64 m. ago Amazon offers new service that could see some items delivered in 15 minutes

The service includes deliveries on alcohol, snacks and fresh food at any time of day.

Politics

7 h. ago You can now get snacks and fresh foods delivered in 15 minutes, thanks to Amazon

Customers can get a range of fresh foods and snacks delivered in just 15 minutes

Society

64 h. ago Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery ridersThe Home Office has announced what it is calling a “nationwide blitz” on asylum seekers who take jobs, after recent political controversy about people in asylum hotels working as food takeaway delivery riders.In a statement, which gave few specifics, the Home Office pledged to begin “a major operation to disrupt this type of criminality” based around enforcement teams focusing on the gig economy, particularly on delivery riders. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Glovo pauses ‘heat bonuses’ for Italian food delivery workers after backlash

Delivery platform caused outrage with offer to incentivise outdoor work during heatwave

Society

4 d. ago Frozen food, zero fumes: the scaleup making cold deliveries cleaner

This week, as the UK sweltered, we took a look at two homegrown businesses changing the way food gets to your plate

Society

5 d. ago Stacey Solomon's £23 veg chopper 'makes meal prep so much faster'

Stacey Solomon has revealed the handy kitchen gadget she uses to make her homemade chopped salad in minutes, and it's a bargain at just £22.99 on Amazon

Economics

6 d. ago Woman terrified as delivery driver hands her eerie note about 'dangerous' street

A woman was left feeling 'creeped out' after ordering food that came with an eerie note from her delivery driver who claimed her street was 'hazardous' and 'dangerous'

Events

6 d. ago I was getting lonely. Here’s what happened when I tried to make new friends in my 30s

From streaming services to food-delivery apps, the modern world conspires to keep us home and alone. But I went out looking for a human connectionI am lucky enough to have some wonderful friends. But recently many of them have moved away because they can’t afford, or simply can’t be bothered, to live in a huge city like London any more. And when you’re in your 30s, meaningfully connecting with new people is no mean feat.I’m not alone in feeling a little lonely: in 2023, the World Health Organization said that social isolation was becoming a “global public health concern”. From the decline of the office to the rise of single-occupancy flats, our social lives are being leached away from us. Meanwhile, streaming services and food-delivery apps discourage us from going out, their ads extolling the safety and convenience of staying home and not seeing or talking to another human. It’s almost as if they want to keep us single and friendless, with nothing to spend our money on but a d...

Politics

6 d. ago Fast food delivery firms to ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat met with Home Office bosses on Monday after concerns and reports of abuse in the sector.

Events

9 d. ago This Panasonic deal gets customers a £100 food delivery voucher for a limited time

Enjoy savings on best-selling OLED TVs and get a free food delivery voucher thrown in

Economics

1 week ago Moment 'Deliveroo rider' is held in police crackdown on migrants working illegally after fast food delivery bikes were found outside Home Office

The man was patted down by an officer while another looked on, with a Deliveroo food bag seen on the floor in front of them during the Home Office-led operation in London's West End.

Society

1 week ago US to give $30m to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation despite violent and chaotic rollout of food distribution

Grant makes US a direct backer of aid organization that reportedly has collaboration with Israeli governmentThe Trump administration has authorised a $30m grant to the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, making the US a direct backer of an aid organisation that is closely linked to private security contractors and has been accused by critics of “politicising” the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza.According to a document seen by the Guardian, the state department has already disbursed $7m to GHF, a US- and Israeli-backed aid organisation that has been given preferential access to operate in Gaza because it says that it can deliver millions of meals to starving people without that food falling into the hands of Hamas. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Moment Just Eat rider throws food delivery onto train on track above after it was stranded in sweltering heat

The video, captured yesterday, showed the food delivery rider come to the rescue of desperate passengers stuck on a Thameslink service heading for Brighton.

Society

2 w. ago Thousands evacuated in southern China as heavy rains turn streets into canals

Rescue workers are using rubber dinghies to evacuate people and deliver food and water after floodwaters overwhelmed towns in southern China’s Guangdong province

Politics

3 w. ago Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and SudanUN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations expert has proposed.With starvation increasingly used as a weapon of war, Michael Fakhri said armed UN troops were now required to ensure that food reached vulnerable populations. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Top things we ALL do before holidays from buying new undies to changing sheets

Doing a big clotes wash, packing lots of snacks 'just in case' and changing the bedsheets so they're fresh to return home to are also key activities

Events

3 w. ago Dog owner told to 'prepare for worst' saw condition improve '100%' with 89p

A new vet-approved dog food delivery service has been launched, with all-natural recipes - and some say it's saved their pet's life

Politics

3 w. ago Who could deny a hot, tired delivery driver the fruit from their cherry tree? | Adrian Chiles

All the poor man wanted was fresh fruit from the tree in front of my flat. I would have needed a heart of stone to refuse himI couldn’t understand what the food delivery bloke was saying to me. His accent was as heavy as his helmet and his words were getting lost in it. At the flats where I live, you’re never more than five minutes away from a weary rider like this turning up bearing someone’s tea, dinner, breakfast, lunch, snack, whatever. They’re not usually there for me, but it has been known.As I parked near the entrance, I saw him hand over his goods to a neighbour, but, unusually, he seemed in no hurry to speed off. He stood there looking up at something, before getting back on his moped and making to leave. But then he looked up again, thought better of leaving and got back off his moped. It was then that he came over to me saying words I couldn’t quite catch. He pointed up at the tree we were standing beneath and then I heard him properly, saying: “Please, if I pick cherry, ...

Politics

3 w. ago UN to vote on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and aid access

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for deliveries of desperately needed food and other aid

Events

3 w. ago 'Timeless' designer aftershave cut by 54% that will arrive ahead of Father's Day

Amazon is a go-to for any last minute gifts for dad ahead of Father's Day this weekend

Politics