One of the packages contained a stash of cannabis which was then seized by Cambridgeshire police. The force announced the capture on social media, adding: “Anyone expecting to receive some of the green stuff in the post may be disappointed!” A police spokeswoman added that officers are currently investigating. A …
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Royal Mail said the outlook for 2020-21 is “challenging”, with the underlying decline in letter mailings failing to ease as expected. Christmas and the general election – which coincided for the first time in nearly a century – helped narrow nine-month letter revenue declines to 1.5%. With the election boost …
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BR Shetty, NMC’s founder, is reprtedly contemplating buying out his partners and becoming more hands-on FTSE 100 rises 9 points Royal Mail tumbles after gloomy trading update NMC Health leads the advance on reports its founder is looking to buy out his partners 10.00am: Early gains dissipate …
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Royal Mail expects to have a tough year after letters volumes fell short of expectations and the threat of strikes over Christmas hit parcel revenues as people switched to other carriers. The former state-owned postal service said that its unresolved dispute with staff was delaying its turnaround plan and, along …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Christmas parcels hurt by labor unrest, warns of challenges
LONDON (Reuters) – UK’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) said on Thursday its outlook for the next fiscal year is “challenging” and the threat of a labor strike in late 2019 hurt parcel revenue growth during the Christmas period as customers opted to use other carriers. FILE PHOTO: A Royal Mail van …
Read More »Royal Mail vows to plough on with overhaul as strike action looms
Royal Mail has said it will push ahead with its overhaul as it warned the threat of industrial action and delays to its turnaround may lead to losses in its UK letters and parcels arm. The group said the risk of strike action by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), together …
Read More »London pre-open: Stocks seen higher after China tariff cut
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China. The FTSE 100 was called to open 55 points higher at 7,537. CMC Markets analyst David Madden said: “In a bid to improve China-US trading relations, overnight Beijing …
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Read More »Former youth Olympic bobsledder among SJP’s new graduates
Former Youth Winter Olympic bobsledder Oliver Biddulph is among SJP’s newest advisers. Former youth Olympic bobsledder Oliver Biddulph is among St James’s Place (SJP) latest cohort of young advisers, trained through its Solihull academy. SJP today announced its latest graduates from its Blythe Valley Park academy in Shirley, which gives …
Read More »Debt crisis: How postman’s head injury left him relying on benefits and soup kitchens | UK | News
Chris Brasil (Image: Tim Clarke/DailyExpress) After five years without work, he went along most days to see if there were any jobs for him. The 56-year-old former Royal Mail postman and lorry driver was unable to work after he was knocked off his bicycle in 2014. He suffered a head …
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