FTSE 100 up 128 points at 8,023 Grocers, housebuilders among risers Ocado pressured to ditch London 4.45pm: FTSE 100 closes at record high FTSE 100 closes at a record high of 8,023.87, beating last year’s peak of 8,014 and marking a 1.62% jump on Monday. 3.58pm: FTSE 100 nears …
Read More »Residents are strongly encouraged to send in their postal votes by Royal Mail, though there are a few options to physically hand in postal votes. Handing in your postal vote to council offices Only reception at the council’s 1 Time Square offices and Warrington Town Hall will be able to …
Read More »
The chairman of Royal Mail’s parent company has urged Ofcom to speed up a service review as it fends off a £3 billion takeover approach. Keith Williams, chairman of International Distributions Services, criticised a lack of progress by the government and Ofcom, the communications regulator, in modernising the so-called universal …
Read More »I received a card through the post from a friend, along with a demand for a £5 fee, as Royal Mail claimed the barcoded stamp was counterfeit. The joke is she says she was sent this stamp by Royal Mail when she exchanged her old ones for the new barcoded …
Read More »
A highlighted statistic said that Royal Mail handles 7bn letters a day; as the main text of the article made clear, that is an annual figure (Royal Mail wants second-class letter delivery cut to every other weekday, 4 April, p2). The British Nutrition Foundation’s recommended daily protein intake is 56g …
Read More »
By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:03 EDT, 22 April 2024 Takeover battle: Royal mail wants permission to cut second class deliveries Royal Mail has urged regulators to allow it to cut second class deliveries as it tries to fight off a takeover by a billionaire dubbed the ‘Czech Sphinx’. Parent company …
Read More »
The FTSE 100 bounced back as geopolitical tensions eased, with neither Israel nor Iran launching fresh retaliatory attacks over the weekend while the US passed a crucial aid package for Ukraine. Fears of a Russian victory over Ukraine have dissipated, with the long-awaited passing of the $60.8bn (£49.2bn) funding deal by the US House …
Read More »
2. Royal Mail owner doubles down on calls for regulatory change. Royal Mail's universal service obligation, legally requiring the letter service, had … Source link
Read More »
Proactive Investors – Royal Mail (LON:) owner International Distribution Services PLC has been dubbed “vulnerable to corporate predators” due to obligations requiring letters be delivered six days a week. IDS’ third-largest shareholder, Redwheel, urged regulators to scale back the requirements under its universal service obligations following a takeover attempt by …
Read More »
Most of us take a cruise to do not much but relax – but this high dive is proof you can still find an adrenaline rush onboard. In a death-defying video, Ginni van Katwijk, a trained high diver for Royal Caribbean, performs a spectacular leap on the Harmony of the …
Read More »