London’s top index was lifted by its oil majors and mining giants on Friday as it shrugged off disappointing jobs figures out of the US. he FTSE 100 had added 0.3% to its value by the end of the day, despite US non-farm payrolls significantly undershooting expectations. It ended up …
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If you live in the Battersea area – or you know a thing or two about London history – you may well have heard of John Archer. He was the former Mayor of Battersea and the first Black person to hold a senior public office in London. But his achievements …
Read More »Royal Mail Goes West With £210m Buy-up Of Canada Trucking Giant
R OYAL Mail is tapping into the worldwide surge in online shopping with the £210 million acquisition of one of Canada’s biggest trucking firms. The delivery group’s overseas freight arm GLS International is picking up family-owned freight group Rosenau Transport to expand operations in North America’s $25 billion parcel market, …
Read More »Royal Mail launches third drone trial in a year
Royal Mail has launched its third drone trial in the last year for remote communities. The company is trialling scheduled, autonomous, uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) flights with Windracers for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands). It will help better connect the islands and the …
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Nathan Evans, the TikTok sensation, who has released his third single today. The single follows the No.1 successes ‘Wellerman’ and ‘Told You So’, which amassed over six million steams worldwide. Evans, 26, from Airdrie, has accumulated a massive 1.7 billion streams across all platforms and songs and has also built …
Read More »Christmas 2021: Tesco to hire 30,000 extra seasonal staff members
Tesco launched a hiring spree today, with 30,000 temp jobs on offer (Picture: PA) Shops and supermarkets are hunting for 100,000 seasonal staff this Christmas in a massive festive jobs boost. Tesco kicked off its recruitment drive today, announcing that 30,000 part-time roles are available. Thousands of jobs are also …
Read More »Tesco to hire 30,000 extra Christmas staff – with a £500 bonus
Tesco will be hiring up to 30,000 staff in the run-up to the Christmas rush. The roles available will be at both the Tesco superstores and Tesco Extra locations – with online delivery and store replenishment roles. Tesco announced the wide range of new jobs in an update today and …
Read More »All the Christmas jobs you can apply for now including Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi
As retailers urge shoppers to be more prepared than ever, we explain all the places – including supermarkets and Royal Mail – that are already hiring Christmas staff… Tesco is the latest supermarket to confirm its Christmas job positions ( Image: Dumfries And Galloway Standard) Christmas may still be just …
Read More »Baystreet.ca – Futures Virtually Unchanged Friday
Futures for Canada’s main stock index were little changed on Friday ahead of September jobs data, as investors waited for cues on the pace of economic recovery against the backdrop of rising inflation. The TSX Composite spiked 224.55 points, or 1.1%, close Thursday to 20,416.21 The Canadian …
Read More »Heard it on the grapevine: can you discover something new with a wine subscription? | Wine
Did you take out a subscription during lockdown? Me, too: a fortnightly delivery of flowers that brightened those dismal weeks no end. And we are not alone. The subscription business, which is predicted to be worth £1.8bn by 2025, according to a recent Royal Mail report, is booming, with 35- …
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