The dispute between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail saw the companies' biggest ever walk-out earlier in the year. However this … Source link
Read More »New stamps issued featuring birds, mammals, insects and fish
A new set of stamps is being issued marking the diversity of birds, mammals, insects and fish. The 10 stamps feature the beaver, Atlantic salmon, kingfisher, beautiful demoiselle, water vole, grey wagtail, common mayfly, otter, brown trout and dipper. Royal Mail worked with Professor of Ecology at Cardiff University Steve …
Read More »Heartbreak as schoolboys hurt in horror crash while ‘on way to prom in £187k Lamborghini’ | UK | News
Paramedics from the London Ambulance brigade were at the scene with London’s Air Ambulance also scrambled. Footage shared online shows the supercar appearing to lose control before smashing into the van, scattering debris across the road. It is believed some of those in the crash were Year 11 pupils from …
Read More »‘Harry said William had too much hair’
When the National Portrait Gallery reopened last month after a three-year closure, one of its best-known royal portraits was mysteriously missing. Nicky Philipps’s double portrait of Prince William and Prince Harry, painted in happier, pre-feud days back in 2010, was not included in the rehang. The gallery was reopened by …
Read More »Impounded cars twice as likely to be sold or destroyed than returned to owners
More than 6,000 cars have been impounded and destroyed in London over the last five years – with owners given only seven days notice, if any at all. Cars taken off the road for minor infractions such as failure to pay road tax are impounded by local councils, and – …
Read More »Schoolboys injured in £187k Lamborghini horror crash after ‘hiring car for prom’
A top-of-the-range Lamborghini sports car carrying six schoolboys to a prom smashed into a Royal Mail van, leaving several of them injured. The horror incident happened in Beckton, East London at 7.20pm on Tuesday (July 11). The scene was quickly swarmed on by emergency services, as footage of the crash …
Read More »HR Magazine – Royal Mail settles dispute after 14 months of strikes
Royal Mail workers, represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have accepted a deal that will end a 14 month dispute over pay and conditions. The deal, which was reached in April after 18 strike dates, has won 67% of the union’s vote. Staff will get a 10% …
Read More »New stamps issued featuring birds, mammals, insects and fish – Perspective Magazine
The Royal Mail said the 10 stamps celebrate the wildlife of the UK’s waterways. A new set of stamps is being issued marking the diversity of birds, mammals, insects and fish. The 10 stamps feature the beaver, Atlantic salmon, kingfisher, beautiful demoiselle, water vole, grey wagtail, common mayfly, otter, brown …
Read More »Public Transport is often too expensive or inaccessible. RideTandem raises £2.3 million to bus you to work
Public transport is broken outside of big cities in many parts of Europe and the UK. It’s expensive, unreliable and not available when people need it. Too often, passengers are left with two choices – car ownership or not going to work. One in four bus services in the UK …
Read More »Learning From the Trucks Cartel Judgment: Mitigation | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
SUMMARY The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s judgment in Royal Mail and BT’s claim against DAF Trucks has provided welcome clarity on how the legal test for pass on should be applied. It provides helpful guidance on the factors that a defendant may rely on to establish a direct and proximate, causative …
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