The whistleblower, who is based at Royal Mail’s Colchester delivery office, spoke to the Gazette after frustrated residents complained about delays to postal services in some parts of the city. While people in some areas are reporting letters are being delivered as usual, residents in areas like Mile End, Highwoods, …
Read More »Captain Mark Phillips turns 75 today. Who is he, and what was his part in the scandal that brought sadness to the heart of the royal family?
When Princess Anne married Captain Mark Philips at Westminster Abbey – on colour TV! – they set the template for many royal marriages to come, and the public lapped it up. Anne, then 23, was at the height of her glamour while 25-year-old Mark Phillips, was every inch the dashing …
Read More »Ofcom team step in with Royal Mail over ‘unacceptable’ delays in Nuneaton
Ofcom is set to step in and raise concerns directly with Royal Mail over ‘unacceptable’ delays in Nuneaton. CoventryLive has highlighted concerns over mail deliveries across the town several times this year, most recently with householders in Galley Common blasting the service as a ‘joke’. They said they had been …
Read More »Simon Murphy’s portraits show a different side to Govanhill
The small spark – pictures of foreign beaches and cities – was a catalyst that eventually lead to extensive travel, an award-winning career and a decade’s long photography project. “[Seeing those postcards] triggered this thought that in life there is a person who you never, ever saw – the photographer …
Read More »Now IDS shares have recovered, do I dump Royal Mail?
Image source: Getty Images The last couple of years have been brutal for shareholders of International Distributions Services (LSE: IDS), formerly known as Royal Mail. They’ve also been hard on the group’s management and staff, due to prolonged strike action. Meanwhile, the IDS share price has plummeted. IDS shares slump …
Read More »Hellman & Friedman, Starboard score big wins in Splunk’s $28 billion sale -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman and activist hedge fund Starboard Value are walking away with lucrative returns from their investments in Splunk Inc following a deal on Thursday to sell the cybersecurity firm to Cisco Systems Inc for $28 …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Shares Cross Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $209.44
Shares of Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG – Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 209.44 ($2.59) and traded as low as GBX 196.90 ($2.44). Royal Mail shares last traded at GBX 207 ($2.56), with …
Read More »When in Bordeaux…King Charles samples local red wine and tucks in to cheese platter after he and Queen Camilla were greeted with huge cheers by crowd waving Union flags as they arrived in the French city for last day of state visit
King Charles III and Queen Camilla received a rapturous welcome in Bordeaux today where His Majesty enjoyed some cheese and a drink or two in the wine capital of the world. Their Majesties ended their three-day French state visit in south-west France where September showers failed to dampen their spirits. The …
Read More »Covid inquiry: Mounting outrage over Anthony Albanese’s refusal to hold a Royal Commission into the pandemic and fears state governments’ will be let off the hook
There is mounting outrage over Anthony Albanese’s new Covid inquiry, with critics arguing its ‘toothless and narrow’ remit will let state governments off the hook. On Thursday morning, the Prime Minister officially announced the inquiry into the pandemic but stopped short of declaring a full Royal Commission despite previously calling …
Read More »I ordered my winter haul of Yankee Candles but Boots made a huge error on delivery
A WOMAN was left baffled after ordering three Yankee Candles and accidentally getting a whole lounge full of orders. A video, which has racked up over 24,000 likes, showed the room piled high with boxes of the popular candles. 4 A woman was left baffled after ordering three Yankee candles …
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