Royal Mail is launching specially decorated postboxes to mark Mother’s Day. The postboxes, three of which are for letters and cards and the fourth for parcels, are decorated in a plum colour and feature testimonies from Royal Mail employees. The designs incorporate images of the workers’ mothers, an account of …
Read More »Shine a spotlight on shadow banking | Business
Some financial blow-ups seem to come out of nowhere. But politicians and regulators must have noticed Lex Greensill. The Aussie financier was part of the British establishment. In 2017, Prince Charles presented him with a CBE for “services to the economy”. A year later, the former PM David Cameron became …
Read More »More heresy from Marks & Spencer with plan to sell rivals’ clothing | Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is committing heresy daily this week. First, it summoned a demolition squad to go to work on the fabled Marble Arch store in central London. Now it will sell other people’s clothing brands, including in lingerie, the one part of the non-food operation where market share has …
Read More »Royal family contests Harry and Meghan’s racism claims | Life
Britain’s royal family has begun a fight back against racism claims made by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. LONDON, Mar 11 — Britain’s royal family has begun a fight back against …
Read More »Special postboxes mark Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day postbox Royal Mail is launching specially decorated postboxes to mark Mother’s Day. The postboxes, three of which are for letters and cards and the fourth for parcels, are decorated in a plum colour and feature testimonies from Royal Mail employees. The designs incorporate images of the workers’ mothers, …
Read More »Royal Mail shares urgent scam warning to ‘millions’ of UK customers
Royal Mail has issued a fresh warning to customers over “yet another example” of fraudsters trying to scam money out of the public. With an increased demand for delivery during the Covid pandemic, people have been vulnerable to a number of scams, with many claiming to be associated with the …
Read More »Royal Mail’s red-letter day after home deliveries soar | Business
Royal Mail is reaping a big pandemic dividend with the privatised national postal group revealing that it will make more than three times as much profit in the age of Covid than it did before. In an unscheduled trading update, it upgraded its profit forecasts for the second time in …
Read More »Marine business to manage logistics hub for international electric car rally
A Hessle firm which contributed to the refurbishment of the original RMS St Helena ship to prepare it to serve as a logistics hub for the Extreme E racing series, has been hired to continue managing the vessel. The owners of the new electric rally car racing series have hailed …
Read More »University celebrates handover of £64m city centre development
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has taken control of its landmark new development on Copperas Hill. Contractor Morgan Sindall Construction has reached practical completion of the three-and-a-half-acre site in the heart of the city centre. The £64.5m development has regenerated a key gateway site next to Liverpool Lime Street station, …
Read More »University celebrates handover of £64m city centre development
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has taken control of its landmark new development on Copperas Hill. Contractor Morgan Sindall Construction has reached practical completion of the three-and-a-half-acre site in the heart of the city centre. The £64.5m development has regenerated a key gateway site next to Liverpool Lime Street station, …
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