An Irish start-up hopes the UK’s first drone food delivery pilot will be operational in 2026, subject to regulatory approval. With a fleet of specially designed 23kg quadcopters, Manna Aero has carried out more than 200,000 food delivery flights in the west of the country. DublinEspoo in Finland and Texas. As the company aims to … Read more
Thames Water is the subject of a survey on late delivery of environmental improvement systems, the industry regulator announced. Ofwat said the case of application against the company, currently fighting to guarantee its financial future in the midst of a heap of 19 billion pounds sterling, aimed to determine whether it had violated its legal … Read more
Tesco has expressed interest in acquiring more than 100 Crown post offices whose future has been reviewed while the public company explores them to a franchise model. Sky News learned that Nigel Railton, president of the post office, told a group of deputies this week that the largest British retailer had informed him of a … Read more
Royal Mail has been fined £10.5 million for missing postal delivery targets. Regulator Ofcom said 74.7% of first class mail and 92.7% of second class mail were delivered on time in 2023/24. The targets were 93% and 98.5%. It is the second time Ofcom has fined Royal Mail since the pandemic and it “needs to … Read more