Industrial action continues to loom large on the horizon as more walk outs are planned by teachers, rail workers and the Royal Mail next month. 2023 has already seen a succession of strikes from health workers, university staff, teachers and civil servants and this looks set to continue in March. …
Read More »An apology from the Royal Agricultural University
This behaviour goes against the very core values and mission of our University and is wholly unacceptable. As such, we started an investigation immediately we became aware of the incident and, by Wednesday, had suspended the small number of individuals involved from the University with immediate effect. Due process will …
Read More »Peak pain relief campaign launched by Whistl
UK logistics specialists in e-fulfilment, mail and parcels Whistl, has launched a campaign targeting mid-sized e-commerce businesses with a creative solution to their potential peak time headaches. Using Whistl’s direct mail experience it has developed a campaign based upon the idea of a fulfilled medical prescription. The outer addressed package …
Read More »Data breach hits Pepsi Bottling Ventures
In a breach notification letter sent to customers, CEO Derek Hill said the breach occurred on 23rd December last year, but was only discovered on 10th January. According to the initial investigation, the intruder accessed the firm’s internal IT systems, installed malicious software and stole “certain information” from infected systems. The …
Read More »British PM Sunak explores public sector pay deal that backdates wage offer -FT
Feb 14 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and finance minister Jeremy Hunt are considering a deal to end a wave of strikes among Britain’s public sector workers that would backdate next year’s pay rise, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Sunak and Hunt are mulling giving NHS staff …
Read More »Transport and logistics business Warren takes more than 500,000 sq ft of space at DIRFT
Transport and logistics business Warren has taken more than 500,000 sq ft of space at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). The subsidiary of Culina Group has taken two units at the vast Northamptonshire distribution hub, built by logistics real estate giant Prologis. Warren joins Stobart in expanding Culina …
Read More »Royal Mail hackers demanded £65mn ransom
The LockBit hacking group that encrypted Royal Mail data sought a £65.7mn ransom from the company, a demand that the postal group’s board appears to have rebuffed, setting the stage for a potential large-scale leak of company information. Negotiations with the hackers fell apart after more than three weeks of …
Read More »Number of days lost to strikes is highest since the Thatcher era | Industrial action
More working days were lost to strike action last year than at any time since 1989, according to official figures that also show wage growth failed to keep pace with inflation amid the biggest real-terms fall on record. The figures from the Office for National Statistics provide more evidence for …
Read More »Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say
The LockBit ransomware gang has published what it claims is the full transcript of its negotiations with Royal Mail, which continues to experience disruption due to last month’s cyberattack. The chat logs negotiating the ransom is the first data that LockBit has published following the cyberattack on Royal Mail, which …
Read More »Queen Camilla’s Coronation Crown Revealed: See the Historic Headpiece
The historic royal heirloom that will be placed on Queen Camilla’s head when she is crowned alongside King Charles III on May 6 has been revealed. The Queen Consort will wear the spectacular Queen Mary’s Crown, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. The crown, set with 2,200 diamonds, was worn by …
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