Royal Mail has reported a big boost to parcels during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also run up extra costs of £160m, and said outdated working practices needed to change to return the company to profitability. A surge in online shopping has led to strong growth in parcel volumes for …
Read More »Dealers Jailed After Sending Envelopes Of Drugs Using Post Boxes
A pair of drug dealers who supplied users by posting envelopes stuffed with narcotics through the Royal Mail postbox system have been jailed. James Willoughby, 27, and Mac Cheremeh, 42, had sent hundreds of envelopes by posting them into post boxes in and around Chelmsford, Essex. These envelopes, which contained …
Read More »Royal Navy called in to help tackle Channel migrant crisis
In a video conference call with Conservative MPs last week, Home Secretary Priti Patel was alleged to have said: “France is a racist country. They would rather come to England.” French politicians called the claims “hateful”, according to the Mail on Sunday, but sources close to Ms Patel sought to …
Read More »Coronavirus outbreaks at Iceland, Royal Mail and Honda all in the same region
Four coronavirus outbreaks have taken place at Honda, Royal Mail, Iceland and a fire station in Swindon. Some 51 employees at an Iceland food distribution centre in Swindon have tested positive for Covid-19. Workers at the facility are being offered on-site testing in a bid to contain the virus. Three …
Read More »Royal Mail fined £1.6 million for late letters and overcharging for stamps
Royal Mail has been fined £1.6 million by Ofcom for late letters and overcharging for stamps. Royal Mail is required by Ofcom to deliver 93 per cent of first-class post within one working day of collecting it but only 91.5 per cent of post arrived on time during the 2018-19 …
Read More »Royal Mail fined £1.6m for late deliveries and stamp overcharging | Business
Royal Mail has been fined £1.6m by the communications regulator Ofcom for delivering letters late and overcharging for stamps. Ofcom requires the postal service to deliver 93% of first-class post within one working day of collecting it but Royal Mail undershot the target, with only 91.5% of post arriving on …
Read More »Android ‘missed delivery’ message scam targets Royal Mail app users
Android smartphone users are being warned to be aware of a new ‘missed delivery’ message designed to steal personal details. Researchers from Cybereason have flagged up a new type of malware called FakeSpy that can hack key personal information. The malware was first detected by Android users in South Korea …
Read More »Gin, cheese and coffee: Britons flock to subscription services in lockdown | Business
One in 10 Britons has signed up to a subscription service during lockdown, with companies offering regular deliveries of food and drink reporting a huge spike in the customer numbers. Companies offering gin, cheese and coffee subscriptions have all reported big increases in customer numbers, as consumers unable to get …
Read More »Google’s strangest street views, and other creepy wonders – the week in art | Art and design
Exhibition of the week Jon Rafman: Nine Eyes of Google Street ViewImages appropriated from Google Street View give an eerily intimate and creepily intrusive vision of life on Earth.• Sprüth Magers online until 25 July. Also showing Annie Leibovitz Photographs of a still, silent quarantine experience that are being sold …
Read More »Hancock introduces ‘walk-through’ test centres following fierce criticism | World news
New “walk-through” coronavirus testing centres will help in the battle against the pandemic, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has insisted after sustained opposition criticism of the government’s stance. Hancock said that six new testing centres would be available in England offering appointments to people without cars. The move comes after …
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