POST Office workers have gone on a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay. But why’s it happening, and how long will it last? Is there a Post Office strike? A Post Office strike at Crown Post Offices is taking place today, with up to 1,500 workers taking part. Administrative …
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Royal Mail stocks and shares are the most Googled in the country, according to new research. The study by UK financial services provider, CMC Markets analysed Google searches to find the companies with the most popular shares. It found that Royal Mail is the company whose shares are Googled …
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Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …
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Two major unions representing post office workers have voted to go on strike. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will take action this week and will affect 114 Crown Post Offices, which are the larger branches usually located on high streets, as well as disrupting 11,500 sub Post Offices in rural …
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Royal Mail has made a formal commitment to global science-based emissions reduction targets as it builds on its position as the greenest parcel delivery company in the UK*. ‘) } // –> As part of its drive to minimize its impact on the environment and cut emissions, Royal Mail has …
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Households earning more than £100,000 a year were the only group that did not report an increase in hardship, research by Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust and the University of Bristol found. Some 71 percent admitted they have reduced the quality of food they eat while 36 perent have sold or …
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The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in one of this summer’s must-have prints as she joined Prince William and son Prince George at the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final on Sunday. Kate, 40, donned a £1,335 polka dot midi dress from go-to label Alessandra Rich for the occasion, just days after …
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12 July 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Amazon is copying Royal Mail in using on-foot delivery personnel for many of its deliveries in Central London. These staff, similar to posties, will be the first such deployed by Amazon in the UK. At the same time, Amazon has launched a fleet of …
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Published: 9:47 AM July 11, 2022 A man has assaulted a police officer following a stealing spree. On Februrary 13, Mohammed Nasarat was seen on CCTV stealing a wallet from an unlocked car in Andrews Crescent, Peterborough. The 30-year-old later used bank cards from the wallet to complete four financial transactions. The …
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Published: 2:00 PM July 11, 2022 A 16-month search for a new tenant to replace disgraced former county councillor Roger Hickford at Manor Farm, Girton, should be at an end soon. A county council spokesperson conceded “we’re almost there” to find an individual or company happy to take on the …
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