NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to close …
Read More »Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery pleads guilty to voyeurism charge
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to a voyeurism charge dating back to the time he served as head monk at a Cape Breton Buddhist monastery. Jack Hillie is accused of observing or recording a person in a circumstance where they have a reasonable expectation of …
Read More »Tycoons set for tussle over French supermarket giant Casino
Czech Sphinx among European tycoons set for tussle over debt-laden French supermarket giant Casino By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Updated: 16:50 EDT, 5 July 2023 Two European tycoons with stakes in some of the UK’s biggest corporates are battling over the future of a debt-laden French supermarket chain. …
Read More »Two arrested after coronation protests on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
Multiple people were arrested outside a coronation service for King Charles and Queen Camilla in Edinburgh. Two women were arrested in connection with a breach of the peace after allegedly attempting to climb over the safety barrier on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Sky News reported. King Charles was presented …
Read More »Royal Mail pays out largest-ever settlement to bullied employee
A Royal Mail employee bullied over exposing fraud has won over £2 million in the company’s largest-ever settlement. Media specialist Kam Jhuti was intimidated and harassed by her boss Mike Widmer after she raised concerns that a colleague had secured their bonus illegitimately. The company was accused of “destroying” Ms …
Read More »New Zealand Post to sack 750 workers
NZ Post announced on June 27 that it plans to sack at least 750 staff, claiming it is a necessary response to the historic decline in mail volumes. The announcement follows the closure of NZ Post’s Manawatu sorting centre in Palmerston North in March with the loss of 60 jobs. …
Read More »Royal Irish holds ceremonies across globe to remember 18 VC recipients
The remembrance services took place at 11am on July 1 – the first day of the Somme battle in 1916 – at the resting places of the VC recipients in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, England, Israel, Turkey, Belgium, France and India. Retired Colonel Tim Collins, known for a famous …
Read More »Royal Mail warns millions to use old stamps before next month
Royal Mail has issued an urgent warning to anyone with old stamps laying around their home to use them before they are worthless. The classic stamps are being replaced with ones with barcodes printed on them, which can track and trace post and can also link to video messages when …
Read More »CEO next in line for the chop at Lifetime Training
More from this theme Recent articles England’s largest apprenticeship provider is set to part ways with another one of its top leaders – this time the chief executive – as it prepares to bring in a turnaround specialist. Jon Graham (pictured right), who has held the top job at Lifetime …
Read More »Wirral golfer Matthew Jordan qualifies for The Open at Royal Liverpool
Jordan, 27, who grew up in West Kirby and lives in Hoylake, will now compete at his home course of Royal Liverpool, where he has been a member since the age of seven. Jordan made it to his second Major and second successive Open Championship after posting a 10-under total at West …
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