By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 18:13 EDT, 7 September 2024 Last month, my 96-year-old relative, an Auschwitz survivor, was finally discharged from the bright new Louisa Martindale building at the Sussex County Hospital after a five-week stay. As so often before, her fighting spirit prevailed over a …
Read More »Royal Mail investors left baffled by takeover vote amid 140-page document
Shareholders sent offer document on June 26 but the document was 140 pages By Jessica Clark Updated: 17:00 EDT, 7 September 2024 Another storm of protest is rising over the controversial takeover of Royal Mail by the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The delivery firm’s owner International Distribution Services (IDS) has …
Read More »Royal Mail takeover deal is a quagmire, says ALEX BRUMMER
Remember the Royal Mail? It was back on May 15, when the Tories were in Downing Street, that the flaccid board of International Distribution Services (IDS), owner of the Royal Mail, decided to hand the keys of Britain’s 500-year-old postal service to a Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and his shadowy …
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Read More »‘I won on EuroMillions but I can’t even afford a haircut’
A man says he is being forced to live “out of food banks” as he waits for a EuroMillions payout. Pete Daly said he won £582.20 on the lottery in July, but is yet to receive his winnings. The 71-year-old told how he won on the EuroMillions 34 days ago …
Read More »Bloke who ‘won’ EuroMillions jackpot now ‘forced’ to use food banks
A OAP recipient of EuroMillions has been forced to use food banks whilst waiting for his lottery payout. Pete Daly,71, told the Liverpool Echo that he was the lucky winner of the Euromillions lottery 34 days ago. But, the Wirral-based man is yet to receive his winnings. The peeved pensioner …
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Read More »My Evri parcel went AWOL… but it’s a rare item: Can I make the firm keep looking for it? CRANE ON THE CASE
I sell vintage signs and other interesting items online. In May this year, a buyer purchased a rare enamel Duckhams motor oil sign with a working thermometer attached for £365. I posted it using Evri’s next-day delivery service and paid £7.78. A few days later, I was told Evri couldn’t …
Read More »RBC’s third-quarter profits blow past analysts’ estimates
Open this photo in gallery: A Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto.Mark Blinch/Reuters Royal Bank of Canada’s quarterly profit came in well above analysts’ estimates, as it set aside less money than anticipated for soured loans and …
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