A probe has been launched after a terminally-ill cancer patient killed himself at a Midlands hospital. The investigation will take place at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital after the tragedy unfolded. Grandad Benjamin Elkin was found hanged in a bathroom at the  Royal Stoke University Hospital. Tragically, medics were unable to revive …

ISLE of Wight Royal Mail staff have met this morning (Friday) ahead of possible strike action over plans to change the postal service. Workers walked out of the Royal Mail sorting office on the Riverway Industrial Estate, Newport, to hold gate talks and discuss a ballot on strikes planned for …

A forgotten Irish master mariner who had the first confirmed sighting of the Antarctic continent is to be remembered with a statue in his home village of Ballinacurra in east Cork. Edward Bransfield was pressed ganged into the Royal Navy from his father’s fishing boat in Youghal, Co Cork, in …

Workers: Scottish Labour have made the claims. PA Scottish Labour has claimed workers in Scotland could see their annual salaries rise by more than £1000 under their proposals to introduce a real living wage. The party suggests the move would mean that all workers over the age of 16 across …

AssetWorks has appointed Mike Gadd as its managing director for both UK and international operations. Gadd will be in charge of development and leadership of the domestic and overseas markers, aiming to meet the company’s growth targets. The new recruit will ensure asset management software is improved upon, working alongside …

Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a GBX 252 ($3.29) price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective would suggest a potential …

As well as the Royal Borough of Greenwich taking part in the Move UK project, many other fleets around the country are helping to develop new technologies. We look at five projects. Trial 1: Powertrain  Which fleets were involved? Addison Lee Group, Autoglass, British Gas, Clancy Plant, DPD, Heathrow Airport, …

A proptech start-up that is competing against traditional estate and letting agents has raised £7m in funding. It is one of three lettings-focused enterprises raising money. Residently, based in the UK but planning to build a global rental platform, will use the money to fund its growth in London, Manchester …

  UK postal strike looms; British Airways pilots and Spanish Ryanair staff to strike; South African national truck strike call on social media Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 30 August 2019 Europe UK postal staff to be balloted for strike action Around 100,000 UK postal workers employed by …

From the end of September, we’ll start to see the end of orange Signed For labels on our letters and parcels. Royal Mail are to discontinue the Orange Flash labels for Royal Mail Signed For 24 and Royal Mail 48 items. We are already seeing a significant reduction in use …