The King receives a major vote of confidence today, with the news that the majority of Britons believe he is doing a good job. A landmark poll to mark the first anniversary of Charles’s Coronation also shows a strong increase in support for the Monarch in the past 12 months. …
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Saturday’s print edition of the Argus Leader is expected to be delayed until Monday because of vehicle issues. The issue means we will not be able to make most of the United States Postal Service mail connections in time for Saturday delivery. Instead, customers will receive their weekend print edition …
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A major incident has been stood down at the Bristol Royal Infirmary after two fires broke out yesterday. Dozens of patients had to be moved so they would not be treated in the dark following yesterday’s major incident (Friday May 3). At the time, the NHS trust which runs the …
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Angela van den Bogerd describes herself as an “accomplished HR senior leader” and “a vibrant, collaborative and engaging business leader” but to those involved in the Horizon Post Office scandal, she is one of the key players in what has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in British …
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The Czech billionaire bidding for Royal Mail has pledged not to touch the company’s £1.6 billion pension surplus in the hope of restarting meaningful negotiations with the board. Daniel Kretinsky, dubbed the “Czech sphinx”, has also committed to no compulsory redundancies and reiterated that he would not separate the hugely …
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Buckingham Palace was somewhat divided over the decision to drop ‘consort’ from Queen Camilla’s title, it has been claimed. As the monarch, 75, formally ascended the throne at last year’s Coronation, discussions were taking place behind the scenes over the Queen’s title – as she was then known as Queen …
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The Czech billionaire vying to buy Royal Mail has pledged not to cut any jobs if his takeover bid is successful. Daniel Kretinsky, known as the “Czech sphinx”, has made private assurances that there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of his swoop on the 500-year-old postal service. …
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The audit firm used by Donald Trump’s social media company has been shut down by US regulators after being accused of running a “sham audit mill”. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged BF Borgers and its owner Benjamin Borgers with what it called a “massive fraud”. It said that …
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The key elements of the agreement are as follows: Technicians will move to 37 hours net working week. 7.15% pay rise backdated to 1st April 2023 – flowing through to all allowances. The combination of the pay and hours uplift will increase basic pay by £85.72 per week. A minimum …
Read More »England’s trusty mail carriers have plunged the country into uncertainty by staging a two-day strike last week, with three more mail-less days scheduled to begin on Thursday. In a country where locals used to set their watches by the clatter of the mail slipping through their letterboxes, often twice a …
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