The Prime Minister today vowed to reconsider the law in a bid to tackle migrant crossings as France warned the government not to send the Navy into its waters. Boris Johnson branded Channel crossings a ‘very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do’ as he hinted at …
Read More »Advent to buy UK parcel delivery group Hermes in €1bn deal
US private equity firm Advent International has agreed a €1bn deal to buy the UK operations of Hermes parcel delivery group and take a minority stake in its German business, seeking to capitalise on the boom in online shopping amid the pandemic. The buyout group will acquire 75 per cent …
Read More »More than 800 residents have called on the Post Office to reopen a Cyncoed branch
InYourArea Community The Post Office counter inside McColl’s on Cyncoed Road closed on July 29 10 August 2020 By Bronte Howard More than 800 people have signed a petition calling on the Post Office to keep a branch in Cyncoed. Around 800 local residents have signed a petition set up …
Read More »Sarah Ferguson calls Princess Beatrice ‘a natural angel of kindness and goodness’
Sarah Ferguson has called Princess Beatrice a ‘natural angel of kindness and goodness’ as she shared an intimate birthday portrait of the royal. The Duchess of York, 60, posted an illustration of the Queen’s granddaughter on her Instagram page last night as the youngster celebrated her 32nd birthday. Shared a …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s social media accounts removed from royal family’s website
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s social media accounts have been removed from the Royal Family’s social media page, according to eagle-eyed fans. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, stepped down as senior royals at the beginning of the year, to focus on their various charities and leading a …
Read More »Royal Family shares photos of Princess Anne at 1976 Olympics
The royal family is celebrating Princess Anne’s life on Instagram ahead of her 70th birthday on Saturday. The Firm’s official Instagram account has dedicated today’s story to the Princess Royal’s 20s, from 1970 to 1980. It highlighted the first charity Anne ever worked with, Save The Children UK, which led her …
Read More »1,800 firms revealed plans to make redundancies in June | City & Business | Finance
Figures obtained by the BBC in a Freedom of Information request showed 1,778 companies informed the Insolvency Service of their intention to cut more than 139,000 jobs in England, Scotland and Wales. This compares to 345 companies announcing a total of 24,000 job losses in June 2019, the broadcaster said. …
Read More »Place North West | Mountpark lets 300,000 sq ft at Omega
Gousto’s unit is the largest of three speculative warehouses totalling 735,000 sq ft 10 Aug 2020, 14:59 Dan Whelan The logistics developer has let a 308,000 sq ft distribution unit to meal box delivery company Gousto, the first deal struck for the second phase of the Warrington industrial complex. The deal …
Read More »Tesco supermarket is hit by coronavirus outbreak amid surge in Covid cases across Swindon
A Tesco supermarket has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak amid a surge in cases across Swindon. The chain has confirmed that the affected staff at its Extra store are now self-isolating, a spokesman confirmed today. Swindon was recently placed on a government watchlist after a surge in COVID-19 infections, …
Read More »Royal Mail, Simplybiz Group, TUI AG, Union Jack Oil
Shares in Royal Mail with company EPIC: LON:RMG has climbed 4.93% or 9.1 points in today’s trading session so far. Buyers have so far held a positive outlook throughout the session. The period high has peaked at 194.2 while the low for the session was 184.9. The total volume traded …
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