Royal Mail has announced a set of stamps which feature classic British-designed gaming icons – including Lara Croft, Lemmings and Dizzy the egg. The 12 stamps include four featuring Tomb Raider, originally created by the Derby-based Core Design. Eight more feature one game each: Elite, Dizzy, Populous, Lemmings, Micro Machines, …
Read More »Tutankhamun exhibition
The Tutankhamun exhibition was the thing to see in London in 1972 – and hence the thing above all that officials had to protect, to prevent embarrassment of losing the treasures or even letting them come to any harm by accident. While a steady stream of people passed through the …
Read More »Remembering the funniest Just a Minute quiz answers as Larry Gogan dies aged 81
There’s many memories of legendary RTE broadcaster Larry Gogan – but none quite as memorable as the Just a Minute quiz. Larry, 81, died yesterday and his death was announced this morning on RTE. Over six decades he entertained us on RTE1, 2FM and latterly RTE Gold. And of course, …
Read More »Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Set for Rapid Growth During 2019 – 2024
Global Courier and Local Delivery Services Market 2019 by Company Regions Type and Application Forecast to 2024 Courier and local delivery services are service that provides transportation services for documents, medicines, storage, catalogs packing and distribution by air and ground, and shipping. This report studies the Courier and Local Delivery …
Read More »Sport shorts: £225m Kylian Mbappe tops most valuable footballer list and Royal Mail unveil Sensible Soccer stamp
1. Mbappe valued at £225m If Paris Saint-Germain were to ever sell star striker Kylian Mbappe the French champions could demand a world-record transfer fee of €265m (£225.5m). That’s according to the CIES Football Observatory which has published a list of the highest estimated transfer values for footballers playing in …
Read More »Prof Prem Sikka: Executive pay is out of control
UK company executives have collected more in remuneration in over the first three working days of the year than the amount received by average worker during the whole year. Despite decades of promises, successive UK governments have failed to shackle undeserved executive pay or secure an equitable distribution of income. …
Read More »Rainbow Rare Earths, Royal Mail, RSA Insurance Group, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
Shares of Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd company symbol: LON:RBW has gained 5.71% or 0.18 points throughout today’s trading session so far. Market buyers are a positive bunch during this period. The periods high has reached 3.4 while the low for the session was 3.23. The total volume of shares exchanged …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to strike to defend union rep in Bootle
Solidarity during the walkout last year (Pic: CWU North West Region) Postal Workers at the Bootle Delivery Office, Merseyside, are set to strike on the 18 and 20 January. The workers are angry that their CWU union rep has been charged with a breach of the Royal Mail’s conduct code. …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Liberum Capital
Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “sell” rating restated by investment analysts at Liberum Capital in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on RMG. Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Royal Mail from GBX 310 …
Read More »The Price of Postage by Annie Fogden, Newstead Wood School
I was lucky enough to have a fortunate Christmas this year and received well chosen gifts from several family members and family friends. When the time came after Christmas for me to send nicely decorated cards to the kind people who had spent their time and money on me, I …
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