without doubt the most dangerous lie that they have told is that i somehow boasted about the number of people that i killed in afghanistan. newcastle ease past leicester at st james park and book their place in the league cup semi finals. good morning. it is going to be a colder day to day than yesterday. although some of us are starting with some sunshine, already there are showers in the west. they will develop widely. some will be heavy and thundery, and it is going to be windy. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 11th january. our main story. more than 20,000 ambulance workers in england and wales are on strike today, for a second time over pay. nhs providers, which represents hospital and ambulance trusts, said the pressure facing the health service meant it was in an even more precarious position than the previous strike three weeks ago. paramedics, call handlers and ambulance dispatchers are all taking part in today s industrial action. hea
apply to have a higher rate, to have their rate looked at. and across the board, my personal opinion is that, yes, curriers should be having an increase where we are now seeing this rising cost of living. careers. that is going to make a massive impact on whether or not drivers, once they have entered the business, whether they stay or not. do you think more widely the delivery industry needs to catch up with how the market is changing? absolutely. it is notjust evri. it is across the entire industry. i feel it is a real shame that evri have been accused of ruining christmas throughout the media. the reason that we are so overloaded is because other delivery companies haven t been delivering their parcels, so that means that we have had more than we would normally have at christmas. it is normally high anyway at christmas. the other thing
very good experience with evri. 0thers very good experience with evri. others have had a howler where they are still waiting for things to be delivered from november. why is there such a difference depending on where you live? where you live? well, it is a good model. it where you live? well, it is a good model- it is where you live? well, it is a good model. it is built where you live? well, it is a good model. it is built on where you live? well, it is a good model. it is built on having - where you live? well, it is a good model. it is built on having your. model. it is built on having your own local, friendly delivery driver, who is perfectly contactable, who gets to know exactly where you would like your parcel left. and where that model works, the service is going to be fantastic and people are going to be fantastic and people are going to be really pleased, because they know the person that is going to be delivering to them and they know the service they are going to get.
us, they listened. we have had hundreds of stories of bad service from evri. from parcels being delivered to the wrong place do not showing up at all. and now, evri have apologised and acknowledged things were not good enough. they have also been warned they could face tougher regulations unless things get better. a reminder of what s been happening. 0n things get better. a reminder of what s been happening. on top of the usual december precious, parcel firms say the royal mail strike added to the sheer volume of deliveries. thank you for letting us know about your experiences. we have let evri know some of your stories. here are some of them. i d sort of set my heart on these four presents. so i couldn t get them. in the end i had tojust give money vouchers. so, i don t know really that i would want to use evri again, because i don t feel like i can actually rely on them. and certainly if a company was using evri now, i d think twice before i would actually
yvonne is always really friendly, smiley, but most importantly, always ensures that our parcels are delivered safely and securely. she perseveres to make sure that they get to us. on december the 18th, i we booked evri to collect two parcels from us. it is nowjanuary the 10th, and both are still here. i another we sent arrived ten days late and damaged. - it looked as if someone had kicked it around. i i ordered a collectable item from the states in september. evri said they delivered it, but they d actually dumped it outside on a communal doorstep near to a block of flats where i live. it took some time to wrench a refund, but i managed to find it again in the uk and this seller sent it to me again. and they have lost it. and i can t contact evri to find out where it is. it sjust gone missing.