When I wrote about the FTSE 250 mail and parcel delivery company Royal Mail Group (LSE: RMG) earlier this month, its share price had fallen sharply. It fell even more this week, as investors’ growing diffidence with RMG was further reinforced by the overall market dip. The FTSE 100 closed below …
Read More »Three MORE patients from England test positive for coronavirus in the UK
Three more patients from England have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK cases to 23 – as it’s revealed more than 10,000 Britons have now been tested for the deadly virus. Two of the patients had recently travelled back from Italy while the other had returned …
Read More »Thief jailed for snatching parcels from Royal Mail delivery in Bradford city centre
A THIEF jailed for snatching parcels from a Royal Mail delivery van might have deprived a child of a birthday present or a sick person of medical supplies, a judge said. Thomas Ward, who has 100 offences on his criminal record, grabbed seven packages from the rear of the vehicle …
Read More »Lady Louise, 16, joins father Prince Edward for a horse ride near Windsor castle
The Queen’s youngest granddaughter inherited her love of riding after being taught by the monarch and her grooms from an early age. And Lady Louise continued to enjoy her grandmother’s favourite past time on Saturday as she rode out for moderate walk around the Windsor Castle grounds. Making a rare appearance …
Read More »Coronavirus: Timeline of confirmed cases in the UK
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK climbed to 23 on Saturday. Here is a timeline of patients who have tested positive for the virus in the UK. – January 31 The first cases are reported in the UK when two members of the same family – …
Read More »Secret plan for worst-case coronavirus scenario involves Boris Johnson running UK from ‘war bunker’
Parliament could be suspended under secret plan for worst-case coronavirus scenario with Boris Johnson running Britain ‘from a war bunker’ Boris Johnson and his Cabinet would use emergency powers to battle pandemic MPs and peers would be told to stay at home in secret contingency plans One MP feared such …
Read More »Coronavirus: Six new cases confirmed in UK in 24 hours
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Wales, as two more were identified in England – bringing the total number in the UK to 19. On Friday morning, Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed one person had been diagnosed with the virus after travelling back …
Read More »Billionaire Dubai ruler Sheikh Al Maktoum loses court bid to keep secret his marital feud
The ruler of Dubai today lost his court bid to keep secret his marital feud with his youngest wife who ran away to London. The Appeal Court ruled that the world should know what a judge has concluded about Sheikh Maktoum and Princess Haya’s High Court wrangle, which has been …
Read More »Royal Mail PLC 36.9% Potential Decrease Indicated by Deutsche Bank
Royal Mail PLC with EPIC/TICKER (LON:RMG) has had its stock rating noted as ‘Reiterates’ with the recommendation being set at ‘SELL’ this morning by analysts at Deutsche Bank. Royal Mail PLC are listed in the Industrials sector within UK Main Market. Deutsche Bank have set a target price of 100 …
Read More »Own a Guardian classic photograph: Abandoned car, Peak District, 1979 | Art and design
A Mini appears to have careered off the road and been abandoned in heavy snow near Buxton, in Derbyshire. The Guardian photographer Don McPhee captured the image in January 1979. It was published on the front page of the paper on 29 January that year, alongside a report that troops …
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