5 April 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Spanish postal operator Correos is to add 800 new electric motorcycles to its delivery fleet, taking its total battery electric vehicle delivery fleet to more than 2,400. Some 700 of the new electric motorcycles will be two wheeled while 100 will be three-wheeled. Correos …
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Johnson should remain as Prime Minister even if he’s fined over Partygate, says Cabinet minister “Boris Johnson would not have to resign over Partygate even if he is fined, a Cabinet Minister has said for the first time. Welsh Secretary Simon Hart yesterday insisted “the world has moved on a considerable …
Read More »Initial speaker line-up for AFP’s first annual conference
Reading Time: 2 minutes AN initial line-up of speakers has been announced for the Association of Fleet Professionals’ (AFP) first-ever annual conference, which will take place at The British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on May 18th. They include David Fisher of Virgin Media O2, Charlie Gilbert of Field Dynamics, Matt Hammond of …
Read More »Here’s how I’d invest £5K in my Stocks and Shares ISA to maximise growth potential
Image source: Getty Images The deadline for using up the 2021-22 Stocks and Shares ISA allowance is today — 5 April. While I’m fully subscribed for the current financial year, I’m looking to invest more cash on Wednesday when the new financial year starts. With some more capital, I’m hoping …
Read More »Boris Johnson faces major Tory backlash over plans to privatise Channel 4
The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being “un-Conservative” and breaking promises on levelling up Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Jeremy Hunt hits out at plans to privatise Channel 4 Boris Johnson is facing a …
Read More »Reaction as Sunak orders Royal Mint to jump on NFT bandwagon
Rishi Sunak has attracted ridicule after the Royal Mint announced it had been tasked with creating its own NFT. Non-fungible tokens are a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger, that can be sold and traded. Types of NFT data units may be associated …
Read More »Nadine Dorries presses ahead with plan to privatise Channel 4 | Channel 4
The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, is pushing ahead with controversial plans to privatise Channel 4, with the government backing proposals to sell off the broadcaster after 40 years in public ownership. The government hopes to raise around £1bn from the sell-off, making it one of the biggest privatisations since Royal …
Read More »AFP’s first annual conference to tackle fleet charging solutions and eLCV operations
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has revealed the speaker line-up for its first-ever annual conference, which will address key operational issues with EV charging and deployment. Topics under focus include ‘EV Charging Infrastructure’ and a ‘The Trouble with Vans’ panel session covering the issues fleets are facing when deploying …
Read More »Viewpoint: No stamp of approval for Royal Mail’s prices
If you’re going to write a letter, you better make it a long one and get your money’s worth. The price of a first class stamp has now hit 95p — a 10p rise. A single stamp cost 41p in 2010, 27p in 2000. t will only hasten the fast …
Read More »Channel 4 to be sold off in largest privatisation since Royal Mail
The government is pushing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in what will be the biggest sale of a state-owned asset since Royal Mail in 2013. Ministers will end months of speculation by using the forthcoming Media Bill to pursue a potential £1 billion sale of Channel 4, unravelling …
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