[ad_1] Czech energy tycoon Daniel Kretinsky today bought another big chunk of Royal Mail, lifting his shareholding up to 12.1% as part of his gamble that the company’s shares are drastically cheap. The billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx for his secretive ways now owns a stake worth £222 million after his vehicle, Vesa Equity,…
[ad_1] Coronavirus tests supplied by a Northern Ireland firm have been pulled over safety fears. Health secretary Matt Hancock said during a statement in the House of Commons that the use of the Covid-19 testing kits is being “paused” across the UK. The government confirmed the NHS Test and Trace service had been notified that…
[ad_1] Niall McGinn has spoken out about the abuse he has received at the hands of a minority of Scottish football fans. The former Celtic man and Co Tyrone native has had to deal with sectarian abuse and worse since arriving from Derry City in 2009, reports The Daily Record. In 2011 Royal Mail intercepted…
[ad_1] Residents in part of Merseyside claim they still aren’t receiving any post or parcels – with some saying they’ve had nothing through their doors for as long as seven weeks. Some people living within the L30 postcode claim they are still yet to receive any of their post from the Royal Mail. Earlier this…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail has now started offering advice on what is the best colour to paint your front door. Or at least one ‘postie’ has, much to amusement of their bosses – and hundreds of people on social media. In a Facebook Post that is rapidly going viral – having been liked more 800…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has been fined £1.6 million by Ofcom for late letters and overcharging for stamps. Royal Mail is required by Ofcom to deliver 93 per cent of first-class post within one working day of collecting it but only 91.5 per cent of post arrived on time during the 2018-19 financial year. Royal Mail…
[ad_1] Residents on a road where one side is in Bradford and the other side is in Leeds are campaigning to change a ‘dangerous’ postcode situation that has existed for decades. People who live on one side of Gain Lane, in Thornbury, pay their council tax to Leeds and those on the opposite side are…
[ad_1] Residents on a road where one side is in Bradford and the other side is in Leeds are campaigning to change a ‘dangerous’ postcode situation that has existed for decades. People who live on one side of Gain Lane, in Thornbury, pay their council tax to Leeds and those on the opposite side are…
[ad_1] An ex-boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his 33-week pregnant former partner and causing the death of her unborn baby in Thornton Heath by breaking into her bedroom and stabbing her 21 times. Aaron McKenzie, 26, broke into the family home of Kelly Fauvrelle in Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath as she slept in…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has been fined £1.6m by the communications regulator Ofcom for delivering letters late and overcharging for stamps. Ofcom requires the postal service to deliver 93% of first-class post within one working day of collecting it but Royal Mail undershot the target, with only 91.5% of post arriving on time during the 2018-19…