Delivery of 5,000 URNS to funeral home in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan raises fears China is underplaying nation’s official 3,300 death toll China has partially lifted the lockdown on Wuhan where the virus originated The country has reported 3,300 deaths and has been overtaken by US and Italy But locals have reported thousands of funeral urns … Read more
Ring doorbell camera catches vile Amazon driver deliberately SPITTING on a package and rubbing it in with his hands An Amazon delivery man appears to spit on a package he delivered to a home in Los Angeles amid the coronavirus outbreak Ring doorbell footage caught the incident, which also shows the older, unidentified man smearing … Read more
Two New York City hospital systems are barring partners from delivery rooms as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the US. New York-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai Health System – which have a combined 18 hospitals – say no visitors will be permitted in rooms where pregnant women are giving birth. Several obstetricians and midwives … Read more
UPS is developing its own fleet of high-speed delivery drones that can travel as fast as 150mph and remain stable in 45mph winds UPS will partner with German firm Wingcopter to develop a new fleet of drones The drones will be both fast and durable, intended for time sensitive deliveries Perviously Wingcopter’s drones have been … Read more
Online shopping meltdown: Supermarket delivery system appears close to collapse as stores struggle to cope with deluge of orders during coronavirus crisis Daily Mail survey found no delivery slots available from any mainstream stores No orders could be placed from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado Boris Johnson suggested locked-down Britons should arrange food … Read more
Britons complain of post arriving up to a week late during coronavirus crisis… while Royal Mail increases price of 1st and 2nd class stamps Coronavirus sickness has had a devastating effect on the postal service Postmen and women have been ordered not to hand any letters over in person But people up and down UK … Read more
Restaurant chain Leon launches delivery site to survive the crisis By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 Restaurant chain Leon will this week launch an Ocado-style home delivery site as it reinvents itself to survive the coronavirus crisis. Following the Government’s … Read more
The cousin of a millionaire lottery winner has been locked up for raiding his relative’s home at knife point and snatching £55,000 in cash A man who burgled and robbed his cousin of £55,000 at knifepoint after he discovered she had won £1m on a scratchcard has been jailed. Gary Westcott, 40, from Rochdale, along … Read more
Postmates and Instacart launch features that offer non-contact delivery amid coronavirus outbreak Postmates and Instacart are offering non-contact deliveries The features are due to coronavirus spreading from person-to-person contact Postmate lets users choose to have food orders left at the door Instacart is allowing the same option for grocery deliveries By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
Ministers are considering relaxing time restrictions on supermarket home deliveries to ensure vulnerable people are not left isolated during the coronavirus crisis. It is understood the measures being examined would allow deliveries to be made at times which are currently viewed as anti-social – late in the evening or very early in the morning. The move … Read more