Royal Mail workers will strike again at the end of the month, in a continuing dispute over pay. Staff already walked out over three days in August and September. A fourth was due to take place on Friday 9 September, but it was cancelled after news broke that the Queen had …
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Monday. I’m wondering if the irony of sitting in the dark discussing which party faction will take power in December is lost on the members of the ANC who have spent the weekend caucusing by candlelight. Or on the host of would-be presidential candidates, all of whom have put up …
Read More »The Queen’s funeral marks a major moment in history as the nation thanks Her late Majesty for 70 years of public service. The Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8 sparking a period of national mourning, but Monday’s state funeral will celebrate the life of the UK’s longest-serving monarch. Here are all the …
Read More »The Tennessee Titans have fallen to 0-2 for the first time since 2012 after a 41-7 pounding by the Buffalo Bills in upstate New York. Josh Allen marked his side’s home opener with four scoring tosses including three to wide receiver Stefon Diggs as the Bills backed up from their …
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Published: 6:45 AM September 20, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II famously celebrated two birthdays, one in the the summer and another in the spring, but will King Charles continue the tradition? Her Late Majesty’s real birthday was on April 21, but she celebrated another on June 12. The idea of a …
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Britain’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, is set to deliver an emergency mini-budget on Friday to give more details about support to help ease the cost-of-living crisis. Prime Minister Liz Truss took office on 6 September and promised to immediately cut taxes and redouble efforts to promote economic …
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20 September 2022 Transport / Logistics Services FedEx Corp has reported lower than expected first quarter financial results. According to FedEx, the profit drop in the FedEx Express segment was down to a ‘macroeconomic weakness’ in Asia and service ‘challenges’ in Europe. This led to a revenue shortfall of $500m relative …
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Strategic partnership set to support community pharmacy and focused on transforming patient engagement through new integrated technology platform MyHealthHub LONDON (14 September 2022) – Charac; an NHS-integrated one-stop platform for independent community pharmacies, together with Positive Solutions; part of the Mawdsleys Group and the fastest growing pharmacy IT provider in …
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The situation is somewhat different with postboxes. There are 115,000 of them around the UK and most carry the queen’s cipher, though there are still some that feature the ciphers of previous monarchs, including Victoria. A few hundred new postboxes are installed every year, says Gold, and it is only …
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In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II made a 45-day visit to Canada. One of CBC television’s top personalities then was Joyce Davidson; during the royal visit, she was a guest on NBC’s Today show in the United States, and was asked what she thought. “Like most Canadians,” she said, “I am …
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