A new book by a Chinese scholar says hundreds of Chinese antiquities at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto were smuggled out of China illegally, according to an article in the Globe and Mail.
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[ad_1] LONDON Britain is facing a fresh wave of industrial action, including by nurses, postal workers and university lecturers, sparked by a bitter cost-of-living crisis triggered by soaring inflation and a deteriorating economy. The annual inflation rate in the UK jumped to 11.1% in October from 10.1% in September, its highest since October 1981, leading…
THE boss of Royal Mail has attacked the Government’s pay-setting efforts as “hopelessly broken” and “highly politicised” in an unguarded outburst to a member of the public who complained about her £250,000 … More: continued here
Mole Valley MP expenses revealedwww.thisissurreytoday.co.uk, UKIt cost £1985 to print the last round and £1768.31 was spent on its Royal Mail distribution costs, however Sir Paul admits the newsletters have not been reaching every household as planned. Sir Paul said: "It is a newsletter about what we are doing … More: continued here
[ad_1] More than 115,000 Royal Mail staff have voted in favour of a national strike in what could be the first in a wave of public sector walk outs in the coming months as essential workers continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis. In a ballot announced today, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) – which…
Royal Mail delivers changesComputing, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail has reskilled half its IT department and retooled its 10-year outsourcing deal with supplier CSC to get a stronger focus on software development. … More: continued here
Ofcom said that, subject to the safeguards it was putting in place, Royal Mail will make decisions on the price of stamps, not the regulator. More: continued here