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I’m paraphrasing, but basically it said: “Have kids if you want, but don’t say I didn’t warn you”. Parenting is 90% feeling overwhelmed and 10% feeling useless and as with any situation involving human suffering, many, many self-proclaimed experts have rushed to the scene to offer their help, typically while …

An Indian-origin employee of UK’s Royal Mail who had claimed that she was bullied by her boss has won a compensation of £2.4 million (₹25 crore). Kam Jhuti had alleged that her boss intimidated and harassed her after she raised concerns that a colleague secured their bonus illegitimately. This is …

From today (2 May 2023), Royal Mail will automatically redeliver parcels the next working day across the UK for customers who are not at home when posties attempt to deliver the first time. Under the new process, posties will automatically try to redeliver the next working day if the customer …

Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show, Baldock confirmed a report by the Telegraph newspaper that his company would not use the post and parcel company as a temporary measure. Asked whether the report was true, Baldock said: “For now, yes. Obviously our first responsibility is to the …

A Royal Mail Spokesperson said: “We are very pleased Unite/CMA members have called off planned strike action from Wednesday 20 to Friday 22 July. “There were no grounds for industrial action. The extended consultation on our recent restructure concluded earlier this year, and the restructuring is complete. We committed to …

The benchmark FTSE 100 index declined 0.5% in morning trade, diverging from its Asian peers, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index fell 0.7%. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the economic impact from COVID-19 still remains strong, while noting the inflationary pressure from supply chain …

Ireland and Finland-focussed exploration and development company Conroy Gold announced results from an infill zinc-in-soil sampling programme on the northern Aughnagurgan section of the 20 square kilometre zinc zone it discovered in the Longford-Down Massif in Ireland on Tuesday. The AIM-traded firm said 23 of the 65 samples collected recorded …

Royal Mail went under offer to sell the slice of its former depot in Nine Elms – known as Plot A – last July, when Quadrant secured the deal ahead of rival bids from the likes of MiddleCap, among other investors. The transaction is Royal Mail’s latest sale on the …

The notice follows Royal Mail’s proposed 6% pay increase, part of a three-year deal with the CWU last week, in a bid to appease the union following threats of another strike ballot. However, hopes for a settlement faded when CWU said last week that it could call for a strike …