Apollo and Evri expect the deal to complete later this year. The announcement comes after weeks of speculation over the future of Evri. Advent International, another American buyout fund, put the company up for sale earlier this year. The auction has attracted a series of suitors including rival delivery company …
Read More »Royal Mail customers left baffled over ‘ludicrous’ Post Office charge that ‘makes no sense’
ROYAL Mail customers have been left fuming after noticing they are being charged different prices depending on where they send a parcel from. Sending a package via the Post Office costs more than having a postman collect it from your home. 1 Customers are furious after discovering the price of …
Read More »Priti Patel visits Royal Mail’s Colchester Delivery Office
Dame Priti Patel visited the Royal Mail delivery office in Moorside, Colchester, around 11am, after receiving complaints from residents. She met with Royal Mail director of public policy David Gold, and members of the Colchester branch leadership team to discuss ongoing issues with deliveries to some postcodes in the area. The main areas impacted …
Read More »RICHARD EDEN: ‘Insincere’ Meghan was sending out warning signs from the start, only now do royal sources admit they missed them
BBC news presenter Mishal Husain is known for her cool, calm manner, even when grilling the most bumptious politicians on Radio 4’s Today programme. So, her decision to respond publicly to the Duchess of Sussex’s criticism of a 2017 television interview conducted by Ms Husain – to mark Meghan and …
Read More »Apollo swoops for parcel delivery giant Evri in £2.7bn deal | Business News
The private equity giant Apollo Global Management is on the brink of a deal to buy Evri, the British parcel delivery company, in a £2.7bn deal. Sky News has learnt that Apollo has seen off competition to acquire the company from rivals including JD.com, the Chinese internet group, and DHL. …
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FEATURES: ■ Mini-bonds under the microscope The credit crunch has spawned a whole new asset class in mini-bonds, but despite the promise of bumper coupons, investors have to exercise the same level of rigorous analysis. Julian Hofmann reports. ■ Nasty surprises David Stevenson admits to a disappointing quarter, but sees …
Read More »Royal Thai Navy organizes coastal clean-up to honour HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn
Navy personnel and volunteers work together to remove debris from Hat Nam Sai Beach as part of the Royal Thai Navy’s initiative to reduce ocean waste and promote environmental awareness. SATTAHIP, Thailand – The Royal Thai Navy hosted a coastal clean-up event at Hat Nam Sai Beach, Naval Special Warfare …
Read More »Queen Mary knocked to ground by elderly man in mobility scooter – The Border Mail
Footage shows Queen Mary hit by scooter in Nuuk during Greenland tour. Royal House confirms she is unharmed. Source link
Read More »Common holiday money mistake costs us an extra £21.79 each
Travellers could be losing a collective £845million in fees from using their bank card abroad. A study, of 2,000 holidaymakers, found 45 per cent incurred charges for using their bank card outside of the UK in the last 12 months, with the average annual bill coming in at £21.79 each. …
Read More »Ross-on-Wye Post Office accuses customers of ‘porky pies’
Ross-on-Wye Post Office in the Maltings has a 2.1-star rating based on 64 Google reviews, with some customers saying they “consistently have problems at this post office” and that they “felt very uncomfortable”. But the post office managers have replied to several reviews saying the complaints are merely “porky pies”. …
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