The General Election for the parliamentary constituency of Stratford-on-Avon is taking place on Thursday 4 July 2024. To be able to vote at this election residents must be aged 18 or over on the day of the poll, a British, Commonwealth, or Irish citizen and be on the electoral register …
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STORY: From a mining collapse to a once in a half-millenium takeover, this is the Week in Numbers. :: $49 billion $49 billion is the value of BHP’s abandoned takeover plan for Anglo American. The Australian mining group walked away from its six-week pursuit of its rival after a last-ditch …
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Feuding: The recent restoration of the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II to the throne has set off a power struggle among emirs in Nigeria. Photo: Aminu Abubakar/AFP Northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano has been gripped by tension as two rival royal figures wrestle over an influential throne key to …
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Writs telling the Acting Returning Officer to run a General Election on Thursday 4 July in constituencies for Nottingham South, Nottingham East and the new Nottingham North and Kimberley was received today (Friday 31 May 2024) A writ of election is a formal order issued on behalf of the King by …
Read More »Businesses across Oxford can continue to take advantage of free, zero-emission deliveries within the city – after an electric-cargo bike initiative has been extended for a further three months. In March 2024, Oxford City Council and Velocity Cycle Couriers launched a 12-week partnership offering free same-day and next-day zero-emission deliveries …
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Residents of the Horsham and Arundel and South Downs constituencies are being reminded to register to vote in the run up to the UK Parliamentary General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024. It only takes 5 minutes to register online. The deadline to register to vote for the General Election …
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The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel Kretinsky, …
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LONDON, England: The operation of the 500-year-old British Royal Mail, the UK’s postal service, has announced that it has accepted a $4.6 billion offer from Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky to operate the company’s day-to-day service. Plans called for Kretinsky EP Group to purchase International Distribution Services, which owns Royal Mail. …
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Proactive Investors – Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the promises made by Daniel Kretinsky not to break up Royal Mail (LON:) could be extended by the government. After his £3.6 billion takeover offer for International Distributions Services PLC was accepted this week, ‘Czech Sphinx’ Kretinsky’s EP Group has …
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The union that represents workers at Royal Mail has called for a new business model for the company that would see workers given a stake in the company and pay tied to growing services and meeting certain social benefits. Dave Ward, the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), …
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