Royal Mail’s £3.6billion takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by shareholders, marking a historic moment for the 500-year-old British institution. The vote paves the way for the company to move into foreign ownership for the first time in its long history. International Distribution Services (IDS), Royal Mail’s …
Read More »Royal Mail owner’s £3.6bn takeover approved by shareholders
Royal Mail’s £3.6 billion takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been passed by its shareholders, paving the way for the more than 500-year-old company to be taken into foreign ownership for the first time. International Distribution Services (IDS), Royal Mail’s owner, first agreed to the acquisition in May last …
Read More »Doctor warns dieters about overlooked habit that will ‘completely sabotage fat loss’
Dehydration could be silently sabotaging your weight loss efforts, according to a leading expert. Professor Franklin Joseph, head of Dr Frank’s Weight Loss Clinic, warned that not drinking enough water might be the hidden reason many struggle to shed pounds. “Dehydration can completely sabotage your fat loss,” he said. This …
Read More »Labour’s postal sell-out: Did we learn nothing from the financial vandalism of our water firms? asks ALEX BRUMMER
Labour’s greatest business betrayal has been accomplished without words of public dissent. Assured by undertakings from Czech sphinx Daniel Kretinsky, 80 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of his EP Group’s £3.6billion purchase of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS). Sell-out merchant Keith Williams, IDS chairman, hailed the …
Read More »50,000 kids write moving letters to WWII veterans ahead of 80th anniversary VE day…
1 May 2025, 02:30 Bernard Morgan, 100, shows a letter to school children as he joins Second World War veterans at a tea party organized by the Royal British Legion at The Ritz, London. Picture: Alamy More than 50,000 children have connected with a Second World War veteran by mail …
Read More »Meghan Markle violates agreement with Royal Family over her title
Meghan Markle has used her HRH title despite agreeing not to do so when stepping back from royal duties. The revelation came during an interview with her friend Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, for a podcast on YouTube. An image shown during the interview revealed a gift basket …
Read More »LTB 087/25 – EP GROUP TAKEOVER CONFIRMED
No: 087/25 30th April 2025 TO: ALL POSTAL BRANCHES Dear Colleague EP GROUP TAKEOVER CONFIRMED The purpose of this LTB is to confirm the takeover of Royal Mail Group has been completed, with 80.06% of shareholders voting to accept the offer document. The CWU has responded with the attached press …
Read More »UK Starmer government joins US in attacks on Houthis, declares Washington “closest security ally”
On Tuesday evening Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) joined the US in attacking Houthi forces in Yemen. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement claimed, “Careful intelligence analysis identified a cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea …
Read More »BBC One – The One Show – Energy Misbilling
This week, Watchdog investigates energy suppliers who are chasing people for money they don’t owe, who are not even their customers. Alwyn started receiving letters from E.ON addressed to ‘The Occupier,’ despite having a pre-paid electricity meter with a different provider. After two years of discarding the letters upon receiving …
Read More »More than 50,000 children contact veterans through VE Mail | The Standard
Together Coalition said on Thursday that participating veterans had started to receive “mail bags full of responses from schoolchildren” via the Royal … Source link
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