By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:53 EDT, 26 April 2024 The Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail has taken a 20 per cent stake in a German steel business. Daniel Kretinsky, whose £3.2billion offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services (IDS) has been rejected, has snapped up …
Read More »As the Royal College of Midwives Patron, Princess Anne paid a visit to Hinchingbrooke Hospital’s Maternity Unit. There, she toured the unit and met midwives, maternity support workers, volunteers and regional colleagues. Princess Anne meeting staff at the maternity unit. (Image: NWAFT) She met Chaplain Roger Creswell, who is the …
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By Anne Ashworth Updated: 16:51 EDT, 26 April 2024 Breakfast cereal, detergent and 24 carat gold bars. This may not be the typical shopping list. But in recent months thousands of customers at the US cash-and-carry giant Costco have been putting one-ounce bullion bars into their trolleys. They are spending …
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Campaigns have been mounted at Royal Mail delivery offices and mail centres this week, distributing the statement by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee: “Oppose Royal Mail’s Assault on the USO! Defeat CWU’s Collusion!” —Royal Mail’s submission to Ofcom states that 7,000-9,000 delivery routes will be axed and thousands of jobs …
Read More »The RFA Cardigan Bay is sailing from Cyprus to provide floating accommodation for hundreds of US sailors and soldiers working to build the pier, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. The US military has started construction at sea of the temporary pier, with the aim of expanding the flow …
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Survivors and families of victims of the 2017 suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena which killed 22 concert-goers are suing the UK’s domestic intelligence agency MI5, for failing to prevent the terror attack. This is the first case of its kind against the intelligence service. On May 22, 2017, Libyan …
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By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Postal voters are being encouraged to send their ballots off in good time to make the May 2 local elections. Your postal vote needs to be with the elections team at your local council by 10pm on polling day to be counted. Surrey residents …
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Voters in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to check they are ready to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election on 2 May. The Police and Crime Commissioner is responsible for making sure Thames Valley Police is an efficient and effective force. …
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A swordsmith has slammed a forthcoming ban on delivering blades through the post as threatening his business. Posting swords and most blade types will be prohibited by Royal Mail and Parcelforce from May 7. Most other courier services have already introduced such bans. Paul Macdonald owns Macdonald Academy of Arts …
Read More »A former senior Post Office executive gave “false” evidence to the high court about the ability of the Horizon IT system to be accessed remotely, a public inquiry has heard. Angela van den Bogerd, who was business improvement director at the postal company, was asked about testimony she gave in …
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