Claire Burgess feels really mad at herself. She says that if her elderly mother had fallen for the scam she fell for she’d be furious with her. “I’m so embarrassed,” said the 37-year-old. “But you can see from social media that victims of this scam aren’t just vulnerable elderly people.” …
Read More »Wellingborough postal worker is first winner of 10 Good Deeds campaign for being a ‘true superhero’
A Wellingborough postal worker is the first winner of the Swansgate Shopping Centre’s 10 Good Deeds community campaign. To celebrate Wellingborough and all the fantastic people within it, the shopping centre is going to deliver ‘10 Good Deeds’ throughout the year to members of the community. The initiative, which launched …
Read More »JPMorgan upgrades Ladbrokes owner Entain, downgrades 888
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Ladbrokes owner Entain on Tuesday and downgraded 888 Holdings as it took a look at the onling gaming sector. The bank upgraded Entain to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 1,852p from 1,628p given that its non-US assets now trade at a discount to …
Read More »Urgent warning issued to anyone with Barclays, Halifax, HSBC or Lloyds bank account
An urgent warning has been issued to anyone who banks with Barclays, Halifax, HSBC, and Lloyds. In the past week, tens of thousands of customers have been the target of scammers. Over 10,000 scam messages, claiming to be from the aforementioned banks have been issued – asking account holders to …
Read More »What to Watch: Royal Mail delivers divi, Irn Bru profits slump, and banks stabilise
Royal Mail said it intended to pay a dividend of 10p per share after the pandemic led to a strong year for post. The company said it was on track to … Source link
Read More »Dog owner’s £2,000 compensation bill after Northamptonshire postal worker loses part of a finger
Northampton magistrates ordered a dog owner to pay £2,000 compensation to a postal worker who lost part of a finger after being bitten. The Royal Mail employee was delivering mail through a door in Rushden during December last year when a Shar Pei called Mimi, owned by Shanice Blackette, bit …
Read More »Royal Mail to offer free of charge parcel collection
Royal Mail is offering its doorstep parcel collection service for free for the next two months. From now until 30th May 2021, Royal Mail will collect up to five parcels a day for free, on top of postage, from consumers across the UK with its Parcel Collect service. Customers need …
Read More »Banks, miners boost UK stocks as recovery optimism back in focus
(Reuters) -British shares rose on Tuesday, boosted by gains in banks and miners on investor optimism over a vaccine-led economic recovery, while Royal Mail climbed after announcing a one-off dividend payment. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. …
Read More »London pre-open: Stocks seen up as Archegos fallout brushed off
(Sharecast News) – London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday as investors brush off the fallout from the Archegos fire sale. The FTSE 100 was called to open 30 points higher at 6,766. CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said: “If markets were worried about the spill …
Read More »Royal Mail to pay one-off final dividend
Royal Mail PLC said Tuesday that it will pay a one-off final dividend of 10 pence (14 U.S. cents) a share in respect of fiscal 2021, and that trading has been broadly in line since its March 10 update. The U.K. postal company said that for the year to March, …
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