Michael Surtees, 35, appeared in ‘Prison’ – a Channel 4 documentary about life in HMP Durham – but after being released he is now beginning a new 12 month jail sentence after admitting stealing a quantity of mobiles worth £6,000 from Fix Today Phone and Repair on Durham Road in …
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It seems a long time ago now that the Tory government claimed to be the voice of the working class. Now, with Brexit ‘done’ and the Levelling Up agenda forgotten, the good old nasty party seems to be back on track, happily alienating millions of voters with each new mad-cap …
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Drone infrastructure company Skyports has partnered with airline operator AirAsia to investigate the potential for a flying taxi network in Malaysia. The British company is assessing potential sites to build vertiports, a landing pad used by electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. A spokesperson for Skyports told UKTN that its …
Read More »The impending launch of a revamped ITV streaming service, and an expected rise in advertising during the winter World Cup are set to boost Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster. The FTSE 100 media group said ITVX, its new free ad-funded platform, remained on track to launch in the fourth quarter …
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Alena Kravchenko/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis: I fail to see upside in Royal Mail at this time owing to lower parcel and letter volumes, along with a decline in cash flow and upcoming strike action. Royal Mail plc (OTCPK:ROYMF) is a British postal and delivery service. Like others …
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An official report on the proposed Royal Mail depot in Patcham does not reflect local anger, according to one of the area’s councillors. How the proposed Royal Mail premises in Patcham could look Conservative councillor Alistair McNair said that he was surprised to read that there was “positive support” for …
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The Royal Mail shop boasts a collection of Birmingham 2022 memorabilia centred on Mr Tsevis’ designs. People can choose from 14 items, primarily stamps or commemorative coins, with prices ranging from 30p to £1,095. A pack of all eight stamps will cost buyers £12.10, and people can also find them …
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The two-day strike at BT on July 29 and August 1 sees 40,000 telecoms workers join with rail workers and hundreds of thousands of others in a growing fightback against the corporations and the Conservative government’s refusal to agree a living wage. This is the first company wide strike since …
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Several shadow ministers defied the Labour leader last month by joining rail protests – after which he backed down on disciplinary threats. But Sir Keir waded back into controversy ahead of a fresh rail strike and the Royal Mail dispute. He said the Labour party in opposition “needs to be …
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Pay talks “updates” from Unite have exposed the union’s role in protecting company and shareholder profits, preventing a combined struggle by bus and transport workers across London for an inflation-busting pay-raise. Despite RPI inflation hitting 11.8 percent, Unite officials and reps at Stagecoach and London United have presented insulting company …
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