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The price of a stamp is going-up tomorrow as the amount it costs to post a letter becomes the latest item households and businesses are now paying more for from this month. A first class stamp is increasing by 10p to 95p, says Royal Mail, which explains it is raising …

The price of a stamp is going-up tomorrow as the amount it costs to post a letter becomes the latest item households and businesses are now paying more for from this month. A first class stamp is increasing by 10p to 95p, says Royal Mail, which explains it is raising …

Residents who live in shared ownership flats, meanwhile, are not allowed to use the pool. Almost 90pc of flats in both towers have been sold, with Ballymore arguing people upscaling to its residences frees up more affordable housing elsewhere. Cladding issues were also discovered in 2020, while residents recently received …

Royal Mail has apologised after soaring staff absences caused the postal service to miss targets for millions of letter deliveries. The formerly state-owned company said just 85.6pc of first class post was delivered on time during the last week of January, below its statutory target of 93pc.  Delivery times for …

Mr Thompson, who also previously worked for Apple and is on Coca-Cola’s digital advisory board, insisted that the cuts were a continuation of already agreed proposals with Unite and the Communication Workers Union to remove 1.2m working hours from the business. “Ourselves and our unions are totally sticking with our …

(Bloomberg) — Royal Mail Plc reported a bumper Christmas delivery season and said the impact of the omicron strain of Covid-19 on staff absences … Source link

Good morning. There’s no shortage of news for Unilever at the moment. After its disastrous £50bn move on GSK’s consumer arm – which was firmly rebuffed by the pharmaceutical giant and lambasted by shareholders – it’s now planning to slash thousands of jobs. The cuts are said to target numerous …

Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. UK government borrowing fell in December thanks to a rise in tax receipts, despite a jump in the cost of repaying the national debt. Public sector net borrowing, excluding state banks, …

A spokesman said: “We are providing targeted support to the local offices affected by these issues and we apologise to customers for any inconvenience they may have experienced. “Our postmen and women are continuing to work incredibly hard, as they have done throughout the pandemic, and we are thankful for …

Vesa, for its part, has made some platitudes about how Sainsbury’s “strong brand” and well-located stores in the more prosperous south-east make it “an attractive long-term investment opportunity”. But it seems unlikely that the tycoon is happy to remain a passive shareholder, and he continues to play his cards close …