China: MPs demand economic policy change MPs have demanded that Britain reconsider its economic relationship with China. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: “We run to China to buy goods and to invest, it is time for us now to review every single programme here in the UK and around the free …
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Thousands of jobs have been axed across the UK high street as the government starts to wind down its £25bn furlough scheme that has kept millions of workers employed during the pandemic. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs on Wednesday lunchtime that his government would “build, build, build and …
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Royal Mail appear to have a new Chief Commercial Officer and one of his first actions has been to announce new Inflight delivery options for Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48 hour services. Not before time either, during the Coronavirus lock down more consumers than ever before have been at …
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The tree wasblocking access to the vehicle exit at the car park Chichester District Council was alerted on Friday afternoon (June 26) to the fallen tree in the Royal Mail car park on Grange Road. The tree was blocking access to the vehicle exit. A council spokesperson said: “Staff from …
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Tax rises are likely to be ordered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak when the economy gets back to “near normal”, an economic watchdog predicted today. Carl Emmerson, deputy director of the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies, spoke out in the wake of Boris Johnson’s speech which pledged to fast-track construction schemes …
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A royal commissioner has slammed delays in achieving a clear and nationally consistent bushfire warning system, saying it needs to be in place before the next fire season to address confusion in the community. Annabelle Bennett says work to fix the national warnings system has been underway since 2016 but …
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Royal Mail has launched new Inflight delivery options to offer greater convenience and flexibility for receiving customers. This has been the number one ask from our parcels customers. When retailers and other customers send items via Royal Mail Tracked, prior to delivery the recipient will receive a notification including an …
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The grim toll of coronavirus-related job losses has risen again in the last week. Firms have seen their revenues decimated by the impact of the pandemic – and some are launching redundancy consultations before they start picking up some of the cost of furloughed workers from next month. The government …
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A jealous man killed his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend and their unborn baby in a cowardly knife attack, a court heard. Aaron McKenzie, 26, is accused of breaking into Kelly Fauvrelle’s home and stabbing her 21 times as she slept in her bedroom. She suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the …
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news, national A royal commissioner has slammed delays in achieving a clear and nationally consistent bushfire warning system, saying it needs to be in place before the next fire season to address confusion in the community. Annabelle Bennett says work to fix the national warnings system has been underway since …
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