Security outsourcing firm G4S looks set to be taken over by Allied Universal Security Services, after rival Canadian suitor GardaWorld said it would not be increasing its existing bid to trump the US firm’s £3.8bn offer. G4S, which operates services including running four British prisons and managing 21 UK Covid-19 …
Read More »What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?
There has been some progress by companies that have rigorous targets. In a report last month, Science Based Targets, which was started by the environmental groups and hundreds of businesses brought together by the United Nations, said the 338 large companies around the world for which it had sufficient emissions …
Read More »Walsall planning applications week ending February 21
Various planning applications have been submitted to Walsall Borough Council. The below list, taken from Walsall Borough Council’s website on Monday February 22, contains planning applications that were determined in the previous week. 07/0031/FL/W3: Change of Use to Takeaway/Restaurant. 76, Stafford Street, Willenhall, in Walsall, West Midlands, WV131RT. 07/1579/FL/W3: Variation …
Read More »Royal Mail deploys telemetry tech to 11,000 vans
Royal Mail has rolled out telemetry technology to its fleet, offering the potential to reduce carbon emissions. The system from Trimble will be introduced to 11,000 small vans before the end of this year. The technology monitors the driver’s acceleration, speed, turning and braking patterns and provides them with real-time …
Read More »Alitalia says my ticket is refundable — so why isn’t it?
DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I booked a flight from Cairo to New York via Rome on Alitalia. When I tried to check in for my flight to Italy, an airline representative denied me boarding, because my visa was rejected. My visa doesn’t allow me to enter Europe en route to the …
Read More »Margate Royal Mail delivery office short staffed due to second virus break out – The Isle Of Thanet News
Margate delivery office (image google) The Royal Mail delivery office in Margate has been hit by covid again with inside reports of around 20 staff either affected or isolating because they have been in contact with those testing positive. The depot was last affected with staff off due to the …
Read More »Royal Mail complaints surge as blackspots continue
Royal Mail complaints have more than doubled in the past three months according to a consumer service, as the problems with delivery blackspots persist. Scores of people have complained that their post has taken too long to arrive, with a spike over Christmas. Resolver, the independent consumer service, received 2,653 …
Read More »John Lewis could close eight more department stores as retail industry woes continue
J ohn Lewis could close another eight department stores as the pandemic continues to cause turmoil for the retail industry. Chairwoman Dame Sharon White is said to be considering the closure of up to eight of its surviving 42 stores. According to the Sunday Times, the final number of closures …
Read More »Royal commission into Crown Resorts to test its casino licence
Australia’s biggest casino at risk of being SHUT DOWN as Victoria launches royal commission into Crown to see if it deserves to keep its licence Royal commission launched into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino operations Comes after an explosive report found Crown facilitated money laundering Govt says it is about ensuring …
Read More »Downing Street ‘wants Holly Willoughby and Lorraine Kelly’ to front home Covid test campaign
Downing Street ‘wants Holly Willoughby and Lorraine Kelly’ to front celebrity campaign to urge the public to take part in mass home testing drive alongside vaccines rollout PM planning blitz that will send home-swabbing kits to millions of homes NHS Test and Trace will dish out more than 400,000 lateral …
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