The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a government review under national security …
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Royal Pagaille showed remarkable courage and tenacity to win the Betfair Chase Owner Rich Ricci was left delighted after his 100th triumph at Grade One level By DOMINIC KING Published: 13:02 EST, 23 November 2024 | Updated: 17:50 EST, 23 November 2024 Rich Ricci has amassed a personal fortune of …
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Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to …
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Whitbread, the FTSE-100 owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has kicked off the search for a successor to Adam Crozier, its chairman. Sky News has learnt that headhunters acting for Whitbread have begun sounding out possible candidates for the post. Mr Crozier, who has chaired the company since 2018, …
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BOTH of Shetland’s senior rugby teams saw their Saturday afternoon matches called off after their opponents could not field teams. Peterhead Women’s team had been due to travel north to face Valkyries at the Clickimin at 12pm, before the men’s team faced Deeside on the same surface two hours later. …
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BARNSLEY midfielder Adam Phillips has been nominated for the League One Player of the Month award. The Reds midfielder scored three goals in August and registered one assist in four games. He scored a brace in a 3-0 win away at Crawley and his performances have left him joint-top of …
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Emerson Royal has left Tottenham following three years in the Premier League The Brazil international has joined AC Milan on an initial four-year contract Get breaking Premier League news straight to your phone on Mail Sport’s new WhatsApp channel By Ryan Walker and Pa Sport Staff Published: 13:37 EDT, 12 …
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Billy Loughnane will spend the winter in Australia to continue his development The 18-year-old captured the attention of a wider audience this summer He’s flying in the Flat Jockeys’ Championship, riding 51 winners since May By Dominic King Published: 17:31 EDT, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 17:31 EDT, 4 August …
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Notable Speech had won the 2000 Guineas in May but was facing questions The horse put in a dismal performance at Royal Ascot prior to Sussex Stakes It did, however, put on a show on Wednesday as Buick was left elated post-event By Dominic King Published: 14:36 EDT, 31 July …
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Xander Schauffele says he will only get better as the season continues At shot across his rivals’ bow, it comes after he wins second major of the season But the humble 30-year-old believes there’s still plenty of room for improvement By Dominic King Published: 17:31 EDT, 22 July 2024 | …
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