OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Close to thirty-five thousand people gathered at Canada’s National War Memorial for the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa this year. They joined many thousands of others at ceremonies nationwide to show their gratitude for our country’s fallen Veterans. “When we say …
Read More »Airlines plot crackdown on queue-jumping ‘gate lice’ passengers
Airline bosses have launched a crackdown on passengers who hover around the departure gate in a bid to board their flight before they are given the green light by airport staff. Nicknamed “gate lice” by industry insiders, such pushy passengers have become an increasing irritant for carriers as travel demand …
Read More »Evri named UK’s worst delivery company as four in 10 have problems
Delivery giant Evri has been named the UK’s worst parcel distribution company for the second year running, with around one in two customers reporting a problem with its service. The courier, which rebranded from Hermes two years ago following a wave of parcel mishandling allegations, has been dogged by complaints over …
Read More »Royal Mail admits ‘high’ staff sickness and job vacancy numbers hitting some post deliveries in Inverness; comes after months of complaints from fed-up Highland residents
Royal Mail has admitted staffing issues in Inverness. Postal chiefs have admitted that staff sickness and vacancies in Inverness are at “high” levels after further complaints over late deliveries. Fed-up residents and political figures have been sounding the alarm for years over what they argue is a deteriorating postal service, …
Read More »Interest rates will sink to 2.75pc, says Goldman Sachs
Thanks for joining us. We start the week with a look at the Employment Rights Bill, which will be scrutinised in Parliament for the first time today. The leader of the TUC has urged MPs to back the reforms and make sure they leave themselves “on the right side of …
Read More »Tate & Lyle Surges After FT Reports Advent Is Preparing Bid – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — Ingredients company Tate & Lyle Plc surged after the Financial Times reported that buyout group Advent International is preparing a takeover bid. Shares in the London-listed supplier to food producers rose more than 12% on the report, giving the company a market capitalization of about £3.2 billion ($4.2 …
Read More »Russian Ransomware Hackers Worked With Kremlin Spies, UK Says – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — A Russian criminal gang secretly conducted cyberattacks and espionage operations against NATO allies on the orders of the Kremlin’s intelligence services, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency. Evil Corp., which includes a man who gained notoriety for driving a Lamborghini luxury sports car, launched the hacks prior …
Read More »Murdoch’s REA Fields £5.6 Billion Takeover Proposal That Rightmove Rebuffs – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — Australian real estate listing provider REA Group Ltd. presented a £5.6 billion ($7.3 billion) takeover proposal for Rightmove Plc that was rejected by the UK’s biggest property portal by market value. REA, part of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s empire, made a preliminary cash-and-stock proposal valued at 705 pence …
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OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seventeen eminent Canadian scientists, scholars and researchers have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their outstanding achievements in advancing knowledge and understanding of the past and present. “I had the good fortune to speak with each of the winners …
Read More »New-found economic clout puts U.K. firms in CEE crosshairs – TVP World
For example, Czech entrepreneur Daniel Křetínský is in the process of taking over the Royal Mail. The deal is a “reminder that takeovers are just … Source link
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