RMT union leader Mick Lynch joins rail workers on picket line outside London’s Euston station earlier this month (Picture: PA) More than 2.4million working days were lost to strikes last year, the most since the tally of 4.1million in 1989 when Margaret Thatcher was in power. In December alone an …

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines – Rishi Sunak explores public sector pay deal that backdates wage offer – Royal Mail hackers demanded 65 million pound ransom – BBC offices in India …

Ransomware is malicious computer software that encrypts, or scrambles, files on victims’ computers. The criminals behind the software then demand a ransom in hard-to-trace cryptocurrency as the price for decrypting the files. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “As there is an ongoing investigation, law enforcement has advised that it would …

Calgary’s Sam Adekugbe recalls ‘unfathomable’ scene after surviving earthquakes in Turkey ‘Roads split, bridges broken, tall-storey high-rise buildings just completely collapsed, families looking for loved ones, parents looking for their kids, kids looking for their parents …’ Source link

  Amazon deliveries look set for disruption as Amazon workers prepare to launch a week-long strike at the company’s Coventry warehouse. The GMB union is also holding discussions about whether to ballot about 200 of its […] Please login or create a FREE account to read the full article.   …

Royal Mail reckons it could save as much as £250m a year by scrapping Saturday letter deliveries, which it says could lead to lower stamp prices and increased staff wages. The savings could slash the company’s projected annual losses for this year, which are expected to be between £350m to …

Exeter Airport is launching a recruitment drive to attract 25 new staff as it gears up for the busy summer season. The airport has 26 direct destinations on offer this year with new summer flights to Faro in the Algarve with Ryanair, and year-round connections to the USA including New …

Amazon warehouse workers are to stage a week-long strike over pay, the longest run of industrial action by the company’s staff in the UK to date.  Staff at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse are planning to walk out for five consecutive days next month between March 13 and 17, as well as …

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has filed a formal request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to simplify its ground parcel services starting on July 9, 2023. If you have ever shipped with USPS, you know that its ground parcel services have been confusing to understand the differences. For …

The Queen Consort has tested positive for COVID-19 after suffering from cold symptoms, Buckingham Palace has said. ‘With regret, she has therefore cancelled all of her public engagements for this week and sends her sincere apologies to those who had been due to attend them,’ the statement added. Both King …