More than 115,000 postal workers are to strike over four days in the coming weeks as part of a salary dispute. The Communication Workers Union said it would be the biggest strike of the summer so far to demand a “dignified, proper pay rise”. The union said management had responded …
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Liz Truss’s Sturgeon comments could be a right royal blunder By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 20:54 EDT, 11 August 2022 | Updated: 21:20 EDT, 11 August 2022 Liz Truss’s refusal to apologise to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for calling her an attention-seeker who should …
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Royal Mail (LON:RMG – Get Rating)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on RMG. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and …
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Royal Mail workers in Dumfries and Galloway are set to stage four days of strikes as they battle for better pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding a “dignified, proper pay rise” for staff following mail bosses imposing a two per cent rise that the union say was without …
Read More »IT’S been a long shift for one Dunfermline postie as he retires after nearly 50 years on our streets. John Gallacher has been working with Royal Mail since he was just 18, and now, at 66-years-old, has handed out his final parcels. “It is an unusual feeling,” he told the …
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Sign up to our daily newsletter Sisters Jemma and Emily from Florians Florist in West View bought 100 ice pops to give to Royal Mail workers during what has been one of the hottest days of the week. Hartlepool experienced temperatures of 26C on Thursday, prompting the sisters to show …
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Even shipping early—real early—this holiday season is going to cost more. The U.S. Postal Service has filed notice of a temporary price hike to offset costs during the peak shipping season. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, as it is expected to be, the higher prices would kick in …
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Two-thirds of the financial wealth of British households is saved for private pensions. Yet the UK pension system is highly inefficient. On a conservative estimate, if the UK system matched best practice in the Netherlands, Canada or Denmark, for the same pension payments British savers could expect a reliable income …
Read More »The Royal Mint has revealed the Queen’s signature will be appearing on a collection of coins for the first time. The £5 denomination coin collection highlights the Queen’s service as her Platinum Jubilee year is celebrated. The Royal Mint said the collection pays tribute to the Queen’s commitment to the …
Read More »A beachgoer in South Carolina was killed after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach on Wednesday, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. Perreault, …
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