Royal Mail takeover and Carlsberg's swoop on Britvic in year of mega deals | The Standard
[ad_1] UK equities have been firmly in the crosshair of foreign suitors and private equity buyout specialists throughout 2024. [ad_2] Source link
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Amanda Holden runs the risk of Ofcom complaints for her risqué outfit ahead of Royal Variety Performance
[ad_1] Amanda Holden has admitted her daring outfit for the Royal Variety Performance could spark Ofcom complaints. The actress, 53, co-hosted this year’s event with comedian Alan Carr at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The annual fundraising event saw a string of famous faces including Sir Elton John, Ted Lasso‘s Ellie Taylor, and Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie…
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Christmas postal chaos ‘worst in decades’ as Royal Mail staff reveal delivery service is struggling with festive demand after being hit with record £10million fine
[ad_1] By ANDY JEHRING Published: 19:04 EST, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 20:39 EST, 13 December 2024 The Royal Mail is struggling with festive demand as workers claim it prioritises Amazon Prime over cards and hospital scans. Posties say sorting offices are the ‘worst in decades’ with letters piling up as the service is hit…
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Instagram testing user ability to reset content recommendations | The Standard
[ad_1] Royal Mail owner says it cannot rule out job cuts after £120m Budget hit. [ad_2] Source link
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Evri and Yodel the worst parcel firms at helping their customers – Ofcom – Evening Standard
[ad_1] Ofcom said Royal Mail won back some of the parcel volumes and revenues it lost the previous year because of industrial action. However, the company … [ad_2] Source link
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Royal Mail announces prices of first-class stamps will soar due to ‘very real and urgent’ financial challenges
[ad_1] Royal Mail has declared the cost of first-class stamps will go up by 30p amid ‘very real and urgent’ financial woes in the firm. From October 7, the price of first-class stamp will stand at £1.65, whilst the cost of second-class stamps won’t budge, staying at 85p. As the amount of letters being sent…
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Debt-laden Royal Mail is killing letter deliveries by a thousand cuts
[ad_1] Such a fate would greatly undermine the core purpose of the service. As the Greetings Card Association warns, the proposals appear to take the country “one step closer to the dismantling of a postal service that’s affordable and reliable”. Some would say it stopped being either of those things some time ago. The price of…
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Is this the end of Saturday post? Ofcom reveals plans to let Royal Mail reduce cheaper post to every other weekday – as company’s owner talks through £3.6bn sale to foreign owner
[ad_1] By Jessica Clark Business Reporter Published: 17:38 EDT, 5 September 2024 | Updated: 17:39 EDT, 5 September 2024 Households face losing second-class deliveries on Saturdays. Ofcom yesterday unveiled proposals to let Royal Mail reduce the cheaper post to every other weekday. First-class deliveries would still be six days a week. Royal Mail’s owner International…
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The Royal Mail is betraying the very people it is supposed to serve
[ad_1] When’s the last time you bought a postage stamp? Granted, to do that you have to locate a post office which will probably be at the back of an off licence, past piles of confectionery, rather than in one of the handsome municipal buildings where they were once to be found. Having located one,…
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Ofcom fines BT £17.5m for 'catastrophic failure' of emergency call system
[ad_1] The telecoms giant 'fell woefully short of its responsibilities' during an outage in June 2023, which affected calls from more than 12000 people. [ad_2] Source link
