By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:19, 19 November 2024 The takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire looks set to be approved by ministers. It places the postal service into foreign hands for the first time in its 508-year history. Trade union bosses representing around 100,000 posties told their members …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 16:50 EST, 16 November 2024 The biggest employers in Britain are facing a £1 billion tax bombshell after they were left reeling by Labour’s plan to hike National Insurance contributions. Some of the best-known firms, which between them provide jobs for more than 1 million people, …
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By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:00 EST, 11 November 2024 The significance of Britain’s trade with the US cannot be underestimated. A long sought after free-trade deal is elusive despite the best efforts of former Business Secretary, now Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch. The debate in Britain foolishly …
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As the holiday season looms into view, Royal Mail is joining M&S, Sainsbury’s, Aldi et al in the advertising battle for Christmas revenues. Britain’s postal delivery service is involved in an existential fight. Owner International Distribution Services (IDS) finds itself under intense regulatory scrutiny following the board’s decision to sell-out …
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A Miss Tweed article said Bernard Arnault was ‘keen to see such a deal happen’ Burberry’s value has declined significantly over the past 18 months By HARRY WISE Updated: 08:56 EST, 4 November 2024 Italy’s Moncler is reportedly considering a takeover bid for struggling British luxury icon Burberry. Fashion website …
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The reverberations from Wednesday’s Budget continue – and they are not good ones. As much as I hate to say this, it looks like the country is heading for the buffers – plagued by anaemic economic growth, weighed down by a bloated and inefficient public sector, and undermined by a …
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By Harvey Dorset Updated: 11:41 EDT, 28 October 2024 Evri customers are the most dissatisfied with their experience of contacting customer services for help, according to an annual ranking of parcel firms. Some 39 per cent of Evri customers are dissatisfied with the contact processes of the firm, according to Ofcom’s …
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By Jessica Clark Updated: 03:49 EDT, 27 October 2024 Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky looks set to buy Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services, pending a national security probe Royal Mail will take longer to deliver millions of business letters as part of a trial ahead of official changes to regulations. The …
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By Charles White Thomson Updated: 06:50 EDT, 27 October 2024 Charles White Thomson is a senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute and former investment company CEO The UK’s 2024 International Investment Summit raised £63 billion of private investment and 38,000 UK jobs ahead of the Budget. The investments include: …
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Rising global uncertainty is pushing up gold prices, with silver prices in tow By Sam Barker Updated: 08:50 EDT, 23 October 2024 More women than ever are buying gold and silver, the Royal Mint has said, as gold prices hit record highs. The Royal Mint has recorded an increase in …
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