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Radio 4,13 May 2021,39 mins

Delivery Text Scam; Renting Clothes and Groceries in Minutes

You and Yours

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We're all getting more texts from criminals trying to steal from us. Typically it claims to come from the Royal Mail or a parcel delivery firm. Why are there so many now and are the telecom companies and police helpless to stop it? The advice is forward the text to text number 7726 which spells SPAM on your keyboard. Women have been renting posh frocks for a while. Some because they can't afford to own; others because they are concerned with 'green' issues. Now well-known hire company Moss Bros have become involved hoping to persuade men that this is the way to go too- will it succeed? When supermarkets first started delivering groceries it seemed like a miracle but you normally had to plan ahead and book two or three days hence for a delivery slot but things have moved on. Investors noticed what a drag delivery slots were for supermarkets fulfilling potential and now they are investing in so called hyper local delivery services where your groceries arrive 10 minutes after you click Four years on, a year late the Royal Horticultural Society have unveiled there new showpiece public garden in the north The government say they hope that people will be able to download and show on an app if they have had Covid vaccines but beware it is not the Track and Trace App but the NHS England App which will feature it. But will it really make travel abroad easier?

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