Andrew ‘airbrushed’ out of royal event

  Scandal-hit Prince Andrew is being “airbrushed” out of events to mark the Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday. He will not be invited to major celebrations and organisers have been told to avoid pictures of him in a photo exhibition, The Sun reports. Prince Philip’s team has also vetoed Andrew …

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Royal Mail commits to two fully automated UK hubs

Royal Mail has agreed two fully automated hubs in the North West and East Midlands totalling more than 1.1 million sq ft. It has signed an agreement with Beumer Group to design and build the automated parcel sorting system for its new fully automated North West parcel hub in Warrington …

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the online fashion buys Britain splurged on in lockdown 

“Second hand retail sites and apps have exploded over lockdown and we should thank younger shoppers for that,” says Mary-Leigh Bliss, a fashion analyst at YPlulse. “There have been enormous spikes in traffic and activity to sites like Depop during this pandemic. For young people growing up in the shadow …

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UK firms announce hundreds of thousands of redundancies

  UK firms announce hundreds of thousands of redundancies By Barry Mason 14 September 2020 Hundreds of thousands of workers are being laid off in the UK, as corporations impose restructuring programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the BBC revealed that 3,672 employers had given notice of more than …

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Royal Mail sends short-sellers packing as shares surge

Hedge funds caught out by Royal Mail’s share worth rally as firm surprises market with efficiency throughout coronavirus By Jamie Nimmo, Monetary Mail On Sunday Printed: 21:50 BST, 12 September 2020 | Up to date: 22:26 BST, 12 September 2020 Hedge funds have been caught out by Royal Mail’s share …

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