KFC couriers top payday loans league

WORKERS at the courier firm behind the KFC chicken shortage are resorting to payday loans to make ends meet.

DHL staff borrowed hundreds last month – just as the KFC crisis struck.

Figures from loan firm CashLady show they topped a league table of borrowers in central England. Most needed money to pay bills.

CashLady boss Chris Hackett said: “Our consumer index reveals DHL employees regularly seek emergency financial help. It will be a further blow to the organisation.”

Hundreds of KFC shops had to close temporarily after running out of chicken. The firm had just signed a supplier deal with DHL and blamed “teething problems”.

Recalling the final two weeks she spent at Bernie’s bedside with sisters Anne, 67, Denise, 65, Maureen, 63, and 52-year-old Coleen, Linda’s memories include the morphine she helped give her and the hiss of Bernie’s oxygen tank.

They have helped Linda decide on a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ order, so doctors will not revive her if her heart stops.

“That is a terrifying thought,” she said. “I am scared of dying, but I am drawing my strength from Bernie every day. We’re all going to die but to hear your life is shortened is unbearable.

“We thought Bernie would be here until she was 90, still dancing around like the party animal she was, but then you realise that can be snatched from you so quickly.”

Her sister’s enduring spirit has given Linda the courage to face up squarely to her diagnosis – and her next hospital scan in March.

“Most people don’t have the opportunity to know they’ve only got a limited time left, so I’m determined to make the most of it,” she said. “As hard as it would be, I would definitely have a party.

“I would send out invitations saying ‘I don’t know how much longer I have left’ and it would be a chance to say goodbye.

“Not that I’m hell bent on revenge, but I’d also write to the people who have done me wrong over the years and let them know they’re not invited.

“I joked to my family before my birthday last month that I was tempted to have a massive celebration in case I don’t make