The FTSE 100 was trading largely flat this morning but remained on course to end the week about 1.5 per cent higher after a busy week of upbeat corporate updates. With few results this morning, the index edged up just 13 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 7,283.97, which makes …
Read More »Royal fans notice Prince George is the image of father William in snap released for his 9th birthday
When George was born, Kate Middleton followed in Princess Diana’s footsteps and stood on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St Mary hospital for the first time – which she has continued to do for the birth of all her children. Pictured, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with …
Read More »Royal Navy submarine hunter catches TWO Russian subs sneaking into the North Sea
Dramatic photographs today revealed the moment a Royal Navy warship tracked two Russian submarines in the North Sea. UK submarine hunter HMS Portland shadowed the submarines – cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr – after they surfaced separately in the sea north west of Bergen, Norway. The …
Read More »UK: RMT agreement at Merseyrail paves the way for ending national rail strike
Merseyrail has announced it will be running a limited service during next Wednesday’s national strike by 40,000 rail workers. The one-day action by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union follows three days of industrial action last month. Merseyrail train 508137 – Liverpool Central [Photo / CC BY-SA …
Read More »Oil price shock: US pushes for price cap on Russian oil by end of 2022 – ‘Insurance ban!’ | City & Business | Finance
US deputy treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo confirmed Washington hopes to see a global price cap on Russian oil by the end of the year during an event held on Tuesday. Mr Adeyemo made the remark during an appearance at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. He said: “We are following …
Read More »Arnault insures LVMH against future family feuds
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault attends the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Bureau/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Bernard Arnault is finally in succession planning mode. On Thursday, the fashion king announced that Agache, the holding …
Read More »Frontlines in the new pay war – Socialist Worker
Around 115,000 Royal Mail workers have delivered a thumping vote for strikes after the bosses tried to push through a below-inflation pay deal. Source link
Read More »Swedish Match results will embolden deal resisters
Staff are seen at a Swedish Match moist powder tobacco “snus” store in Stockholm, Sweden, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Swedish Match (SWMA.ST) investors will be watching its financial performance more closely than usual. The …
Read More »Camilla ‘asked if Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s son would have ”Ginger Afro”’
Royal sources today soundly trashed claims that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, joked to Prince Harry that it would be ‘funny’ if his unborn child with Meghan Markle had ‘ginger Afro hair’. The incendiary claims were made in Tom Bower’s new no holds-barred book: Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The …
Read More »Postman sacked by Royal Mail for delivering 130 parcels on his day off
Walacy Ramos has been awarded damages for unfair dismissal (Picture: Getty Images) A Royal Mail postal worker who took over 130 parcels home with him overnight has won an unfair dismissal case against his employer. Walacy Ramos was fired after he kept undelivered mail in his living room without permission. …
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