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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I’m A Celeb’s Richard Coles has claimed actor and pal Dominic West was banned by wife Catherine FitzGerald from a royal bash at Clarence House due to his ‘controversial’ role in The Crown. Dominic, 55, played the role of then Prince, now King, Charles during the Netflix show’s fifth and sixth seasons, which …
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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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THE BBC has confirmed that the next series of crime drama Shetland will air in the coming weeks. The first episode of series nine will be shown on BBC One at 9pm on Wednesday 6 November. The series will be led again by Ruth Calder (Ashley Jensen) and ‘Tosh’ (Alison …
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Big Brother’s Nathan King channels his Royal roots in Friday’s episode by dressing up in drag, leading him to be branded ‘Demure Diana’ by his fellow housemates. The pork salesman is facing the first eviction of the series, and in upcoming scenes, declares that he’ll be ‘going out in style’ …
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Big Brother fans should buckle up for yet another clash between Nathan and Daze in Wednesday’s episode. The former royal butler and climate activist previously sparked a feud after a heated exchange about The Monarchy. Nathan has already raised eyebrows among viewers after he revealed his support for Nigel Farage, as well …
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The Royle Family star Sue Johnson has been left stunned to discover her connections to royalty during her appearance on ITV’s DNA Journey with Ancestry. The actress, 80, who played Barbara Royle in the iconic BBC sitcom, was joined by onscreen husband Ricky Tomlinson, 85. Sue, who was born in working class Lancashire, …
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What are your rights if you’ve returned an item by post and the company says they never received it? Or if your delivery never turned up in the first place? Money blog reader Lee asked: “I purchased two pairs of shorts from Nike a year ago. I shortly after returned …
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The account of the Post Office’s former chief executive about what she knew during key years of the firm’s scandal is not believed by the former CEO of Royal Mail, the inquiry into the injustice has heard. Paula Vennells has been giving evidence as part of a three-day appearance at …
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