Nearly 16,000 new ecommerce businesses were set up during lockdown, the Royal Mail has found. They were the largest single group, as a record 315,000 companies were set up between March and July this year – 7% more than in the same period last year. Company start-ups in the …
Read More »Meghan Markle may ‘pedal back’ on woke speeches, royal expert claims
Meghan Markle may ‘pedal back’ on some of her more woke speeches after realising it puts Prince Harry’s relationship with his family at risk, a royal expert has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 39, has recently been outspoken on a range of hot-button issues including the addictive nature of social media, …
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If I have to do a somersault about a stamp on a Royal Mail envelope? I'm sorry, we want real change. I'm not interested in some kind of symbolic … Source link
Read More »Wind of change blowing through Royal Mail as top investor gives stamp of approval for shake-up
Italy provides a more recent example. Despite being privatised after Royal Mail, in 2014, the business has flourished. Parcels are now delivered seven days a week. Since being floated it has overtaken, rather than fallen behind, its rivals. Royal Mail, meanwhile, is looking to shorten its current six-day delivery schedule when …
Read More »Royal Mail eyes PM’s £800m home Covid tests contract
The Government’s testing regime has come under pressure in recent weeks amid reports testing centres have been overwhelmed by demand. Mr Williams said: “[Moonshot] is an opportunity for Royal Mail to show what we can do after the rapid change of the postal market in 2020. “We have challenges, but …
Read More »Steve McQueen: We need ‘crappy’ black films too | Steve McQueen
The searing 12 Years a Slave won Sir Steve McQueen an Oscar in 2014, establishing him as one of Britain’s top film directors with its great performances and startling storytelling. But does every film from a black director, with a largely black cast, really have to be one that makes …
Read More »PML-N hires security for Nawaz Sharif as PTI to stage protest in London
LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will stage a protest outside the London office of Hussain Nawaz, from where the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif would address the Gujranwala rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), ARY NEWS reported. According to details, Nawaz Sharif will be addressing the Gujranwala public …
Read More »‘Significant concern’ over 165 dog attacks in borough with 28 euthanised in 12 months – Armagh I
An injured dog treated by an Armagh vet last year Concerns have been raised over the number of dog attacks that happen each year in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough. An average of 165 incidents involving dogs take place each year, which has caused “significant concern” for one local …
Read More »‘I’m sorry to all the people we messed about’: North-east health chief apologises over flu jab fiasco
Health chiefs in the north-east have apologised after this year’s flu vaccination programme was beset by problems. NHS Grampian has admitted it could have done better after some patients eligible for flu jabs opened letters to find their appointments had already passed. Others reported a phone line set up to …
Read More »Community spirit in Tower Hamlets
Opinion PUBLISHED: 08:30 17 October 2020 Unmesh Desai am, cITY AND eAST Unmesh Desai AM is well aware of the community spirit in Tower Hamlets. London Assemby The second Covid-19 wave is upon us and east London is particularly affected. Email this article to a friend To send a link …
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