to the same external shocks but did not see anything like the same degree of money growth, have a less severe inflationary experience? In any case, the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report …
Read More »Financial scams have become hidden ‘epidemic’ as impersonation cases double in a year
Action Fraud said that having a national system allows law enforcement to see the whole picture. It is currently working to create a “new and improved next-generation service”. Angela McLaren, assistant commissioner for economic and cyber crime at the City of London Police, which includes Action Fraud, said the threat …
Read More »Royal Mail in discussions with MPs to make NHS letters blue, so they can be prioritised in Covid ‘black spots’
Some 130,000 letters have already been sent to invite people to book a vaccination appointment, while 500,000 more are being sent out this week. Last night, Royal Mail said they were “exploring a range of options with the NHS to help identify key mail items in the network even more …
Read More »Royal Mail should recruit unemployed youths to bolster delivery service, say MPs
On Wednesday, Royal Mail published an updated list of areas where there is “acute service disruption,” cutting the number of places affected from 28 to 21. But the firm has been accused of underreporting the true severity of the situation, and should face penalties, say MP’s. Ofcom, which regulates the …
Read More »Royal Mail Covid ‘blackspots’ putting lives at risk, MPs warn
The list of 28 severely affected areas, published on Monday, included 13 in or near London, as well as Leeds in West Yorkshire, Chelmsford in Essex, Widnes in Cheshire and Margate in Kent. But local leaders in other parts of the country have told The Telegraph their areas are suffering …
Read More »Pressure on NHS for Covid vaccinations round the clock
On Monday, the NHS was forced to rewrite hundreds of thousands of letters inviting people for vaccines. More than 130,000 letters already sent to over-80s were criticised by MPs and council leaders after failing to make it clear that anyone who preferred not to travel to a super centre could …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals areas on ‘Covid blacklist’ that are not receiving regular deliveries
On Monday, Royal Mail confirmed that a number of staff who work at the delivery office in Lincoln are currently self-isolating, and said there had also been virus outbreaks in Daventry and Northampton. Last week, seven postmen in Horsham contracted the virus and have not been able to work, while …
Read More »Letters: No thought for a girl alone for Christmas in a rented room in London
SIR – Tanya Gold (“Cornwall has had its fill of unwelcome visitors”, Comment, December 16) is right about the economic pressures inside Cornwall, but the headline to her article is not a fair representation of Cornish opinion. The surge of visitors following the end of the first lockdown was widely …
Read More »what does it mean for travel, shopping and refunds?
Tier 4 restrictions introduced just days before Christmas are causing chaos for consumers. From closed shops to fresh national and international travel bans, the new rules have a big effect on you and your money. We answer the most important questions. Can I go to shops to return unwanted items? …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘prioritising parcels over Christmas cards’
A second worker at a separate office in London said that after 36 years of postal work, 2020 had been “the worst so far”. “It’s not in their interest to make sure people get their birthday cards, Christmas cards, and hospital appointments compared to tracked items,” he said. “But these …
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