25/04/2024COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNIONFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POSTAL UNION VOWS TO PROTECT UK POSTAL SERVICES AND DEMANDS “NEW OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE” AT ROYAL MAIL Following reports that foreign private equity investor EP Corporate Group could be buying into a controlling stake of Royal Mall Group’s corporate holding company, International Distribution Services (IDS), …
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The International Express Service Market represents a promising landscape characterized by its potential for growth and innovation. With its diverse range of segments and evolving consumer preferences, this market offers lucrative opportunities for investors and stakeholders. Understanding the market dynamics, trends, and key drivers is essential for making informed investment …
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Timothy Leonard at Brandon offers advice on how – and when – to achieve an effective rebrand There is a common misconception around the business need for rebrands. Too often, brand owners only seriously consider the health of their brand when they’re starting to tank commercially and then the …
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By Katherine Lawton Published: 17:06 EDT, 25 April 2024 | Updated: 17:55 EDT, 25 April 2024 This is the moment a Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond shot down a missile fired by Houthis in Yemen at a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. HMS Diamond was defending the Gulf …
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By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:00 EDT, 25 April 2024 Mining giant BHP was last night told it will need to raise its bid for Anglo American after launching an ‘opportunistic’ £31billion swoop on its Footsie rival. The offer, which analysts said could set the whole mining sector ‘on fire’, is …
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Slower start to second half Excellent performance from UK business WH Smith’s (SMWH) half-year results were in line with expectations, but the market seemed disappointed. Its shares slumped by 7 per cent after the figures were published, with one analyst branding them “ok-ish”. Total group revenue rose by 8 per …
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By Molly Clayton Showbusiness Correspondent Published: 19:38 EDT, 24 April 2024 | Updated: 05:23 EDT, 25 April 2024 It was the outfit in which she famously depicted the late Margaret Thatcher in finale season of The Crown. And now fans of the Netflix drama can bid for it after Gillian …
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By Ollie Cooper, Money team Interest in a phenomenon known as “dark tourism” has been steadily rising in recent years – but what is it? To find out, we’ve spoken with tourism academic Dr Hayley Stainton and renowned dark tourist and author Dr Peter Hohenhaus, who runs a dark tourism website. What is it? In …
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Open this photo in gallery: Dancers Stephan Azulay, front left, and Tymin Keown, front right, rehearse for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods, which debuts April 25. Silhouetted against beams of fluorescent light shining from the ceiling of a vast studio, more than two dozen …
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The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Europe Belgian postal workers strike against job cuts and reorganisation to focus on parcels Workers at the Belgian postal service Bpost began a series of strikes this week, with delivery workers stopping work on …
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