Tag Archives: UK news

Royal Mail is targeting a contract worth almost £800m to spearhead mass … Here's a quick overview of the major UK developments you should be … Source link

Tokenistic gestures are being made in place of real-world action to improve the lives of black Britons, activists have complained, after Royal Mail marked Black History Month by dedicating four postboxes. The boxes were painted black and turned into billboards celebrating the stories of four prominent black people, including Sir …

Workplaces around the country have been working out how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. We would like to hear from people working for Royal Mail, including staff and management, about their experiences at work in recent months. How has Royal Mail adapted to the pandemic? What safety measures have …

4.18pm BST16:18 Nicola Davis Coronavirus cases in England almost doubled in the space of a week, with infections becoming more widespread across all ages, leading one expert to say a second wave had begun. Almost 60,000 people are thought to have had the virus from 4 to 10 September 2020 …

Mystery surrounds the exact whereabouts of £50billion-worth of banknotes in circulation, according to a public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO), which said cash production capacity should be aligned closely to future needs, also said it could take at least a decade for current stocks of 2p and £2 …

New £2 coins celebrating 100 years since Dame Agatha Christie’s first novel was published are being put on sale by the Royal Mint. Dame Agatha’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair At Styles, introduced Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to the world when it was published in October 1920. The novel ushered …

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has reported a big boost to parcels during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also run up extra costs of £160m, and said outdated working practices needed to change to return the company to profitability.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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …