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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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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Charles has followed in the footsteps of his father to become patron of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh served as patron of the College for 66 years, having first become patron in 1954. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) said it is …
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