Royal Mail says it has its “best and final offer” amid at resolving a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have held a series of strikes in recent weeks which the company said had cost £100 million. A fresh 48-hour strike is …
Read More »Prince Andrew must repaint Windsor Royal Lodge with two coats of paint every five years – as Charles ‘threatens to sever ties’ if Duke refuses to move out
Prince Andrew has to repaint his Windsor Royal Lodge with two coats of paint every five years, new documents show – as King Charles is said to be threatening to sever ties with the Duke if he refuses to move out. The disgraced Duke of York was due to have …
Read More »Daniel Kretinsky makes exciting West Ham claim in rare TV interview
Hammers co-owner Daniel Kretinsky has made a seriously exciting West Ham claim in an extremely rare TV interview. When Daniel Kretinsky bought a large share in West Ham nearly three years ago man fans expected – and hoped – it was a pre-cursor to an eventual full takeover. The Czech …
Read More »The beautiful corner of Gloucestershire where poets who found fame gathered
If you see the words “daffodil” and “poetry” in the same sentence you might well think of William Wordsworth wandering about the Like District with his sister Dorothy and being confronted by a trumpeting host of golden blossoms. But if you’ve been to a daffodil weekend in Dymock, or its …
Read More »Rishi Sunak visited Russia-linked tech firm on General Election campaign trail
Exclusive: When first formed in 2015, Artemis Technologies was the UK arm of Gunvor – a commodities trading firm co-founded by oligarch Gennady Timchenko. His former business partner still sits on the firm’s board Rishi Sunak visits Artemis Technologies HQ in Belfast ( Image: PA) Rishi Sunak visited a Russia-linked …
Read More »‘How Labour’s New Deal for Working People will strengthen trade unions’
Labour quietly released its finalised employment reforms on May 24th – although some parts of it, for instance a single status of worker and sectoral collective bargaining, have been significantly altered since it was first launched in 2021, it should make it significantly easier for trade unions to organise. This …
Read More »Can Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský get Royal Mail to deliver?
Defending the government’s move to privatise Royal Mail in 2013, the then business secretary Vince Cable insisted it was “logical”. The plan was “consistent with developments elsewhere in Europe”, he argued, where other privatised postal services “produce profit margins far higher than Royal Mail’s but provide high-quality services”. A decade …
Read More »Sunday papers: Eurostar will have no competitors for at least four years – Citywire
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Read More »BREAKING: Arnold Schwarzenegger is now a billionaire
Born into a modest family in the small Austrian village of Thal, with a population of 2,200, Arnold Schwarzenegger asserted his dominance by winning the prestigious title of Mr. Universe four times. He then went on to conquer Hollywood with his iconic roles in “The Terminator” and “Hercules in New …
Read More »Billionaire Daniel Křetínský agrees to buy UK’s Royal Mail in a £3.57 billion deal
The owner of Royal Mail has unequivocally accepted a £3.57 billion ($4.6 billion) takeover bid from Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, solidifying the sale of one of Britain’s oldest and most iconic institutions. International Distribution Services (IDS), which owns the loss-making postal service, has firmly accepted a £3.70-per-share ($4.69) takeover offer …
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