The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a government review under national security …
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(Gray News) – The world’s oldest man has died. On Tuesday, Guinness World Records announced the passing of John Tinniswood, who lived to be a staggering 112 years old. Tinniswood’s family said he died Monday at a care home in Southport, England, and spent his last day “surrounded by music …
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Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to …
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Whitbread, the FTSE-100 owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has kicked off the search for a successor to Adam Crozier, its chairman. Sky News has learnt that headhunters acting for Whitbread have begun sounding out possible candidates for the post. Mr Crozier, who has chaired the company since 2018, …
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They may have a regal life with palaces and titles – but sometimes the Royal Family prove they are just like the rest of us. In a scene many parents may be used to, Zara and Mike Tindall had to tell off three-year-old son Lucas after he was caught play fighting with …
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Mike Tindall has revealed the British people would be ‘blown away’ if they could see what the Prince and Princess of Wales are like behind closed doors. The ex-rugby ace, 46, discussed his wife Zara’s cousin Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, in his new book The Good, the …
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As Mike Tindall turns 46 today, he enjoys a tried and tested position in the House of Windsor’s inner circle. But at the start, his antics raised more than a few eyebrows in the Royal Family. He enjoyed a final weekend away before he married Zara Phillips in 2011, but …
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Arachnophobes may soon drop their post in horror as the Royal Mail has revealed new stamps featuring UK spiders. Ten of the web-weaving wonders found on British shores feature in the collection, including the cucumber spider, so called for its light green abdomen. There’s also the ladybird spider, named after …
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Emerson Royal has left Tottenham following three years in the Premier League The Brazil international has joined AC Milan on an initial four-year contract Get breaking Premier League news straight to your phone on Mail Sport’s new WhatsApp channel By Ryan Walker and Pa Sport Staff Published: 13:37 EDT, 12 …
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Prince William has urged Harry Kane’s men to ‘go out there and show the world’ as the royal heads to Berlin for the Euros final against Spain. In a post on X, the Prince of Wales said he is ‘so proud’ of England ahead of the final match. In the …
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