Royal Mail has continued its push to ditch Saturday deliveries, piling pressure on Ofcom after unions suggested they were open to the idea last week. International Distributions Services (IDS), the …
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Sadiq Khan threatens to use compulsory purchase powers to force ‘Tory town halls’ to build more homes
Sadiq Khan has accused “Tory town halls” of blocking new homes from being built in London and pledged to crackdown on housebuilding if re-elected. The Labour candidate, who is campaigning …
Champions League is an older man’s game and that suits likes of Ancelotti and Tuchel
The further you go in the Champions League knockout stages, the more it resembles a coaching reunion – such is the premium placed on experience and success in this competition, …
St. James’s Place shrugs off uncertainty as wealth manager continues to pick up assets
Wealth management group St. James’s Place has shrugged off concerns about its growth this morning as it reported a jump in funds under management and positive asset inflows. In a …
Metro Bank reports £500m drop in lending as it looks to higher-margin areas
Metro Bank has reported a nearly £500m fall in lending at the start of 2024 but saw a rise in deposits as it looks to rebound from potential collapse last …
Broadband challenger Telecom Plus looks set to take on the big boys
Telecom Plus has raised its dividend and said it expects pre-tax profit for the full year 2024 to be “towards the upper end of market expectations” after it hit one …
Whitbread announces 1,500 job cuts amid shake-up of restaurant business
Hospitality giant Whitbread has announced 1,500 jobs cuts at its restaurant business as it looks to convert dining spaces into hotel rooms or offload them. The owner of Premier Inn …
Hargreaves Lansdown: Revenue boosted by UK investors going overseas
Do-it-yourself investment platform Hargreaves Landsdown has reported a jump in revenue for the three months to 31 March thanks, in part, to a higher number of UK-based investors trading internationally. …
UK’s biggest Christmas cracker designer warns on ‘soft’ market
IG Design Group, the UK’s largest gift wrap and Christmas cracker designer, said it expects revenue to have dropped 10 per cent in 2024 due to an under-performing Americas division …
Consensys swings first at the SEC
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. So far, …