Last week investment portfolios received a welcome boost as Britain’s FTSE 250 reached a new all-time high. The high-performing index comprises the 250 biggest companies listed in London, after those on the larger FTSE 100. Following a rollercoaster year, the index now finds itself 3 per cent higher than its …
Read More »Take part in Tamworth’s Covid-19 testing pilot and help families in need
People taking part in a Covid-19 testing pilot in Tamworth now have the chance to help local families. NHS Test and Trace, in partnership with Staffordshire County Council, Tamworth Borough Council and the Royal Mail, has targeted around 6,000 households in the Glascote and Stonydelph areas to help stop the …
Read More »RAF jets will be deployed to Romania to patrol skies around the Black Sea as Russia masses troops
Six Royal Air Force Typhoon super-jets will fly to eastern Europe in a bid to deter Russian president Vladimir Putin who has sent troops to the Ukrainian border. Last night UK defence chiefs confirmed the RAF deployment to Romania to police the skies around the Black Sea. The Typhoons will …
Read More »Global Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Growth Analysis
Global Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Report Provides Significant Market Growth Analysis The global Courier and Local Delivery Services market report delivers a complete and in-detail study of the market using primary or secondary resource and various research tools. The market weakness, opportunities, strength, and risk analysis provide holistic picture of …
Read More »Morton Fraser hires its first head of strategy for restructuring and insolvency
Morton Fraser has appointed restructuring and insolvency lawyer Yvonne Brady as its new head of strategy for restructuring and insolvency. The position has been created by the law firm specifically for her and she began the role this week. Brady’s career spans 30 years in the restructuring and insolvency market …
Read More »Postman ‘unfairly’ sacked after thieves stole all the letters and parcels from his van
A postman was ‘unfairly’ sacked by the Royal Mail when thieves stole all the letters and parcels from his van, a tribunal has ruled. Virgil Summers had a 20-year unblemished career delivering mail tarnished when he was dismissed for gross misconduct after being accused of “failing to secure” his vehicle. …
Read More »Facebook fraudsters get taste of own medicine with ‘cheap and nasty’ teabag trick | UK | News
It all started when Anthony Cooper, who runs MG Mobile Mechanics in Rhyl, Denbighshire, posted an advert for a nearly new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Facebook’s North Wales Marketplace. Mr Cooper was offering buyers the phone at the bargain price of £550, almost half of the nearly £1,000 it …
Read More »A film shot in 1971 catches the last day of our trams, and much of old Ballarat | The Courier
news, latest-news, One of the constant refrains in the Ballarat is the call for trams to return to the CBD. Despite the City of Ballarat regularly arguing the expense would be prohibitive, the population has a collective desire to see rolling stock in some form on the streets again, such …
Read More »Amazon VTR (Valid Tracking Rate) more detail
As a reminder, from 19 April 2021, Amazon VTR will kick in and you will be required to provide the name of the shipping service provider and the specific delivery service used for all merchant fulfilled orders and the tracking ID for merchant fulfilled orders that are shipped with a …
Read More »People totally divided over name of the game where you knock on a front door and run away
BEFORE the days of games consoles and TikTok, kids had to keep themselves occupied the old-fashioned way – i.e. running around and meeting mates outside. And one of our all-time favourite ways to pass the time was knocking on neighbours’ doors and running away. 6 What do YOU call this …
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