London’s FTSE 250 was 0.6% higher at 17,221.83 in afternoon trade on Monday. Energean surged to the top of the index after saying it had agreed to exclude Edison E&P’s Norwegian subsidiary from its takeover deal, and cut capital expenditure guidance as oil companies wrestle with a slump in prices …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s pregnancy announcement was ‘huge social gaffe’
Meghan Markle ’embarrassed’ Prince Harry after divulging she was pregnant during Princess Eugenie’s wedding day ‘in a huge social gaffe’ which left the bride and her mother Sarah Ferguson ‘furious’, a new book has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is said to have revealed she was carrying her first …
Read More »Insider Selling: Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) Insider Sells 19,354 Shares of Stock
Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) insider Stuart Simpson sold 19,354 shares of Royal Mail stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 158 ($2.01), for a total value of £30,579.32 ($38,919.84). Stuart Simpson also recently made the following trade(s): On Monday, …
Read More »UK e-commerce exporters urged to rethink US last-mile as postal rates rise
ID 183410757 © Kosal Hor | Dreamstime.com By Gavin van Marle 29/06/2020 UK online retailers targeting the US market are to face a dramatic increase in transatlantic shipping costs next week, following changes to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) international postal rates. And this has led some logistics operators to …
Read More »Graphic designer creates bespoke Jane Austen Monopoly for superfan girlfriend
A graphic designer has created a Jane Austen version of Monopoly for his girlfriend, complete with horse tax and 3D printed cottages and manor houses. Josh Jordan, 29, from Kent, wanted to gift an Austen version of the game to his girlfriend Sophie Jackson, 25, on their second anniversary. Ms …
Read More »Police appeal over death of Royal Mail lorry driver on A2
Police are renewing an appeal for information after the death of a Royal Mail lorry driver in a major crash on the A2, and officers now want to speak to one particular driver who may have seen the incident. Collision investigators have been investigating a two-lorry collision on the coastbound …
Read More »Jubilee Pool 85th anniversary limited edition T-shirts on sale
InYourArea Community The T-shirts feature a design created by Ella Tattersall and are now available to purchase. 29 June 2020 By Olivier Vergnault Limited edition T-shirts are now on sale to commemorate the Jubilee Pool’s 85th birthday. The T-shirts, made from 100% cotton and sent in a plastic free packaging, …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery office open again after coronavirus outbreak – but disruption continues
The Barnsley delivery office on Pitt Street was closed last Wednesday, June 24, after a number of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Royal Mail said the office had reopened on Friday, following a deep clean, and the majority of staff were now back in the building, but disruption is continuing. …
Read More »Purplebricks Group, Royal Mail, Standard Chartered, Surface Transforms
Shares of Purplebricks Group company symbol: LON:PURP has climbed 4.64% or 1.95 points during the course of today’s session so far. Buyers seem confident during this period. The periods high has already touched 44 and hitting a low of 42.05. The volume total for shares traded up to this point …
Read More »Jobless figures will return to levels of 1980s slump, says Midlands expert
Dr Steven McCabe, associate professor with the Institute for Design and Economic Acceleration at Birmingham City University, said that the UK’s financial situation will undoubtedly get collectively harder and that further use of zero-hour and temporary contracts can be expected as the country battles recession. He added that he was …
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