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Ministers left Royal Mail vulnerable to a takeover after refusal to back delivery reforms, say insiders
By Patrick Tooher Updated: 06:53 EDT, 21 April 2024 The Government left Royal Mail vulnerable to predators by delaying reforms to the postal service, senior company insiders believe. Royal Mail’s owner International Distributions Services last week rejected as ‘opportunistic’ a £3.1 billion takeover approach from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Dubbed …
Read More »Redwheel backs Royal Mail owner’s rejection of Kretinsky share offer
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Redwheel said in a statement on Sunday that it supported Royal-Mail owner IDS’ board decision to unanimously reject a non-binding share bid from EP Group on 11 April. Redwheel, the third-largest shareholder in IDS, said it was in full agreement with the board that EP Group’s …
Read More »Only one member of the royal family has ever run the London Marathon – dressed as a caterpillar in a green tutu!
By Eleanor Dye Published: 04:48 EDT, 21 April 2024 | Updated: 05:19 EDT, 21 April 2024 Only one member of the royal family has ever completed the London Marathon. Despite there being many sporty royals and the course bypassing Buckingham Palace, only one of the Windsor clan has put on their …
Read More »Drone footage shows destruction to historic London pub caused by huge fire
Drone footage captures the damage from a fire at a historic pub in London’s southwest on Friday night (19 April). Emergency crews were called to the Burn Bullock in Mitcham at around 7:30pm amid reports that the London Road building was on fire. Around 80 firefighters were on the scene …
Read More »Rise and decline of Plymouth’s postal service
The history of the General Post Office in Plymouth, reflecting the national picture, stretches back to the the 17th century, but, as with the national story, the activities of the Post Office did not really take off until the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Plymouth’s post …
Read More »When it comes to AI, the US innovates while we regulate
Britain is a nation with a sense of malaise: post-Covid, post-Brexit, post-Post Office. There’s a feeling we can’t get much right. Politicians of all shades agree the country needs to get its economic and cultural mojo back. Rightly, they propose boosting certain feelgood sectors — green energy and biotech, say …
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Read More »He’s not a working Royal. So, critics ask… Why is Prince Andrew using a £100,000 Range Rover with police lights for a glitzy Mayfair lunch?
Prince Andrew is at the centre of a new row over his use of a special Royal Range Rover fitted with blue emergency lights despite being stripped of his police protection, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Duke of York – who was banished from Royal duties over his …
Read More »Greece’s Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana announce shock separation after 14 years of marriage just weeks after they were pictured together at Prince William’s godfather King Constantine’s Windsor memorial service
Greece’s Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana have announced their ‘amicable’ separation after 14 years of marriage just weeks after appearing together at a memorial service for the prince’s father, King Constantine. The 54-year-old Prince is the son of Constantine II of Greece – the last king of Greece after it …
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