[ad_1] Thousands of households across Britain will not receive their post until after six o’clock in the evening under a major shake-up proposed by Royal Mail. The postal service wants to push back deliveries until later in the day as part of plans to deliver parcels more quickly. With many online shopping orders now made…
[ad_1] Mr Burgeman added: “Greggs has been another victim of the economic pressures this year. The bakery chain warned about staff shortages in October and the shares are down more than 40pc.” However, market consensus suggests that investors could still profit off all three stocks’ potential to bounce back when the economy improves. Dan…
[ad_1] She said the Jeremy Corbyn era pledge to bring rail, water, energy and Royal Mail back into public ownership was now unaffordable. Ms Reeves has vowed to fund all day-to-day spending with tax revenues and to bring down Britain’s growing debt mountain. “To be spending billions of pounds on nationalising things, that just doesn’t…
[ad_1] Sir Iain, who is backing Ms Truss, said the electronic ballots are “just ludicrous”, adding: “It is complex and will lead to all sorts of challenges, no one will know whether someone voted or did it for them. There hasn’t been a dry run – these things are really complex. You don’t want to…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has warned union bosses preparing to strike that the business could be split in two as its British arm loses £1m a day. The former FTSE 100 company warned the Communication Workers Union (CWU), whose 115,000 members yesterday voted in favour of strike action, that its UK and overseas arms would be…
[ad_1] More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action, marking the biggest strike of Britain’s “summer of discontent”. Some 97.6pc of workers voted to walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. Turnout for the ballot was 77pc. Union barons were accused of refusing to enter into talks to…
[ad_1] 1. Camilla is a fan of Silver Swans This is a dance class held by the Royal Academy of Dance for the over 55s. Camilla occasionally has a teacher hold sessions at Clarence House in London. “We crash about very happily and it’s great fun. It’s jolly hard work – you get really involved…
[ad_1] He was lucky to survive after the device instantly blew off his left leg and irreparably damaged his right, which had to be amputated. It was during his recuperation at Headley Court, Surrey, where he underwent a year-long rehabilitation programme, that the Duchess, his battalion’s Royal Colonel, paid a solo visit. Over tea and…
[ad_1] Unions: Working places should make adjustments for hats and suncream GMB Union, which represents more than 500,000 workers, has demanded that a legal maximum temperature be imposed in all working environments and suggested that if bosses fail to provide cool enough conditions, workers should walk out. They have also called for “workplace adjustments”, such…
[ad_1] Growing up in the north-east market town of Darlington, Simon Thompson has fond memories of attending the nearby Durham Miners’ Gala in the 1970s and 1980s. For many working class families, the annual trade union jamboree was – and remains – a highlight of the social calendar. “My grandfather was one of [Arthur] Scargill’s…