Thousands of shoppers had been lining up since the wee hours of Boxing Day to take advantage of some of the largest price cuts in the past ten years. With sales expected to be the highest in five years, chaotic scenes broke out in London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle as customers pushed their way insideContinue reading “Boxing Day Bargain Hunters Queue From The Early Hours To Snap Up The Biggest Discounts In A Decade”
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Unless Saturday Letter Deliveries Are Scrapped, First-Class Stamps Will Exceed £1 For The First Time
Royal Mail has warned that the cost of a first-class stamp will see a significant increase if the postal service is to continue six-day deliveries. The price of a first-class stamp increased by 10p to 95p in March, while a second-class stamp rose to 68p. A further increase could push the cost of a first-classContinue reading “Unless Saturday Letter Deliveries Are Scrapped, First-Class Stamps Will Exceed £1 For The First Time”
John Lewis Boss Says The Firm Has To Give New Staff Basic Literacy And Numeracy Classes
The boss of John Lewis has announced the firm is having to give basic literacy and numeracy classes to young staff because they’ve been failed by the education system. In a stinging critique of the UK’s education set-up, Dame Sharon White said some of the 16-year-olds it hired didn’t have functional literacy and numeracy skills.Continue reading “John Lewis Boss Says The Firm Has To Give New Staff Basic Literacy And Numeracy Classes”