When will Royal Mail release H1 earnings? Royal Mail will publish interim results on the morning of Thursday November 18. Royal Mail H1 earnings preview: what to expect from the results Royal Mail has already provided insight into how it performed in the first five months of its financial …
Read More »Lloydsdirect’s 24-hour Royal Mail delivery service now available across England :: C+D
Available across “virtually all” Lloydspharmacy branches in England, the service allows patients to order and receive their repeat and acute prescriptions more quickly than they were able to under the previous Lloydsdirect delivery service. Under the service, Royal Mail can deliver standard medicines in 48 hours, while refrigerated and controlled …
Read More »One killed, another injured in Royal Malaysian Air Force Hawk jet crash at Butterworth base | Malaysia
The wreckage of what is believed to be the RMAF Hawk MK108 combat aircraft that crashed at 10.07pm last night seen here at Butterworth Royal Malaysian Air Force Base, Butterworth, November 17, 2021. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin SEBERANG PERAI, Nov 17 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has …
Read More »Slough leaders clash over proposed changes to elections
The leaders of Slough’s political parties have exchanged fighting talk about the prospect of changes to the borough’s elections. During a key meeting of Slough Borough Council’s cabinet, the prospect of changing how elections are held was considered. Currently, a third of councillors are elected each year, with councillors serving …
Read More »LV rejects bid from rival Royal London as it accuses it of lobbing ‘hand grenade’
LV= has accused its biggest rival of lobbing a ‘hand grenade’ to try to disrupt its sale to private equity firm. The 178-year-old mutual insurer blasted Royal London for bidding £540million for it – £10million more than Bain Capital. The firm slammed its larger competitor for allegedly trying to derail the …
Read More »Post delays in Andover down to vacancies and Covid-19
High levels of vacancies and Covid-19 absence is to blame for delays to postal deliveries in Andover, Royal Mail has said. But Michael Hogg, senior public affairs manager at Royal Mail, has said that the situation is “improving” and that there are no outstanding items for delivery. He added that …
Read More »Royal Mail: We are transforming the way we process parcels
A new fully automated parcel sorting machine which can process 180,000 parcels per day has been installed by Royal Mail in its Tyneside Mail centre. The machine – officially opened by Gateshead MP Ian Mearns – is an intelligent system of conveyor belts and scanning technology that automatically sorts parcels …
Read More »Thousands of Royal Mail Christmas jobs up for grabs paying up to £15.75 an hour
Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail. With insurmountable amounts of parcels and letters threatening to overload their warehouse this festive season, the phrase “every little helps” certainly rings a bell. The multinational postal service is hiring thousands of extra helping hands to deliver packages across …
Read More »Chatham man Anthony Collins on trial over sending suspicious package to Covid vaccine factory in Wrexham
A 53-year-old Chathamman has gone on trial after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine plant in Wrexham. Anthony Collins was arrested following a raid on his home after the device was received at the Wrexham facilityin January. Bomb squad soldiers and police were called to the factory …
Read More »Two Big Supply Chain Crunch Winners Are About To Report
Seaborne shipping liners Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) and ZIM Integrated Shipping (ZIM) report quarterly earnings on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, as high shipping costs from an ongoing supply chain crunch lift shipping stocks to record profits. X Both companies will release results while ports and warehouses remain jammed as the holiday …
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