[ad_1] Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over job insecurity and employment terms and conditions, raising concerns that there could be walkouts in the run-up to Christmas. The announcement comes as we approach the retail industry’s crucial Q4 period where Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Boxing Day sales all take centre stage. Currently, Royal…

[ad_1] The royal family have led solemn tributes to the nation’s war dead at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in central London. A uniformed Prince of Wales was the first to place a wreath of poppies at the foot of the memorial on behalf of the Queen, who appeared to wipe away a…

[ad_1] LONDON — British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday the opposition Labour Party’s “reckless” spending plans would trigger an economic crisis within months if it won the Dec. 12 election, citing a contested dossier published by his Conservative Party. Labour strongly dismissed the report, which said it would increase spending by 1.2 trillion…

[ad_1] LONDON — What does Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour have in common with the London-based environmental law charity ClientEarth? Quite a lot, as it happens. Mr. Gilmour sold his guitar collection for $21.5 million at Christie’s New York in June — and donated every penny to ClientEarth to help it fight climate change. For a…

[ad_1] Last month saw the launch of the #MeTooPay campaign, founded after the high-profile case of banker Stacey Macken who won an employment tribunal against her employer for equal pay. #MeTooPay has some highly influential women behind it, including the former head of Royal Mail Moya Greene, London School of Economics director Minouche Shafik, and…

[ad_1] Many expatriates can vote in UK General Election Credit: Syda Productions Shutterstock BRITISH citizens living abroad may vote in UK general elections, referendums and European Parliament elections for up to 15 years after leaving the UK but may only do so if they were registered to vote in the UK while living there. Those…

[ad_1] Ross Stevenson had a question on Monday morning. “What are the essentials to a good country pub? Because I read on the weekend I’ve bought one,” the 3AW Breakfast host said with a laugh on Monday. “Sadly, it’s not true.” Ross had been linked with buying Birregurra’s Royal Mail Hotel. But, nevertheless, it sparked…

[ad_1] Labour left activist Kate Osborne has been selected as Labour’s candidate in Jarrow, where she will stand for the safe seat instead of suspended Stephen Hepburn who has served as the MP since 1997. Commenting on her selection, Osborne tweeted: “Jarrow desperately needs a Labour MP to stand up for local people. I’m thrilled…