eBay have just announced ‘AI Activate’ – a new programme worth over £3 million to skill-up small UK businesses with fully funded access to the latest custom AI productivity tools and training to free up time and boost growth. Developed in collaboration with OpenAI, the programme is open to all …
Read More »Royal fans baffled by Meghan’s latest As Ever post and claim they ‘can’t read’ her calligraphy – so can YOU make it out?
Royal fans have been left completely baffled by Meghan Markle’s latest Instagram post – with some complaining they ‘can’t read it’. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, took to her As Ever social media account on Tuesday to post an inspiring message. It was written in white, curling calligraphy and superimposed …
Read More »Royal Mail doubles SME apprenticeship funding with new £1m levy gift
Royal Mail has announced it will double its apprenticeship support for small businesses, gifting another £1 million of its levy to help SMEs upskill their workforce. The move follows the success of its first £1m funding round, which was oversubscribed earlier this year. The new funding is open to SMEs …
Read More »HR Magazine – Royal Mail to hire 20,000 Christmas temps
Royal Mail is set to recruit 20,000 temporary workers to support deliveries and parcel sorting over the Christmas period, the firm announced on Monday (29 September). The roles include 12,000 mail centre sorting positions in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 600 in Wales, and 400 in Northern Ireland. A further …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers extra cash to help train apprentices
Royal Mail has doubled the amount of its apprenticeship levy that it shares with small and medium-sized businesses to £2 million a year, after its initial fund was oversubscribed in just three months. About 140 businesses across a number of sectors, including ecommerce, manufacturing and engineering, have already accessed the …
Read More »Royal Mail to recruit thousands across the UK – London Business News
Royal Mail has announced they will recruit 20,000 seasonal staff to help bolster deliveries for the Christmas period. New position will be opened at two parcel hubs, four sorting facilities an across 37 mail centres across the UK in time for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas rush. Royal …
Read More »Canada Post is on strike. What this means for your mail
Bloomberg via Getty Images Postal deliveries in Canada have ground to halt as thousands of postal workers across the country walked off the job. The nationwide strike comes after the Canadian government authorised widespread reforms to Canada Post that would shut some post offices and end door-to-door delivery. The Canadian …
Read More »PayPoint to pay special dividend as Royal Mail owner IDS takes 49% stake in Collect+
PayPoint Plc Follow | PAY rallied on Tuesday as it said that Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services has taken a 49% stake in Collect+ for £43.9m and announced a special dividend as a result of the deal.Collect+ currently has a network of more than 14,000 Out of Home locations in …
Read More »Royal Mail to open 8,000 high street shops for the first time in huge £43.9million deal
ROYAL Mail is set to open thousands of shops across the UK for the first time. The major deal will see around 8,000 Collect+ convenience stores rebranded to Royal Mail shops. 2 Royal Mail is set to open thousands of high street shops across the countryCredit: Royal Mail 2 The …
Read More »Royal Mail Owner Buys 49% Parcel Network Stake For £44M
By Tom Fish ( September 30, 2025, 11:25 AM BST) — The new owner of Royal Mail said Tuesday that it has acquired a 49% stake in a U.K. parcel collection and drop-off network for £43.9 million ($59 million) from PayPoint PLC, amid a shift in the way consumers manage their …
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