The Post Office has issued a reminder of the last days to send your cards and parcels as 90% of us have no idea when the key dates are. New research reveals nearly 9 in 10 Brits are unaware of last posting dates and over a third leave gift buying …
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With 2024 nearing its end, Citywire Elite Companies went on the hunt for the five stocks that have gained the most in popularity this year with the top investors we track. Citywire ranks and rates companies based on the conviction shown towards their shares by Elite Investors – the top …
Read More »Royal Mail’s obligations must be kept in check – Derry Daily
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has said universal service obligations must be upheld and monitored as part of the approval by the UK Government to sell Royal Mail’s parent company. The £3.6 billion sale of the International Distribution Services (IDS), to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group, comes amid …
Read More »MP visits Keynsham Delivery Office to show festive support for local posties
Dan Norris MP meets staff at Royal Mail’s Keynsham Delivery Office MP Dan Norris dropped into the Royal Mail’s Keynsham Delivery Office to say ‘thank you’ to local postmen and women at their busiest time of the year. On his early morning visit to the centre in Ashton Way, the …
Read More »We told Post Office about system problems, says Fujitsu • The Register
Fujitsu has said it continually told the Post Office about problems with Horizon, the computer system at the center of one of the UK’s widest miscarriages of justice, as its client prosecuted branch managers for accounting discrepancies. Speaking at the closing statements of the statutory inquiry into the complex computer …
Read More »Are postage stamps and parcels too expensive in the UK?
Royal Mail is a household name, and its posties, red vans and logos can be found all across the nation almost every single day – but they’re enduring a torrid time as costs rise and performance falls. Its parent company have just been sold to a new billionaire owner, and …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s ‘holiday’ card sparks wild conspiracy theories: Royal fans spread baseless claims photo of Archie and Lilibet is ‘faked’ with Photoshop and they’ve used ‘AI children’ in deliberately blurred image
Social media conspiracy theorists have seized on Meghan and Harry’s Christmas holiday card to spread wild conjectures about the couple including a ludicrous allegation they used AI or ‘borrowed’ children to play Archie and Lilibet. A group of Twitter critics of the Sussexes have insisted a photo is ‘digitally altered’ …
Read More »Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky buys Slovakia’s top power group
PRAGUE – Energy firm EPH Group owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky said on Dec 18 it would acquire a majority stake in Slovakia’s largest power producer Slovenske elektrarne. EPH will buy a 50 per cent share in the Slovak Power Holding company controlling two-thirds of Slovenske elektrarne from Italy’s …
Read More »UK government approves takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire
LONDON, U.K. The U.K. government has approved the US$4.6-billion sale of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group, marking the first time in its 500-year history that the iconic postal service will come under foreign ownership. The deal was first agreed upon …
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Order you copy here Since marrying into the monarchy more than 25 years ago, the Duchess of Edinburgh’s gradual rise up the royal ranks has seen her become one of the family’s most respected and admired figures today. In this special Birthday Collector’s edition, we celebrate Sophie’s 60th birthday by …
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