Autumn tax rises ‘increasingly likely’ Despite UK government borrowing slightly undershooting forecasts so far this financial year, tax rises in the autumn are likely. That’s the view of City consultancy Capital Economics, who told clients this morning: Despite the overshoot in May, public borrowing was £2.9bn below the OBR’s forecast …
Read More »Royal Mail boss quits after just one year as new owner takes over
Emma Gilthorpe, chief executive of Royal Mail, has stepped down from her role after just over a year in the job, marking the first major leadership change since Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky completed his £3.6 billion takeover of the postal group’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS). Gilthorpe’s departure, confirmed …
Read More »Royal Mail boss quits after just one year as new owner takes over
Royal Mail’s chief executive has stepped down after little more than a year in the job and just days after the “Czech sphinx” investor Daniel Kretinsky formally took ownership of the postal monopoly. Sources familiar with the situation said that Emma Gilthorpe had decided to step down after the role …
Read More »Report on integrity of current Post Office Horizon system due in autumn
An independent investigation into the integrity of the current version of the controversial Post Office Horizon system and its ability to identify discrepancies will be completed in the autumn. The controversial system, which is at the centre of the Post Office scandal, could be used in branches for another eight …
Read More »Emma Gilthorpe resigns as chief executive of Royal Mail | Royal Mail
The chief executive of Royal Mail has left after just over a year, weeks after the delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to a Czech billionaire. Emma Gilthorpe, who joined from Heathrow airport in May 2024, left the company on Thursday, and will be replaced on an interim basis …
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Read More »Kate Middleton Ascot confusion deepens as everyone misses key ‘friend’ detail
Princess Kate did not attend Royal Ascot with her husband, despite originally being listed in the carriage procession, but confusion has deepened after the attendance of several of her close pals The Princess of Wales skipped Royal Ascot after attending Trooping the Colour and Garter Day in quick succession(Image: PA) …
Read More »Ascot 2025: Royals feel the heat as they face 32C temperatures at Ladies’ Day on hottest day of the year so far
New royal favourite Harriet Sperling joked with the King on the hottest day of the year so far as she joined the family at Royal Ascot for the second time this week. But Peter Phillips’ NHS nurse girlfriend of more than a year kept her cool, despite Britain seeing highs …
Read More »With his ‘golden share’ in U.S. Steel, Trump turns to a mechanism more common elsewhere in the world
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to a little-used mechanism—the “golden share”—to ensure that a Japanese-owned U.S. Steel doesn’t become a threat to national security. Nippon Steel, the U.S. steelmaker’s soon-to-be owner, is granting Washington special authority over the company’s operations, though the extent of those powers remains unknown. Yet while …
Read More »Millions of UK households who have instant coffee in their kitchen warned
Scientists have discovered it could cause a disease that destroys your eye sight, with millions of UK households warned. Scientists have discovered it could cause a disease that destroys your eye sight, with millions of UK households warned. A warning has been issued for UK households with instant coffee in …
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