Jefferies upped its rating on AA shares to ‘hold’ from ‘underperform’ on Tuesday as it hiked its price target to 35.0p from 5.0p based on the 35.0p a share cash offer from a consortium of TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. Still, Jefferies said the deal isn’t done and risk-reward …
Read More »London close: Stocks claw back losses to finish in the green
(Sharecast News) – London stocks closed in positive territory on Tuesday, with sentiment underpinned by vaccine hopes and solid UK and China manufacturing data.The FTSE 100 ended the session up 1.89% at 6,384.73, and the FTSE 250 was 2.63% firmer at 19,844.81. Sterling was in a mixed state, last rising …
Read More »Santa hopes festive limo rides will spread some Christmas joy
SANTA is swapping his sleigh for a limo this year in a bid to “save Christmas” for Renfrewshire families. Robert McKillop has run First Class Limousines for 15 years but the five-car firm is enjoying its biggest ever boom after deciding to offer tours of the area’s festive lights to fed-up …
Read More »Royal Mail in Aberdeen to trial hydrogen dual fuel van in drive for better air quality
A hydrogen dual fuel van is to be trialled by the Royal Mail in Aberdeen – as the city works towards achieving better air quality and more sustainable transport options. The trial period will help determine whether hydrogen is operationally suitable for the postal delivery service’s fleet. A specially converted …
Read More »Hydrogen-powered Royal Mail van to deliver post in Aberdeen
NewsTransport Royal Mail is to trial a dual fuel van to determine if hydrogen is operationally suitable for its fleet. Sunday, 29th November 2020, 2:54 pm Postal worker Mark Humphrey with the new hydrogen van. Picture: Royal Mail/Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS A specially-converted Ford Transit will be used in Aberdeen over the …
Read More »Royal commission into Lawyer X scandal recommends dedicated Special Investigator to prosecute police
The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has revealed more than 1000 crooks could be released or earn retrials because of disgraced lawyer Nicola Gobbo’s informing to Victoria Police. Commissioner Margaret McMurdo AO on Monday called on the Victorian Government to establish a dedicated special investigator with all necessary powers …
Read More »Part of London’s Havelock Road in Southall to be renamed Guru Nanak Road
Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall on Havelock Road in London | Twitter | @edanderson101 Text Size: A- A+ New Delhi: A part of the famous Havelock Road in London’s Southall district will be renamed the Guru Nanak Road, announced the Ealing Council last week. The Havelock …
Read More »Thai protesters target royal guards unit in latest rally | World
Riot police cover themselves with shields during a pro-democracy rally at 11th Infantry Regiment, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2020. — Reuters pic BANGKOK, Nov 29 — Hundreds of protesters marched on a barracks of Thailand’s royal guards unit today hoisting inflatable rubber ducks high above their heads, a whimsical …
Read More »Prince William and Kate Middleton ‘may miss invitation to the Queen’s Christmas dinner table’
Prince William and Kate Middleton could miss an invitation to the Queen’s Christmas dinner table as the monarch finalises plans for a three-house bubble. The Royal Household is reviewing whether the Cambridges can be included as their three young children pose a health risk to Her Majesty, 94, and the …
Read More »Brampton Post Office warns of delays to Christmas mail services
Brampton Post Office has warned their could be problems with Christmas services to Australia and New Zealand. In a recent Facebook post they’ve said that Royal Mail “have advised that services are subject to significant delay. “This is due to exceptionally high volumes and new checks on incoming parcels by …
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