The boss of Royal Mail has told families that the HGV driver crisis and supply chain issues will not impact deliveries for Christmas. Simon Thompson, who was Ocado’s chief product officer before running the NHS Test and Trace app during the pandemic, said: ‘If you have a look at posting dates …
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By Tom Higgins | November 18, 2021 On the go: The Royal Mail’s new collective defined contribution plan will have a fixed employer contribution of 13.6 per cent, as well as a standard employee contribution of 6 per cent, the group confirmed on Thursday. As outlined in the postal company’s …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be returning to the UK for Christmas despite being invited to join the rest of the royal family at Sandringham, sources have claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently living in a $14million mansion in California, are also expected to …
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LV= has accused its biggest rival of lobbing a ‘hand grenade’ to try to disrupt its sale to private equity firm. The 178-year-old mutual insurer blasted Royal London for bidding £540million for it – £10million more than Bain Capital. The firm slammed its larger competitor for allegedly trying to derail the …
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A new fully automated parcel sorting machine which can process 180,000 parcels per day has been installed by Royal Mail in its Tyneside Mail centre. The machine – officially opened by Gateshead MP Ian Mearns – is an intelligent system of conveyor belts and scanning technology that automatically sorts parcels …
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The absence of the Queen cast a ‘dark cloud’ over Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph – but she was represented by three ‘wonderful women’ on the balcony in Camilla, Kate and Sophie, royal experts said today. The 95-year-old monarch was said to be ‘deeply disappointed’ at having to take the …
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The Royal Family could have grounds to sue Netflix over their portrayal in The Crown, after friends of the firm sought their own legal advice. Worried about how they themselves are likely to be portrayed in the upcoming fifth series, close friends of the Royal Family reportedly approached law firms Farrer …
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The Duchess of Cambridge shared a fond moment with Prince Charles last night as they joined other family members for the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. For the first time, it was apparent how slimmed down the Family has become, with fewer in …
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Royal Marine Lance Corporal Rian Ilett’s tumour was benign when it appeared on an MRI scan in 2017 A Royal Marine is facing death after a Ministry of Defence-sponsored medical trial failed to identify his brain tumour. Lance Corporal Rian Ilett’s tumour was benign when it appeared on an MRI scan …
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Between sobs, Wendy Buffrey poured out her relief — and her anger. ‘I can’t believe it’s all over,’ she declared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in April this year. ‘Nearly 14 years . . . It’s horrendous we were all put in this position in the first place. …
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