By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 02:25 EST, 22 November 2024 A perennial complaint, often heard, is the lack of towering figures and the contested battles which once dominated the City. The likes of Mrs Thatcher’s favourites Lord Hanson and Lord King of BA and the politically savvy …
Read More »Bristol Rovers announce Hussain Al Saeed to acquire shares owned by Wael and Samer Al Qadi
Bristol Rovers have announced that chairman Hussain Al Saeed will acquire the shares currently owned by Wael and Samer Al Qadi, which make up 45 per cent, over the next 18 months. Wael Al Qadi will remain club president during that period but is expected to step away from the …
Read More »Communication Workers Union embraces Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail
Communication Workers Union (CWU) leaders Dave Ward and Martin Walsh issued a statement Wednesday calling on postal workers to get behind their “engagement plan” and establish a “favourable outcome” in Royal Mail’s takeover by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Ward and Walsh described the £3.5 billion takeover by Kretinsky’s EP Group in …
Read More »The luxury apart-hotel inside an old Royal mail sorting office, it’s perfect for a buzzing stay in London
‘LONDON is a roost for every bird’, rapped some witty wordsmith once upon a time. Well, as a footie fan looking for some Middle Eastern food, a wander around an art gallery and a night dancing to some German techno, this old bird’s roost for an eclectic birthday weekend with …
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How to report a scam? With scams appearing through email, phone call, social media and more, it is important to know where you can report a scam. For an email or text message scam, you can mark the message as junk and block the contact. With newer updates of email …
Read More »Camilla will not attend tonight’s Royal Variety Performance on doctors advice: Palace says Queen is suffering ‘lingering post-viral symptoms’ following recent chest infection
By REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL and RORY TINGLE Published: 09:54 EST, 22 November 2024 | Updated: 11:14 EST, 22 November 2024 Queen Camilla has pulled out of tonight’s Royal Variety Performance as she continues to recover from a chest infection. The 77-year-old made the decision on …
Read More »Royal Mail threatens to hike stamp prices again after £120m Budget hit | Bristol Live
Royal Mail has signalled potential further increases in stamp prices following a £120million national insurance impact from the recent Budget. Martin Seidenberg, the chief of Royal Mail’s owning company, has also not dismissed the possibility of additional job cuts due to the rising costs. “We are looking at all areas …
Read More »Kate’s dazzling Royal Variety fashion moments show why she will be missed at this year’s event
She graces the red carpet at the Royal Variety Performance with regal elegance, her timeless style adding an extra sprinkling of glamour to proceedings. But the Princess of Wales will not be present at this year’s event. Instead, King Charles will take her place, marking his first appearance since 2016. …
Read More »Big business is cynically exploiting Reeves’s tax bombshell
Management gets extra points too for announcing the ploy just as many households begin to think about writing this year’s batch of Christmas cards. According to a recent analysis by The Telegraph, a first-class stamp is now so expensive that it would be cheaper to fly to some European cities …
Read More »The Times view on the soaring price of stamps: Going Cardless
The price of a first-class stamp is now £1.65 ALAMY At one time, the only way to be struck off a loyal friend’s Christmas card list was via a catastrophic event: death, say. Or committing murder, daylight robbery or a particularly ill-judged infidelity. Today, however, it simply requires the pal …
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