The owner of Royal Mail has said it is “minded” to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The latest offer from Mr Kretinsky’s investment firm EP Group values the Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) at £3.5bn. Money latest: UK economy in safe hands …
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Pic: Getty Images More than 100 deaths have now been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes since the summer, according to the National Crime Agency. They believe nitazenes are produced in illicit labs in China and are entering the UK through the Royal Mail and other parcel operators. In most …
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25 August 2023, 17:21 Dan is sentenced to eight years on Emmerdale Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been pulled from TV schedules. Emmerdale and Coronation Street are set to face schedule changes. Both soaps will be airing at different times next week, as well as being taken off air completely …
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25 August 2023, 15:30 | Updated: 25 August 2023, 15:41 Jeremy Clarkson announces new series of Clarkson’s Farm Fans have been waiting for a third series of Clarkson’s Farm. Clarkson’s Farm burst onto our screens back in 2021 and quickly became a TV favourite. The series follows former Top Gear …
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25 August 2023, 11:44 Brand new Paddington stamps have been revealed. Picture: Royal Mail Everyone’s favourite bear is going to have their own stamps. Paddington Bear is set to appear on 10 special stamps released by Royal Mail to mark the bear’s 65th anniversary. Paddington made his first appearance in …
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The new CCTV cameras on the Bay Cycle Way between Lancaster and Morecambe have now gone live. Twenty-two CCTV cameras have been installed along the Bay Cycle Way to help residents feel safer, after concerns were raised following a series of serious incidents. Among them, a woman in her 70s …
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Royal Mail is again being investigated by the communications regulator over its missed delivery targets. Ofcom announced the inquiry after Royal Mail said on Monday it did not meet its 2022 to 2023 quality of service targets. The targets require Royal Mail to deliver 93% of first-class mail within one …
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Capita, the outsourcing specialist and government contractor, has revealed that customer, supplier or colleague data may have been accessed during a cyber attack in March. The company, which announced earlier this month that it had been targeted, said its investigations had identified that the attack on its systems first took …
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Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in principle following a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms. In a joint statement with Royal Mail, CWU confirmed the agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before it goes before the membership. …
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A striking Royal Mail worker has voiced fears up to 25,000 staff could be sacked and new working conditions imposed on those left after the core Christmas season has finished. The man, who usually delivers letters and parcels in the London area and is being identified as ‘Derek’ because he …
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