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A couple received an unwelcome extra delivery when a Yodel courier used their garden as an open-air lavatory.

Nigel Lovell and his wife Jane, from Walthamstow, had not been at home to sign for the parcel when the incident occurred.

They made grim discovery accompanied by a soiled “Sorry you weren’t in card” that the driver had used to clean up.

Mr Lovell, 40, a comedian, told The Sun: “They may not have delivered the parcel, but they delivered something a lot more disgusting.”

The self-employed driver has been removed from Yodel’s books.

The firm apologised to the Lovells and sent staff to clean their garden.

Dick Stead, executive chairman of Yodel, said: “This is an unacceptable and isolated incident.”