The government’s flagship City reform initiatives, including the rollout of the British ISA and the Pisces private market, face uncertainty following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to hold an early election in July. Over the past two years, ministers have pursued significant changes to City policy, but consultations on these …
Read More »Lancashire’s postcode lottery in healthcare claims life after couple’s move from Surrey | Manchester Evening News
Wayne Parrott and his wife Catherine, looking forward to their retirement, dreamed of returning to their roots in the north west. With Catherine’s family up in Lancashire, the couple made the decision to relocate from Surrey to Goosnargh. However, within just a few months, they were hit by a devastating …
Read More »Sunday papers: NatWest share sale abandoned – Citywire
Friday papers: Royal Mail fails to deliver annual results · Regulation 23 May, 2024. FOS proposes £250 charge for CMCs to file complaints · Platforms … Source link
Read More »Swindon mum-of-two opens up on losing husband at a young age
Abby Lever, 33, was widowed after her husband Ewen, 29, was killed in a crash on the A361 near Burford in December 9 2020 when his van collided with a Royal Mail lorry. Since then Abby and their two children Ayla and Poppy have struggled to come to terms with life …
Read More »Salisbury Train Station parking spaces will be removed
From June 10, all standard pay and display parking on the forecourt will be removed so improvement works can take place. Work is expected to last one year. Blue badge parking will still be available on the station forecourt throughout these improvement works. Parking at the western end of the car park …
Read More »Toy giraffe missing after RAF Brize Norton charity flight
A cuddly toy giraffe has gone missing after he was one of about 500 that took part in a charity flight to raise money. Jofre the giraffe was onboard an RAF Voyager that took off from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on 25 April for an air-to-air refuelling mission. Owner Vickie …
Read More »Royal Mail probe as figures reveal how much first-class post actually arrives on time
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Regulators have launched an investigation into Royal Mail after it delivered less than three quarters of first class post on time in the last year. In its yearly …
Read More »One part of Plymouth has become a banking desert along with 29 UK areas
One part of Plymouth has become a “banking desert”, along with 29 other areas across the UK. Plymouth Moor View is the only area in the South West that does not have a single branch open. The number of UK bank branches to close their doors in the past nine …
Read More »IFS Warns of Tight Fiscal Constraints for Next Government
Britain’s fragile public finances will cast a shadow over the general election campaign, with both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer warned of impending fiscal challenges by a leading economics think tank. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) cautions that the economy faces “the worst of both worlds” — low …
Read More »Rishi Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win general election
Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time …
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