An explosion in deadly dog bite attacks has led to top level Government talks to try to stop the “national crisis”. Already this year, six people have been mauled to death by dogs, double the amount from last year. Four were children under three. A pandemic boom in pet ownership …
Read More »Postman Appears To Boot Family Dog While Making Delivery
WARNING: Contains distressing images A woman says her daughter was left in tears after a postman appeared to kick their dog while delivering a parcel to them. Footage from the woman’s video doorbell shows the Royal Mail worker at the door of her Greater Manchester home, which was opened by …
Read More »Royal Mail To Deliver Parcels From The Sky With New Drone Launch
Royal Mail wants to add 50 more drones to its fleet of 500 over the next three years in order to create added ‘postal drone routes’. The UK postal service has partnered up with drone company Windracers with plans to further reduce Royal Mail’s carbon emissions while improving reliability to …
Read More »Post boxes have been painted green and people aren’t happy about it
Traditionally, there is only one colour for Royal Mail post boxes. In cities, towns and villages across the UK they stand out in that traditional deep red colour. And while some were painted gold after Team GB triumphs in the London 2012 Olympics, one village has seen the police called …
Read More »Pioneering ‘Spitfire Women’ take centre stage on new Second World War stamps
She helped pave the way for the Allied victory in European skies, at the same time blazing a trail for women’s rights and equal pay. But Maureen Dunlop – one of a pioneering group of women pilots who flew fighter and bomber aircraft during the Second World War – took …
Read More »A sacrificial lamb or a dinosaur? Telegraph readers are divided on the privatisation of Channel 4
Dubbed the biggest privatisation since Royal Mail, Channel 4 will go up for sale ahead of the next general election, the Government has announced. The decision, which was confirmed on Monday, came as concerns about Channel 4’s finances were exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Now, a foreign owner could step …
Read More »Royal Mail opens ‘Swap Out’ scheme – how it works for 1st and 2nd class stamps
Royal Mail is opening a stamp swap scheme allowing customers to switch their old stamps for the equivalent value of new barcoded ones. It is moving to barcoded stamps as part of a modernisation drive, with added security features and new services. Non-barcoded stamps will remain valid to use until …
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail chatbox scam that signs you up to subscription
A new Royal Mail scam could see you seriously out of pocket as fraudsters turn to using online chat boxes to get your details. According to consumer campaigners Which? there is a new twist on the delivery scam which sees fraudsters creating fake chatbots that sign victims up for expensive …
Read More »Why is Hermes changing its name to Evri? The parcel service is rebranding
Hermes Group have announced today (Friday, March 11, 2022) that it will change its name to Evri. Hermes is a multinational delivery company and postal service with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. Along with a name rebrand, Hermes will also bring out a new logo across the UK. Hermes conducts deliveries …
Read More »Postman solves mystery of why letter P is written on post
Curious Brits have finally found out why their post sometimes arrives with a letter P scribbled across. The Mirror reported that many Reddit users were fretting about what it meant. One person said: “It’s what thieves use to mark your house to let others know you have expensive dogs.” Another …
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