DHL drivers and warehouse operatives at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plants in Birmingham, Solihull and Liverpool have given the thumbs up for industrial action following a long-running row over incorrect furlough payments and the lack of a pay rise since 2018. More than 2,000 DHL members at JLR’s plants …
Read More »
Sprintdeliver went from a profitable distribution firm to making a £156,000 loss in just 12 months, as the impact of Covid-19 and a shortage of drivers hit the Derbyshire operator. The details of the haulier’s collapse into administration are contained in a report to creditors, which also said former …
Read More »
Princess Diana’s ‘rebellious’ sense of fashion still inspires high-end fashion designers today, a model and activist has claimed. Speaking in Channel 4’s Diana: Queen of Style, which airs tonight at 10pm, British model Leomie Anderson says the late royal, who died in 1997, conveyed a ‘chic’ sense of rebellion in …
Read More »European stocks closed high on Monday as they encouraged economic data from China and continued optimism about earnings and growth helped offset concerns about high inflation and rising interest rates. However, in most cases the profits were small. market Concerns about an increase in new coronavirus cases have weighed heavily …
Read More »
A few weeks ago, I received a text from a close friend in Scotland with whom I had not spoken for three months. “Ednburgh is missng u xxxxxxx” was written below a blurry picture of the author squatting on a balcony. It was dark, and he clasped a pint of …
Read More »
U.S. marijuana stocks gave up gains on Monday, after a Republican lawmaker unveiled legislation to deschedule cannabis on a federal level and impose lighter taxes but offer less social-equity support. During a press conference, the lawmaker behind the bill, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, said the bill was set …
Read More »
Hartlepool’s annual Christmas giving tree, found at Middleton Grange, is returning this year to spread more festive joy. Generosity within the Hartlepool community and across the UK skyrocketed in supporting the Giving Tree campaign in 2020, with over 170,000 gifts collected. Due to the pandemic, the campaign to support local …
Read More »
Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein pictured at Parliament, November 15, 2021. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) would receive its first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in 2025, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said he took an inclusive …
Read More »
A man who allegedly sparked a bomb alert at a Covid vaccine plant sent similar suspicious packages to 10 Downing Street, a laboratory in Wuhan and the north Korean leader, a court heard today (November 15). Anthony Collins, 54, was said to have developed an ‘obsessive interest’ in the pandemic …
Read More »
Ongoing speculation surrounding a potential swoop on BT stock and another feather in the Cellnex private networks cap top today’s news roundup. With December only a couple of weeks away, BT’s top management will soon be opening the flaps on their executive Advent calendars to see what exciting pre-Christmas gifts …
Read More »