Norway’s prime minister and members of the royal family joined mourners at a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral on Sunday for the victims of a shooting in the capital’s nightlife district. A gunman opened fire in central Oslo’s bar area early on Saturday, killing two people — a man in …
Read More »Criminal barristers strike and warn of ‘existential crisis’ in British justice system
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have started their strike over low legal aid funding with a warning their profession faces an “existential crisis” because of severe cuts imposed by the government. Barristers say their incomes have decline by almost 30% in the last two decades. Specialist criminal barristers now …
Read More »Are Royal Mail shares a buy today?
Image source: Getty Images Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) shares have had a terrible 2022. Down over 45% year-to-date, this poor performance has seen the stock demoted from the FTSE 100. Five years ago, the courier business was trading for over 400p. However, today the stock is sitting just above the …
Read More »Ballot papers sent out as Royal Mail workers on the brink of strike action
Ballot papers are set to be dispatched to Royal Mail staff as the nation’s postal workers prepare to walk out on strike. More than 115,000 workers will have the chance to vote in the coming weeks on whether to take industrial action, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has announced. Ballot …
Read More »Drewsen to withdraw from envelope paper production
German specialist mill Drewsen Spezialpapiere will discontinue the production of its Procuverto grades with effect from 1 July 2022. In a statement, the company said it had made the decision to stop producing the envelope paper due to the expansion of its sustainable paper portfolio, and the ongoing development …
Read More »The Royal Mail delivers strategic investment into pharmacy platform, Charac
Charac, an NHS-integrated, one-stop platform for independent community pharmacies, has today announced it has secured strategic investment from Royal Mail Group, enabling its time-saving platform to assist more local pharmacies and patients across the UK to easily manage their prescriptions and consultations online. With over 7,200 independent pharmacies unable to …
Read More »Royal Mail Health: We know the importance of delivering care
Royal Mail Health has launched as a new business division of the company as it expands into the growing ‘healthcare at home’ industry. In creating the Royal Mail Health division, the company is working across the healthcare industry, including with local pharmacies, to ensure consumers can quickly and conveniently access …
Read More »Police stand scoops award at the Royal Cheshire Show
CHESHIRE Constabulary’s main stand at the recent Royal Cheshire Show, has secured the runner up rosette for Best Trade Stand. The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner, John Dwyer, was joined by Cheshire Constabulary’s Cyber Crime and Rural Crime teams, with the Constabulary’s Road Safety team and Cheshire and North …
Read More »Oslo shooting suspect ‘refusing to explain actions to police’
The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to investigators and will remain in pre-trial custody for the next four weeks, police and his defence lawyer said. The man, whom authorities described as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, …
Read More »Princess Mary and Prince Frederik rip their eldest son Christian, 16, out of Herlufsholm
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik rip their eldest son Christian, 16, out of prestigious Danish school amid horrific bullying and sexual assault allegations Danish royal couple have taken their eldest son Christian out of boarding school The 16-year-old was attending prestigious Herlufsholm Boarding School His sister Isabella, 15, was due to …
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