Janette Manrara has expressed her excitement as she made a joint announcement with her husband Aljaz Skorjanec. The Strictly Come Dancing stars are already planning for 2025 after another successful series of the popular dance show. Aljaz returned to the ballroom for the 2024 season after a two-year break, partnering …

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal’s dismissal of the country’s first-ever class action claim to make it to trial could impact funders’ willingness to bankroll more novel or unusual claims. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access …

The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend the royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, it is understood. A royal source said William and Kate were in Norfolk, as had been planned, and were looking forward to spending time with the rest of the royal …

Alison Taylor MP visited postal workers at Erskine Delivery Office last week to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels in the peak Christmas period. Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period, with around double the normal volume of letters and parcels processed. Alison spoke to …

Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year as the City is set for a “major and sustained” deluge of swoops on UK stocks, an investment bank has warned. A report by Peel Hunt on the UK takeover outlook, titled …

Credit: shutterstock/Evgeny_V The Canadian government has cleared an Australian investor’s takeover of a domestic mining company on the condition that it implements an extensive suite of national security commitments limiting the merged company’s ability to engage with China. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive …

Everton have been purchased by The Friedkin Group after the Premier League approved the deal and new chairman Dan Friedkin has a much higher worth than Liverpool’s owner John W Henry Dan Friedkin is the new Everton owner ( Image: Fabio Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images) The Friedkin Group has …

During a recent webinar hosted by Brad Kugler, CEO of DirectMail2.0 and Who’s Mailing What!, a group of seasoned direct mail veterans got together to discuss the trends impacting the space right now — and what they anticipate for the coming year.   Kugler was joined by Ashley Roberts, content director …

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Published Dec 19, 2024  •  Last updated 45 minutes ago  •  3 minute read AFP/Getty Images Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH /AFP/Getty Images Article content Last week, while the Canada Post lockout of postal workers was ending, it was announced that Britain’s Royal Mail was to …

Royal Mail prepares all year to deliver Christmas. Across the UK, the business has recruited 16,000 temporary workers to help its 85,000 posties sort the additional mail and increasing number of parcels expected over the festive period. Almost 4,000 new vans, trucks and trailers are being added to the fleet …