London-listed companies with exposure to the domestic economy retreated on Monday after last week’s dramatic surge amid signs that more work was needed to sort out a Brexit deal, while cybersecurity firm Sophos surged 38% after a buyout offer. The FTSE 250 shed 1.2%, handing back part of the more …
Read More »Royal Mail adds AR to its app so senders can auto size parcels – and pay the postage
There’s an app for that: latest Royal Mail app takes some of the pain out of postage The latest update of the Royal Mail App is bringing a raft of new innovation to enhance customer convenience, including AR parcel sizing. The company is also adding delivery tracking to its Alexa …
Read More »Labour plans to renationalise utilities, railways and Royal Mail would cost £196bn, CBI claims
Labour’s renationalisation plans will cost at least £196bn, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has claimed. The party’s proposals to take water and energy utilities, train companies and the Royal Mail into public ownership would cost the equivalent of taking all income tax paid by UK citizens in a single …
Read More »UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 14
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 14 … the opposition Labour Party's plans to return utilities, train companies and the Royal Mail to public ownership. Source link
Read More »Princess Beatrice ‘could marry in parents’ garden as she shuns royal traditions’
Princess Beatrice is opting out of Royal protocol to have a low-key reception venue instead of a grand event at Windsor like that of her sister Princess Eugenie ‘s wedding a year ago, it is claimed. The 31-year-old Princess Beatrice announced her engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last month revealing …
Read More »Newspaper headlines: Brexit plans ‘baffle’ and ‘fury’ at EU
Image caption “Johnson’s hopes for a swift Brexit deal dented as proposals baffle EU”, is the headline on the front of the Financial Times. The paper reports Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hopes of securing a Brexit deal before an EU summit this week are in “jeopardy” after Michel Barnier, the …
Read More »Labour has the perfect response to Jo Swinson’s terrible take on Jeremy Corbyn
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has adopted an extreme opposition to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party since assuming her role earlier this year. And on 13 October, she kept up her sectarian stance by again suggesting that there’s no way she’d ever work with Corbyn. Labour’s response to this, meanwhile, was …
Read More »Jeremy Corbyn’s renationalisation plan to cost YOU an ‘eye-watering’ £196 billion | Politics | News
Researchers at the business organisation calculated the figure by totting up the cost of the Labour Party’s proposals for nationalising water and energy firms, train operators and the Royal Mail. The eye-watering figure is more than the £190billion the Treasury collected in Income Tax in the last financial year and …
Read More »These are the rarest 50p coins in the UK
The rarest 50p coins in circulation have been revealed as the Royal Mint marks half a century since the piece was introduced. The 50p coin, which entered circulation on October 14 1969, is considered to be the most collectable in Britain today, the Royal Mint said. But it is the …
Read More »Labour’s £196 billion bill to nationalise key firms
Labour’s plans for wholesale renationalisation will cost at least £196billion, business leaders warn today. The party’s next election manifesto is expected to contain proposals to take Royal Mail, train operators and water and energy firms back into public ownership. The CBI employers’ group said this could increase public debt by …
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