Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been invited to the Royal Family’s summer gathering at Balmoral Castle this year, sources claimed today. King Charles III has continued his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s tradition of travelling to the estate in the Scottish Highlands towards the end of summer. But …
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Dozens of Royal Mail vans lined the streets of Ilkeston to show their respects for their long-standing colleague Lee Woolley at his funeral. Lee, 48, died on July 2 after a three-year battle with cancer. Lee had been a postman for 24 years and his whole workplace showed up in …
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LABOUR must “robustly scrutinise the detail” of Royal Mail’s takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, Communication Workers Union (CWU) said today. General secretary Dave Ward’s call came after it emerged the £5 billion bid will undergo a government probe, including into potential links with Russia. “The contractual obligations negotiated between the failed current …
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The move is expected to cost the company about £30m. UK workers will not be able to sell the shares for three years, after which they will be taxable, unless they are held for five years. “Our strong first half results and the progress we are making on our transformation …
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Rolls-Royce SMR has completed Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment by the UK nuclear industry’s independent regulators – the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales – and will move immediately into the third and final Step. The GDA process assesses new nuclear power plant …
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Three Mobile is warning all UK users to be on high alert and watch out for parcel delivery text message scams. UK iPhone and Android users are being urged to stay vigilant after a surge in fake texts that claim a parcel delivery has been missed. These messages have been …
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By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (August 2, 2024, 2:04 PM BST) — Royal Mail and another company suing software firm Codeberry over alleged unlawful use of postcode data can have their cases tried together, a judge ruled Friday, although he refused to allow Codeberry’s counterattack to be included in the same trial…. …
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Czech billionaire poised to buy the courier Royal Mail expected to return to profit this year The government will scrutinise the takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský over potential national security risks. International Distribution Services (IDS) struck a £3.5bn takeover deal with EP Group – a European industrial giant …
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LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The British government has called in Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s takeover bid for Royal Mail for closer scrutiny under the National Security and Investment act, the BBC reported on Thursday. Royal Mail’s owner International Distribution Services agreed to 3.57 billion pound ($4.56 billion) takeover by …
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