Stock markets start the year on a high as China raises spending
[ad_1] Royal Mail forecast a surge in returns of products bought online, with volumes predicted to be 72pc higher on January 2 than the average number of … [ad_2] Source link
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Cheaper flexible fares to be trialed for part-time workers, Government announces
[ad_1] Part-time commuters will be able to buy flexible season tickets under a trial aimed at modernising rail fares to make them reflect 21st century working patterns. Passengers who do not travel on trains every day of the week will be able to buy season tickets covering only part of the week, rather than having…
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the election has boosted the value of our Income Portfolio by almost 5pc
[ad_1] Questor Income Portfolio: Boris Johnson’s victory has reinvigorated the very stocks in which our portfolio is largely invested What did the general election do for holders of Questor’s Income Portfolio? There has, naturally enough, been no effect so far on the dividends paid by our holdings but in capital terms the poll has worked wonders…
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Bad weather could lead to delays with deliveries, lorry drivers’ union warns
[ad_1] “Last year when we had red weather warnings in Scotland we still had employers telling drivers they had to go out, this is clearly unacceptable and no driver should be put in this situation. We expect bosses to act in the interests of their employees and other road users, not just in the interests…
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Boris Johnson hails Parliament as ‘a vast improvement’ on predecessor
[ad_1] If you want to receive twice-daily briefings like this by email, sign up to the Front Page newsletter here. For two-minute audio updates, try The Briefing – on podcasts, smart speakers and WhatsApp. PM – Parliament ‘a vast improvement’ on predecessor You could tell he was enjoying every moment. To a chorus from his MPs, Boris Johnson…
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First letter to Father Christmas discovered from girl requesting paints in 1895
[ad_1] The first recorded evidence of a British child’s letter to Santa Claus has emerged in time for Christmas. A newspaper cutting shows that the Post Office was able to “communicate” with Father Christmas in 1895 on behalf of a little girl who had asked for a box of paints. It even managed to make…
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The FTSE 100 will hit 8,000
[ad_1] Investors now have certainty and they will cheer it by sending shares higher this morning. Even if the exit poll’s prediction of an 86-seat Tory majority is out by some way, a big Conservative win is now assured. Thanks to the pledges made by the party’s candidates to vote Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal through…
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Post Office agrees to pay subpostmasters £58m compensation over false accusations of theft
[ad_1] Mr Wilson, of Redditch, Worcestershire, pleaded guilty to £27,000 of false accounting rather than risk prison and was sentenced to 300 hours’ community service, working alongside criminals cleaning a graveyard. He had bought his local Post Office in 2002 with his wife Karen after she retired as a police officer, working from 5am…
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Labour victory would wipe £367bn from UK shares and hit millions of pension savers
[ad_1] A Labour Government would wipe £367bn off the value of Britain’s listed companies and send the pound plunging, economists warned ahead of Thursday’s General Election as polls showed the race is too close to call. The party’s plan to hike business taxes to one of the highest rates in the western world would knock the market…
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Labour sought legal advice that Jeremy Corbyn can implement broadband policy if UK remains in EU
[ad_1] Labour has sought formal legal advice that Jeremy Corbyn will still be able to implement one of his flagship election pledges if he keeps the UK in the European Union. The Sunday Telegraph understands that a QC has provided the party with advice on the legality of creating a nationalised broadband service, under state…
