If you live in the Battersea area – or you know a thing or two about London history – you may well have heard of John Archer. He was the former Mayor of Battersea and the first Black person to hold a senior public office in London. But his achievements …
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R OYAL Mail is tapping into the worldwide surge in online shopping with the £210 million acquisition of one of Canada’s biggest trucking firms. The delivery group’s overseas freight arm GLS International is picking up family-owned freight group Rosenau Transport to expand operations in North America’s $25 billion parcel market, …
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Royal Mail has launched its third drone trial in the last year for remote communities. The company is trialling scheduled, autonomous, uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) flights with Windracers for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands). It will help better connect the islands and the …
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Nathan Evans, the TikTok sensation, who has released his third single today. The single follows the No.1 successes ‘Wellerman’ and ‘Told You So’, which amassed over six million steams worldwide. Evans, 26, from Airdrie, has accumulated a massive 1.7 billion streams across all platforms and songs and has also built …
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Tesco launched a hiring spree today, with 30,000 temp jobs on offer (Picture: PA) Shops and supermarkets are hunting for 100,000 seasonal staff this Christmas in a massive festive jobs boost. Tesco kicked off its recruitment drive today, announcing that 30,000 part-time roles are available. Thousands of jobs are also …
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Tesco will be hiring up to 30,000 staff in the run-up to the Christmas rush. The roles available will be at both the Tesco superstores and Tesco Extra locations – with online delivery and store replenishment roles. Tesco announced the wide range of new jobs in an update today and …
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As retailers urge shoppers to be more prepared than ever, we explain all the places – including supermarkets and Royal Mail – that are already hiring Christmas staff… Tesco is the latest supermarket to confirm its Christmas job positions ( Image: Dumfries And Galloway Standard) Christmas may still be just …
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Futures for Canada’s main stock index were little changed on Friday ahead of September jobs data, as investors waited for cues on the pace of economic recovery against the backdrop of rising inflation. The TSX Composite spiked 224.55 points, or 1.1%, close Thursday to 20,416.21 The Canadian …
Read More »Did you take out a subscription during lockdown? Me, too: a fortnightly delivery of flowers that brightened those dismal weeks no end. And we are not alone. The subscription business, which is predicted to be worth £1.8bn by 2025, according to a recent Royal Mail report, is booming, with 35- …
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(Bloomberg) — Royal Mail Plc agreed to purchase Canada’s Mid-Nite Sun Transportation Ltd. for C$360 million ($287 million) to expand in North America. The acquisition will add to earnings in the current fiscal year, Royal Mail said Friday in a statement. Mid-Nite Sun will become part of London-based Royal Mail’s …
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