Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson has quit after a bitter year-long dispute with the postal workers’ union, the company said on Friday. Thompson, who was in the top job for just over two years, last month finally reached a deal with the Communication Workers Union o pay and conditions …
Read More »Diver Dr Woodrow Pattinson drowned after descending toward shipwreck Niagara: Coroner
Dr Woodrow Pattinson died while diving above the shipwreck Niagara, seen here in 1937. The Royal Mail Steamer was sunk in June 1940 when it hit a German mine off the coast of Northland. Photo / NZME A diver’s dream of reaching a shipwreck cost him his life, as his …
Read More »Royal Mail resumes international deliveries after cyber hack
Royal Mail said it had resumed overseas tracked and signed-for services to all destinations for online customers after the cyber attack by ransomware gang Lockbit, which has links to Russia. The carrier, owned by International Distribution Services, said it had “made further progress in exporting an increasing number of items …
Read More »Letter arrives almost 30 years after it was posted in UK; sender & recipient both dead | Miscellaneous News
A 60-year-old man in UK has received a letter that was posted in 1995, the BBC reported. John Rainbow said he was “shocked” by the delivery as the letter was addressed to a previous house owner. The letter is about family stories dating back to the 1880s, containing childhood memories. …
Read More »Moonpig cuts annual revenue forecast, Royal Mail strikes hits orders
The British company now expects revenue for the year ending April 30 to be around 320 million pounds ($388 million), down from its previous forecast of 350 million pounds. ($1 = 0.8253 pounds) (Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza) Source link
Read More »London midday: Stocks turn red after disappointing manufacturing data
At 1200 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.41% at 7,576.27, and the FTSE 250 was 0.09% weaker at 20,400.68. “Weak trading in the US may have seen the FTSE 100’s advance stall on Tuesday but the index was doing its best to eke out gains ahead of the Royal …
Read More »British bride misses dream Portugal honeymoon due to passport detail
Travel 25 May, 2022 10:05 PM3 minutes to read New Zealanders can also be caught out by this passport rule when travelling abroad. Photo / 123rf A bride missed her dream honeymoon in Portugal after an airline refused to let her fly with a passport that expired in three months. …
Read More »London open: FTSE falls after hawkish Fed comments
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled hawkish Fed comments and eyed the latest reading on the UK construction sector. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,594.74. Overnight, Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard said the US central bank could start reducing its …
Read More »Lonely Prince Andrew: ‘Defiant but isolated’ at latest royal event
Lifestyle 29 Mar, 2022 08:14 PM3 minutes to read Prince Andrew to settle lawsuit with Epstein accuser. Video / MSNBC A body language expert has revealed how a disgraced Prince Andrew is now faring among his family after observing telling interactions at Prince Philip’s memorial service. Speaking to the Daily …
Read More »Postman Pot: Postie ‘high’ after accidentally eating ‘hash brownies’ delivered to office
Lifestyle 3 Feb, 2022 11:55 PM2 minutes to read Postmen filmed ‘high’ after ‘accidentally’ eating a mystery batch of ‘hash brownies. Video / Twitter The UK’s Royal Mail has launched an investigation after a video showed a postman staggering in the street after “accidentally” eating brownies laced with cannabis. The …
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