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Mr Juncker has warned that EU-UK trade talks after the Brexit deal is ratified …. Royal Mail said: "The company is making this High Court application … Source link

Royal Mail is making an application to the high court to try to block workers from staging a strike over job security and employment conditions that it says risks having an impact on the UK’s general election. The company claims there were “potential irregularities” in the ballot of Communication Workers …

It may only be the start of November but already there is a Christmas scam which is costing people a lot of money. The festive season is now well and truly on the way which means people will be ordering presents online and more packages will be arriving in the post. …

The 2019 election will be the first in decades where both Labour and the Conservatives promise to turn on the public spending tap. The manifestos have yet to be released, but both have already made multibillion-pound pledges as the era of austerity comes to an end. Labour’s major spending pledges …

6.04pm GMT18:04 Afternoon summary Andrew Sparrow Jeremy Corbyn has challenged Johnson to TV debates on what has effectively been the first full day of campaigning since MPs agreed that there should be an election on Thursday 12 December. (See 4.06pm.) The bill approving the election is still being debated by …

Boris Johnson’s call for a general election in December is both a political and logistical gamble. Here are some potential challenges that organisers of a pre-Christmas election could face. Winter weather A carefully choreographed mid-December campaign could be wrecked by gales, heavy snow, ice and floods, ruining travel plans and …

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson smiling in the House of Commons in London on October 19, 2019, during a debate on the Brexit deal. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. …

The Confederation of British Industry has served Labour with a challenge to publish the full details of its nationalisation plans, in the latest twist of an increasingly bitter row. Britain’s leading business group hit back amid mounting pressure over its claim that Labour’s nationalisation plans would cost £196bn, releasing further …

The Gruffalo is being celebrated on a new commemorative 50p coin, depicting the beast’s first meeting with Mouse in the woods. The famous story of brains over brawn, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, was first published 20 years ago. It has become a firm bedtime reading …

Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking in a dispute over job security and employment terms and conditions, raising the threat of industrial action in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed action by 97% in a huge turnout of almost 76%. …