Hermes pays retailers compensation as computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered

Hermes pays retailers ‘hundreds of pounds’ in compensation after they missed out on processing fee because computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered Courier firm pays 35p to businesses for every packages successfully processed But computer issues saw scores of parcels not logged correctly in the system This meant retailers missed out on substantial sums of … Read more

Pupils could take ‘mini-exams’ to be marked by teachers instead of formal A-Levels and GCSEs

School students taking their GCSE and A-levels could be asked to take ‘mini-exams’ to help determine their grades, according to reports. Exam boards could write the slimmed down papers, which students will take at the request of their teachers. The papers would be marked by teachers and would be used to help them to inform … Read more

Gerard Butler reveals he marked his 50th birthday by releasing sea turtles into the ocean

Gerard Butler celebrated his 50th birthday by releasing sea turtles into the ocean. The actor, famed for his hardman roles such as Spartan warrior Leonidas in 300 and army man Mike Banning in the Olympus Has Fallen film series, revealed he marked the milestone in Costa Rica doing ‘environmental stuff’. Gerard turned 50 in November 2019 … Read more

Scottish exam chaos as almost 25% of pupils’ results marked DOWN after teachers gave highest ever

Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per cent of all the moderated … Read more

Queen’s official birthday will be marked at Windsor Castle today by new socially-distanced ceremony

The Queen’s official birthday will be marked by a new ceremony created amid the ‘devastating’ Covid-19 outbreak, a senior Army officer has said. Major General Christopher Ghika, whose men will pay tribute to the Queen on Saturday, said the event offers a ‘unique opportunity’ to commemorate the head of state’s milestone. Windsor Castle will host … Read more

D-Day anniversary marked with socially-distanced ceremony as France bans gatherings of 10 people

The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more

The Queen’s birthday will be marked by a ‘small’ military ceremony

The Queen’s official birthday will be marked with a ‘small’ military ceremony at Windsor Castle in what will be her first official event since lockdown began  Palace spokesman confirmed event will take place this month at Windsor Castle  It is hoped the Queen will attend the military event as her first since lockdown   Event will involve … Read more