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Amazon patent shows small robotic vehicles delivery packages from the van to doorsteps

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Amazon may soon employ a little robotic helper to assist with delivering packages from vans to a customer’s drop-off destination. The firm was awarded a patent earlier this month entitled, ‘Directing secondary delivery vehicles using primary delivery vehicles,’ which describes its delivery van bringing packages to a customer’s drop-off  destination and a smaller vehicle carrying … Read more

Two arrested for stealing parcels from Northern Ireland doorsteps

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Beware the festive porch pirates! Shocking moment ‘thief steals parcel’ from doorstep of home in Northern Ireland days before Christmas Two men were arrested after the parcel thefts in County Down, Northern Ireland Men were caught ‘stealing packages’ from doorsteps just days before Christmas Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed incident took place on Tuesday … Read more

Britons across the country kneel on their doorsteps in support of George Floyd

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Hundreds of Britons stepped outside their doorsteps last night to ‘take the knee’ and demand justice for the police killing of George Floyd. Families, children and emergency services across the country showed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by standing outside their homes and places of work at 6pm yesterday in solidarity with  … Read more

Royal Mail orders workers to keep a ‘safe distance’ from homeowners by leaving parcels on doorsteps

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Royal Mail postal workers have been ordered to leave parcels on customers’ doorsteps to keep a ‘safe distance’ from homeowners as the coronavirus crisis intensifies. Postman and father-of one Ethan Gordon, from Boston, Lincolnshire, took to Facebook to outline the instructions to customers ‘for their safety and all posties alike’. It comes as Britain’s coronavirus death … Read more

First food parcels arrive at doorsteps of vulnerable people

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First food parcels arrive at doorsteps of vulnerable people being shielded from coronavirus with 50,000 are set to be delivered this week The first 2,000 packages were delivered over the weekend to the housebound  Packages contain essentials such as toilet roll, pasta, fruit and tinned goods A total of 1.5 million vulnerable people are being … Read more

Britain is urged to applaud its NHS workers from the doorsteps at 8pm tonight

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Britain is urged to applaud NHS staff from doorsteps at 8pm TONIGHT when Wembley and the Royal Albert Hall will be lit up in ‘NHS blue’ Britons have been invited to join a mass round of applause from their doorsteps The event is planned for 8pm on Thursday and was organised by Clap For Carers It … Read more