A Telegraph investigation in April found Chinese factories were offering to flood Britain with forged stamps in what security experts described as an “act of economic warfare”. The data log, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, shows the Post Office recorded 27 accusations that postmasters were selling fake stamps between …
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Standard first-class postage will rise 30p to £1.65 – a 22.2% increase Fifth price hike in under three years Postage rise could lead to a ‘doom spiral of decline’ for Royal Mail By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 October 2024 Businesses have warned that Royal Mail’s inflation-busting …
Read More »Seven new money changes coming this October that you need to know about
Financial changes are incoming for the month of October, with a raft of new rule changes set to be introduced. The Winter Fuel Payment phone lines will be opening from the start of the month, and there are also planned changes to energy bills. However, some will need to apply, …
Read More »New money rules and changes in October – from mobile phones to energy price cap
UK households are bracing for a raft of new financial rules and changes next month that will affect everything from mobile phones to Royal Mail stamps. With the country already going through the uncertainty of waiting for a new bombshell and panic-inducing budget later this month, there are a lot …
Read More »Nine new money rules and changes coming in October – from the energy price cap to mobile phones
UK households face a string of new money rules and changes next month affecting everything from mobile phones to Royal mail stamps. month. They include the opening of the Winter Fuel Payments phone line opening. They are worth up to £300 and the majority of people who are eligible will …
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Read More »Nine major DWP and money changes coming into force in October – from energy price cap to first-class stamps
Nine financial and regulatory changes that will affect Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claimants have been announced, set to impact UK households from October 2024. Among these changes is the opening of the Winter Fuel Payment phone lines as well as Labour’s first Budget. The changes will span a …
Read More »Britain for sale: Foreign takeover offers soar
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 16:51 EDT, 27 September 2024 The value of foreign takeover bids for UK companies has risen by 79 per cent to £74billion so far this year, according to figures. Offers targeting UK firms totalled £102billion in the first nine months of 2024, data from the …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: Peltz lieutenant joins the board of Royal rat catcher Rentokil
By Samuel Norman Updated: 17:00 EDT, 25 September 2024 Shares in Rentokil rose after a member of Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund was handed a seat on the royal rat catcher’s board. The FTSE 100 pest control firm, which won contracts at Buckingham Palace in the 1960s, said Trian’s head of …
Read More »Rightmove holds its nerve: Property website should launch the ‘pacman’ defence on Murdoch’s raiders, says ALEX BRUMMER
By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:00 EDT, 23 September 2024 Until quite recently, there was an unhelpful habit of UK company boards rapidly buckling when faced with overseas and private equity takeovers. There would be dire warnings from fee-hungry investment banks that failure to accept seemingly generous …
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