Royal Mail shares 3% higher, Anglo American leads FTSE 100 Royal Mail shares rose again today as the appointment of a new boss got the City’s stamp of approval following a year of strike turmoil. Martin Seidenberg takes charge of owner International Distributions Services from next month, with one of …
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Travis thanked The Office – for winning the band a new generation of young fans. The band’s hit Sing was the soundtrack to a famous scene in the US version of the sitcom, a montage of clips showing main characters Pam and Jim falling in love over several series. And …
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Unions representing millions of workers in the UK are seeing a greater willingness to strike, as the cost of living worsens and living standards drop at their sharpest rate since the 1950s. While wages stagnate and inflation soars, many workers have seen their wages cut in real terms, setting up …
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Thousands of BT telecoms and call centre staff could strike within weeks. On June 15, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) balloted workers in three categories—BT, Openreach and EE subsidiaries—across the BT group. If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national stoppage of BT workers in 35 years. …
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Millions of residents across the UK are being urged to check their passports before tomorrow’s ‘deadline’. It comes as May 9 has now been dubbed ‘passport renewal day’ with the Home Office warning of 10-week delays for renewals ahead of the summer. It is reported that around four-and-a-half million British …
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French authorities will only allow British visitors into France if they have a ‘compelling reason’ to do so – and this does not include travel for tourism or business The rules affect travellers using popular travel services like the EuroStar ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Thousands of travellers are …
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T he FTSE 100 was set to pause today after Monday’s surge which saw UK stocks leap 1.7% as travel, transport and leisure shares rallied. A flurry of global takeover deals added to the excitement that went through global markets after US biotech firm Moderna announced its coronavirus vaccine trial …
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HR Grapevine HR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International Ltd Throughout the pandemic, the strain on business has been evident. From forced closures to staggered reopenings and stringent measures put in place for customers and staff alike, businesses have grappled with economic downturn and ever-changing regulations as a result of coronavirus …
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London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.8% at 17,302.31 in afternoon trade on Tuesday. EasyJet was sitting pretty at the top of the index as it said it expects to report a smaller loss for the fourth quarter of the year and announced the expansion of its flight schedule amid stronger-than-expected …
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Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …
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