More than 1,800 Arriva workers have walked out across Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire, bringing a halt to bus services across the North West. Here is all the latest information. Sign up to our LiverpoolWorld Today newsletter There have been a number of strikes over issues such as pay …
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A Royal Mail postman who took more than 130 parcels home with him overnight has won an unfair dismissal case. Walacy Ramos was fired by the postal service after he took undelivered mail home without permission and kept the post in his living room. Mr Ramos explained that he was …
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Image source: Getty Images. It’s easy to pick income shares right now. Just look at the biggest yields in the FTSE 100, pick three from different sectors, and buy Rio Tinto, Persimmon, and Imperial Brands. Job done. Well, that approach might be simple. But it’s not without risks, and it …
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Shell’s zooming profits on Tuesday are likely to provoke criticism from consumers struggling with record high fuel prices and the cost-of-living crisis, especially as analysts believe the Anglo-Dutch oil company will use its bumper profits to fund increased shareholder payouts. Its second quarter dividend is tipped to rise to 33 …
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//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’)?> Picture by Richard Townshend (CC BY 3.0). Welsh Labour’s deputy leader Carolyn Harris is to judge the first-ever menopause awards. The GenM awards will celebrate the businesses leading the change for the menopause, and has already partnered with over 60 companies including M&S, Royal Mail, Boots, Next and …
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With advocates continuing to call for people responsible for the contentious program to be held accountable, the incoming briefs for the new social services and government services ministers show the department, which oversees the design and administration of Australia’s social security system, suggested the new government focus on building the …
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An LGBT+ helpline run by Chester Pride has reported a “steep rise” in calls from people seeking support due to having “dark thoughts”, the charity has revealed. The Just Ask helpline supports any LGBT+ person with any issues that may be worrying them and Chester Pride chair Warren Allmark said …
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A Royal Mail postman who took 130 parcels home with him when he fell ill on his round was sacked for delivering them on his day off. Walacy Ramos had kept the parcels in his living room overnight without asking his superiors when he suddenly became unwell. Deciding to finish …
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The Conservative government, immediately following the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the triggering of a leadership contest, last week announced massive de facto pay cuts for more than two million public sector workers. Clinical staff care for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the …
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A Huddersfield postman was left with a grin on his face after a local care home showered him with gifts. Kevin Scott, a local postman who has worked for Royal Mail for 17 years, received a mug, a postal worker keyring, a handmade poster and a card as well as …
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