The world’s first-ever stamp will go up for auction in a few weeks’ time. An unused Penny Black is part of a document that’s expected to sell for between €4 and 7 million. The Penny Black was the world’s first stamp – and this one is from the very first …

Before publishing its financial results for the third quarter, the company’s stock moved forward from $344.90 to $377.24, resulting in over 9% profit. However, the worth is sharply dropped to $344.29, losing 8% because of earnings for the third quarter that significantly declined from the same period last year. While …

  Tanker drivers employed by Turners (Soham) on the Cargill contract in Liverpool have secured a bumper 17.5% pay deal, Unite has announced. The 24 tanker drivers, who deliver bulk liquid food products to food manufacturers across the UK, are to receive a 17.5% increase in all elements of their …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1153/33227 From The Socialist newspaper, 27 October 2021 Photo: Paul Mattsson   (Click to enlarge) Former Royal Mail worker Despite the promise of benefiting delivery workers’ conditions, the rollout of the ‘Pathway to Change Agreement’ between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is proving to …

Royal experts suggested today that there could now be a ‘reassessment and possibly a slight gear change in the kind of work the Queen does’ after the monarch last night dramatically pulled out of attending Cop26. Six days before the 95-year-old due to attend a reception and give a speech …

Graph of price moves, possibly in FTSE 100 In early trading Tuesday morning, the Quantum Blockchain Technologies (LSE: QBT) share price spiked 25% to 2.7p. At the time of writing, the shares are back a bit to 2.5p. But that’s still a gain of 15% on the day so far. …

One of the world’s first postage stamps is expected to fetch £6 million when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in December. The Penny Black stamp, which dates from April 1840, is considered “the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp”. It will go to auction on …

MEDICAL care services at a site managed by the trust that runs Barrow’s hospital have been rated as inadequate by a watchdog. The Care Quality Commission said Royal Lancaster Infirmary continued to require improvement following an unannounced inspection prompted by concerns over risks to patients. The hospital’s medical care services, …

Hidden meaning behind Princess Eugenie’s £120k engagement ring Princess Eugenie’s ring features a rare pink Padparadscha sapphire, surrounded by a halo of sparkling diamonds. Interestingly, Princess Eugenie also opted for a sapphire ring, however not a traditional blue sapphire.  She opted for a padparadscha sapphires, because they are are incredibly …

An appeal has gone out to find a knitted post box topper designed by children after it was stolen. The craftwork was taken on Friday night from the post box in Bedale High Street. It had been designed by children from Mowbray School after a competition was run by local …