UK airports face another six months of strikes after public sector workers including Border Force officials voted to extend a campaign of industrial action. Heathrow and other airports have deployed extra staff to passport control desks during strikes in recent months. The Public and Commercial Services Union said on Wednesday …
Read More »Royal Mail are turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as households
Royal Mail is turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as households claim they only get deliveries once a fortnight By Chloe Louise Published: 20:57 EDT, 10 May 2023 | Updated: 21:03 EDT, 10 May 2023 Royal Mail is turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as they are only delivering as little as …
Read More »Biden wants to attend G7 but debt limit talks at home more important
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering foregoing upcoming foreign trips, including potentially the upcoming G7 summit in Japan, if there is no solution to raising the national debt limit. Asked by a reporter if he would stay in Washington during the G7 meeting because of the debt limit dispute at …
Read More »National Express changes its corporate name to ‘Mobico’
National Express rebrands as ‘Mobico’ as transport group becomes the latest firm to ditch its well-known name National Express to rename to Mobico from next month; ticker will be ‘MCG’ The new name ‘better reflects the group’s international nature’, it said It follows similar moves by Royal Mail and Standard …
Read More »Sainsbury’s launches first store with fully electric delivery fleet
GROCERY 10 May, 2023 | by Natalie Fresen Sainsbury’s has announced that its Nine Elms London superstore is now delivering to customers using a fully electric fleet. The new electric vans mean customers’ grocery shopping will be delivered with zero emissions. The Nine Elms delivery fleet is made up of …
Read More »National Express in change of name to Mobico – Daily Business
The coach business will continue to bear the old name Coach operator National Express is changing its holding company name to Mobico Group from early June. The board believes that the Mobico name better reflects the group’s international nature and its diverse range of mobility services. Its operating subsidiaries will …
Read More »USPS Reveals Rates on Its New USPS Ground Advantage Service
First announced last year, but then delayed, The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled its proposed pricing for its new product service product called USPS Ground Advantage. Don’t Miss USPS Ground Advantage will combine USPS Retail Ground, First-Class Package, and Parcel Select Ground services (as well as returns options such …
Read More »The corporatist record of the Communication Workers Union: 2007 to 2023
Posed in the present fight against the Communication Workers Union’s pro-company agreement with Royal Mail Group (RMG) is a political reckoning with the union bureaucracy by the rank-and-file. At the start of last summer, after postal workers delivered massive strike mandates to fight Royal Mail’s attacks, the World Socialist Web …
Read More »Kate and William have taken ‘huge step up in terms of royal parenting’ expert claims
Throughout King Charles III’s Coronation weekend, Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William’s three children; Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined them on several occasions. Body language expert Judi James looked at how the family interacted and the possible parenting methods the royal couple used. She said: “William, …
Read More »Couple receive invitation to royal garden party at Buckingham Palace
Christine and Eddie Williams attended one of the first garden parties hosted by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla which was attended by several other senior Royals including the Duke of Kent, just days before the coronation, on May 4. This was following their long-term support for Oxfordshire’s award-winning charity …
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