Construction firm Morgan Sindall has handed over the keys to the new LJMU Student Life and Sports Buildings on the site of the former Royal Mail sorting office in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool John Moores University development at Copperas Hill Builders have handed over the keys to a new £64.5m …
Read More »Amazon and Serco get ‘unbelievable’ New Year Honours help despite Covid rows, Whitehall data leak reveals
CONTROVERSIAL pandemic profiteers Serco and Amazon have been urged to apply for New Year’s honours despite being at the centre of Covid rows, a major Whitehall data leak has revealed. The companies are amongst a number of businesses and industry giants asked to nominate staff members for a gong from …
Read More »Sabien Technology establishes US subsidiary
Heating, cooling and transportation technology company Sabien has incorporated a wholly-owned United States subsidiary Sabien, Inc in the state of Delaware, it announced on Wednesday. The AIM-traded firm said US investor and technology company operator Danny Mills was appointed as president and Richard Parris as chairman and company secretary of …
Read More »Miners pull FTSE down as international markets buoyant
Poorly performing mining stocks were offset by a strong showing from London’s top housebuilders as the FTSE 100 ended Wednesday in more or less the same place as when it called time on Tuesday. After a brief morning dip, the index took a break from strong swings so far this …
Read More »Iseq flat while other European bourses rise
Europe’s main index hovered near pre-pandemic highs on Wednesday, as gains in telecoms and healthcare stocks outweighed losses in the mining and travel sectors. In the United States, the blue-chip Dow index hit a record high after tepid consumer prices data for February eased concerns about a spike in inflation. …
Read More »How to avoid PS5 scams as the console continues to drop in shops
PS5 scammers are causing hundreds to lose out on the new console, as they resell the systems for over 10x their original price or con consumers out of money. Here are some tips and tricks on how you can avoid falling foul of them. Unfortunately it’s nothing new, as customers …
Read More »Lorry driver distracted by hands-free call when he killed RAF pilot is jailed for three years
Malcolm Clarkson, 44, of Merseyside, was jailed three-and-a-half years at Warwick Crown Court (pictured outside court) A lorry driver who was distracted talking to his mother on a hands-free call when he killed a good-samaritan RAF pilot who had stopped to help an injured motorist has been jailed. Malcolm Clarkson, 44, …
Read More »FTSE 100 finishes flat; US stocks up at midday, including GameStop
FTSE 100 up a fraction of a point US stocks higher Lego to hire new tech experts in the UK 4:50pm: FTSE 100 outperformed by its US counterpart The FTSE 100 closed almost exactly flat, ticking up less than a tenth of a point to end for the …
Read More »Royal Mail Group PLC raises profits forecast again as parcels boom continues
The postal service had already raised profit expectations for the year following a bumper Christmas () said it expects to more than double its profits this year if the current boom in parcels continues. In an unscheduled trading update, the postal service said such has been the upsurge in business, …
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail text message scam
People are being warned to watch out for a new text message scam in which criminals pose as Royal Mail in an attempt to steal personal and financial details. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) said it has received evidence of the scam, which uses a text message to claim …
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