Profits soar for billionaire West Ham co-owner Daniel Kretinsky after a financial update from Northern Ireland this week. West Ham announced Czech billionaire Kretinsky had become the club’s second biggest stakeholder a year ago next month. The excitement among West Ham fans was palpable given the businessman has a net …

For this Nostalgia edition we will be taking a look back at the year 1994. As strange as it may seem for some of you we are now almost 30 years on from this time and quite a lot has changed. Here at the News & Star we wanted to …

Paul Kennedy started as a “telegram boy” for the Royal Mail in July 1974. He was hoping to make it to his 50th anniversary at the business, but he’s not sure he can last two more years. “I’ve got a lot of affection for the company, but I’ve never seen …

The Polish operator of an oil pipeline running to Germany said it has fixed the damage that caused a leak earlier this week and that the flow of crude oil from Russia has been fully restored. The state-run operator, PERN, said that both lines of the Druzhba pipeline were operating …

Some of Britain’s biggest corporate pension schemes have poured billions into the same complex financial products that prompted a bailout by the Bank of England, it can be revealed.  An investigation by The Mail on Sunday found schemes run by oil giant BP, aerospace manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Royal Mail have …

It is feared that since 2017, police have been thwarted in their attempts to bring prosecutions in almost 12,000 cases where a ­suspect had been identified. Home Office data shows that last year 36 people were killed in gun attacks and another 236 were ­seriously injured, while firearms were also …

Top firms embroiled in pension bailout storm: BP, Rolls-Royce and Royal Mail using funding strategy blamed for meltdown in bond market Schemes have LDIs designed to protect against interest rate/inflation spikes  Widespread use sparked recent sell-off in Government bonds, known as gilts  Full extent of reliance on LDIs by schemes …

Police have confirmed, despite local rumours, criminal damage to a historic fountain at a Devon beauty spot did not involve Royal Navy cadets. Local residents were left “devastated” by the vandalism at the ornamental fountain. Dartmouth Police were called to reports of criminal damage to a fountain on Friday August …

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs by next August, blaming ongoing strike action and rising losses in business, reports the BBC. The postal company said it will begin informing workers of plans that include layoffs of up to 6,000 jobs. Apart from redundancies, companies reduce roles through …

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, with winter around the corner and energy bills soaring, parents may be having to make tough decisions as food shortages and high costs hit school kitchens. According to recent research, 91% of the 99 school meal providers polled by Laca The School Food People across …