At 1200 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.41% at 7,576.27, and the FTSE 250 was 0.09% weaker at 20,400.68. “Weak trading in the US may have seen the FTSE 100’s advance stall on Tuesday but the index was doing its best to eke out gains ahead of the Royal …
Read More »No Jubilee celebration for FTSE 100 dropouts Royal Mail and ITV
June 1 (Reuters) – Royal Mail (RMG.L) and broadcaster ITV (ITV.L) will lose their spots on Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 (.FTSE) equity index after their respective valuations plunged this year. British Gas owner Centrica (CNA.L) and UK student housing provider Unite Group (UTG.L) will replace them when the next quarterly …
Read More »ISS lands soft FM deal with Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
ISS has won a new contract with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust for the delivery of all soft services for the hospital. ISS has worked in partnership with the RNOH, which specialises in neuro-musculoskeletal conditions since 2011, providing services at both the main site in Stanmore, North …
Read More »FTSE 100 Index Promotes Centrica, Unite in Latest Shuffle
By Joe Hoppe ITV PLC and Royal Mail PLC are set to drop out of the FTSE 100 index in the quarterly reshuffle and Centrica PLC, which owns British Gas, and Unite Group PLC, the student accommodation provider, are set to be promoted from the midcap FTSE 250 to London’s …
Read More »Royal Collection SUSPENDS Platinum Jubilee sales due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for items
Royal Collection SUSPENDS Platinum Jubilee sales due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for items – with staff battling to meet orders for items including £40 tankard and £65 tea cup set By Matthew Lodge For Mailonline Published: 20:55 EDT, 31 May 2022 | Updated: 02:16 EDT, 1 June 2022 The Royal Collection …
Read More »Queen’s platinum jubilee – live: Monarch returns to Windsor ahead of platinum jubilee celebrations
The Queen is set to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in June with a four-day bank holiday weekend. The weekend, which will begin on Thursday 2 June and end on Sunday 5 June, will see several events take place involving members of the royal family. These include Trooping the Colour, a …
Read More »B&M to launch limited home delivery trial ‘shortly’
B&M will launch an online home delivery service on a limited range of items ‘shortly’, the company revealed in its full-year results announcement this week. The company’s website has previously not been transactional but has instead acted as a footfall driver into stores. However, the home delivery trial will launch …
Read More »Centrica Back in FTSE Reshuffle
It’s FTSE reshuffle time again, and a handful of well-known companies are due to be promoted and demoted. British Gas owner Centrica (CNA) and student property firm Unite (UTG) are set to enter the FTSE 100, while broadcaster ITV (ITV) and Royal Mail (RMG) are set to be pushed down …
Read More »Is there post on the Jubilee weekend? How bank holidays affect Royal Mail and if post offices open on 2 June
The UK is gearing up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over a bumper four-day bank holiday weekend. It is the first time in British history that a monarch has reached the 70-year milestone. Thousands of street parties have been organised up and down the country, along with official events …
Read More »GPA hires new chief security officer
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Brindha McDonald as its new Chief Security Officer to lead its security posture strategies. In collaboration with key Civil Service partners, McDonald will continue to build the GPA’s security strategy and capability across its collective security status of all assets, software, hardware, services, …
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