After months of industrial action, IDS – the parent company of Royal Mail – has struck a deal with posties over changes to salaries and working conditions. Nevertheless, management pay is likely to be under scrutiny on Thursday. The group does not intend to pay outgoing chief executive Simon Thompson …
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Royal Mail are recruiting in Birmingham – and there are jobs with salaries pushing £35,000 if you fancy a career change or are looking for the next step in your career. The roles available in and around Birmingham include delivery drivers, vehicle technicians and more strategic roles to keep the …
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Energy firm SSE has started trials of First Hydrogen’s fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), testing the van out of a site in Aberdeen, located next to a hydrogen fuel station. The vehicle will be closely monitored throughout the trial via onboard instruments to help First Hydrogen engineers understand fuel consumption, …
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Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking further strike action at 14 train operating companies (TOCs) on July 20, 22 and 29 against a pay freeze and brutal restructuring in the longest running dispute among the past year’s wave of strikes. Rail workers voted …
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Royal Mail in Crow Lane, Northampton (Photo: Google) Another member of staff at Royal Mail has backed allegations to this newspaper that a paedophile was allowed to continue delivering post in Northamptonshire. At Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday, June 20, Katy Thompson, 43, of Priory Road, Wellingborough was jailed for …
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A two Michelin-starred restaurant in the heart of London’s shopping district has announced it’s upping its single supplement for diners eating without a companion – to a wallet-busting £390. The highly revered independent-owned Alex Dilling at Hotel Cafe Royal, overlooking Regent Street, currently charges £350 to diners who want to …
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Queen Margrethe of Denmark has sailed off on her summer holiday in what is likely to be a much-needed break for the 83-year-old monarch. The Danish Queen was pretty in pink with a dress, jacket and hat as she arrived in Sonderborg and stepped off the royal ship, Dannebrog, to …
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Last week, the long running strike at Royal Mail officially came to an end as a deal to settle the dispute was voted through by members of the Communication Workers Union. But large numbers of workers have been left bitterly angry at the agreement, which still …
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DHL Supply Chain has invested €500m (US$560m) into Latin American markets to support its omni-sourcing strategy. ‘) } // –> These investments, made until 2028, are intended to strengthen DHL’s operations in Latin America. Projects include decarbonizing the domestic fleet through greener alternatives; building, developing and retrofitting its real estate …
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Royal Navy technician, 27, sues the Ministry of Defence for £200,000 after he lost an eye when a helicopter antennae plunged into his eye socket Elliott Courtman, 27, suffered injury while on Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier Ministry of Defence admitted to breaching duty of care following accident By Sarah Limbrick …
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