RUTH SUNDERLAND: Stop cynical Royal Mail bid

By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:50 EDT, 19 May 2024 Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech Sphinx who wants to take over Royal Mail, learned his trade in the turmoil that followed the lifting of the Iron Curtain. The Velvet Revolution of 1989 happened in his formative years as …

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Royal Mint unveils 50p coin to mark anniversary of D-Day

The design of the “tails” or reverse side of the 50p coin was revealed ahead of the anniversary on June 6. It was designed by David Lawrence with support from Imperial War Museums and depicts Allied soldiers disembarking a landing craft on to the beaches of Normandy with offensive aircraft …

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Firms and unions voice fears over Royal Mail bid

Small businesses and charities have raised concerns about a Czech billionaire’s attempted takeover of Royal Mail, as the government prepares to assess the national security implications. Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group increased its proposal to 370p per share on May 15, from an initial 320p-a-share approach to International Distributions Services (IDS), …

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Royal Mail lorry crash closes A23 near Gatwick Airport

The HGV lorry jack-knifed near Gatwick Airport and blocked the road, with one lane of the road closed by police while the incident was dealt with. Access to the A23 was closed from the Longbridge roundabout near the airport for several hours while the lorry was recovered. MOST READ: ​To have access …

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Second-class post ‘will be cut to just three days a week if billionaire Daniel Kretinsky completes £3.5bn takeover of Royal Mail’

Second-class post will be cut to just three days a week if billionaire Daniel Kretinsky completes his £3.5billion takeover of Royal Mail, according to reports. The businessman, who has been nicknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ for his inscrutable nature, is planning on taking the UK’s 500-year-old postal service into full foreign ownership …

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