Just briefly: Kantar taps Crozier: Kantar is lining up Adam Crozier, the former ITV and Saatchi & Saatchi CEO, to become its new chairman, according to The Sunday Times, following the market research group’s spin-off from WPP. Crozier’s former roles also include CEO of postal service Royal Mail and the Football Association. …
Read More »Buy a classic sport photograph: penny farthing racing | Art and design
Imagine the perils of riding a penny farthing at high speed while wearing only a crude helmet. Suffice it to say, they were known as “boneshakers” for good reason. With front wheels which measured up to two metres in diameter, skilled riders could reach speeds up to 20mph if they …
Read More »Rare Paddington Bear 50p coin sells for hundreds of pounds on eBay
A rare Paddington Bear Tower of London 50p coin has sold on eBay for £300. The 50p – which has an engraving of the children’s character standing in front of the London landmark – was first released less than a year ago, in August 2019. The rare coin sold for …
Read More »DPD tops customer satisfaction poll for seventh year
Danielle Wightman-Stone | Tuesday, 21 January 2020 Parcel delivery company DPD has been voted the best in the business for the seventh year running, in money-saving expert Martin Lewis’ customer satisfaction survey. The survey conducted on Lewis’ website, just after the Christmas and January Sales peak, was aimed at finding …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Given Hold Rating at Berenberg Bank
Berenberg Bank restated their hold rating on shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. Berenberg Bank currently has a GBX 240 ($3.16) target price on the stock. Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Societe Generale dropped their …
Read More »Royal Mail’s (LON:RMG) “Overweight” Rating Reaffirmed at Barclays
Barclays restated their overweight rating on shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) in a report released on Friday, January 10th, Stock Target Advisor reports. Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Credit Suisse Group restated an underperform rating on shares of Royal Mail in a report on …
Read More »Hyundai & KIA Invest In UK Electric Van Maker “Arrival”
January 21st, 2020 by Steve Hanley Arrival is a UK company dedicated to building electric delivery vans, the kind of vehicles that typically feature a diesel engine. And while replacing all those clattering vehicles with zero emissions alternatives is appealing, the real news about Arrival …
Read More »ROBERT HARDMAN: Proof William and Kate Middleton are in charge in a world without Harry
For all the turbulence of recent months, the enduring pulling power of the monarchy is undiminished – as last night’s glimpse of a future ‘slimmed down’ House of Windsor made very clear. Here were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosting their first state occasion at Buckingham Palace on behalf …
Read More »What the papers say – January 21
The Queen's grandson Peter Phillips is “using his royal connections to sell milk on Chinese TV”, according to the Daily Mail. A royal story also features … Source link
Read More »SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The vital clue about how the Queen Mother would have seen Megxit
It’s probably for the best that Prince Harry’s great-grandmother is not around to witness his ‘abdication’ from royal duties. Video footage of the Queen Mother has been released in which she can be heard expressing her hope that Harry and Prince William would ‘put their country first, whatever happens’, adding: ‘I’m …
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