It costs the UK economy £700m a year, and criminal gangs are operating with near impunity. Every time a lorry gets robbed, raided or hijacked, it’s Mike Dawber who investigatesIn August 2021, Mike Dawber, the...
Read More‘No light at the end of the tunnel for consumers’ as 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year, says Citizens AdviceRoyal Mail has been criticised for offering an “unacceptable” performance over the...
Read MoreParcels worth £666.5m have been stolen in the UK this year, though some pranksters have found ways to give culprits their comeuppance. With Christmas deliveries arriving thick and fast, here are practical steps to takeA...
Read MoreLouise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cutsThe Labour government must back delivery workers who were sacked for speaking out about DPD’s plans to cut of thousands of...
Read MoreReviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby groupManufacturers will press ministers today to resurrect plans for a high-speed rail line reaching Leeds and...
Read MoreCampaigners call for transparency from Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats about how decisions on pay and jobs are madeTakeaway delivery apps are facing pressure to crack open the black-box algorithms that govern the work of more...
Read MoreClare Buchanan left empty-handed after a MacBook Air from Amazon went missing in ‘known scam’A grieving mother was left distraught by Amazon after a laptop bought to plan her child’s funeral disappeared in an...
Read MoreCouriers will be moved to cheaper insecure deals after government fails on promise to bring in new employment billRapid grocery delivery firms are preparing to move hundreds of couriers paid by the hour on to insecure...
Read MoreLosses blamed on falling parcel numbers and inability to restructure business amid dispute with CWU unionRoyal Mail has plunged to a first-half loss of more than £200m blaming the financial impact of ongoing strike action,...
Read MoreLogistics industry must ‘get house in order’ within two years to curb driver shortage caused by Covid and BrexitThe road haulage industry should be given a two-year deadline to upgrade facilities for lorry drivers,...
Read MoreNext boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’Boris Johnson’s vision for the UK has had a frosty reception with business and union leaders, with one...
Read MoreNext boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’Boris Johnson’s vision for the UK has had a frosty reception with business and union leaders, with one...
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