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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

OPINION - It’s too expensive to send a letter — we should renationalise Royal Mail, not sell it abroad

The other day I got the shock of my life at the post office where I was sending a letter to Ireland to find the nice man on the counter was asking me for £2.50 for a stamp. Two. Pounds. Fifty. “What,” I said weakly. “Yep,” he said, plainly used…

Evening Standard

Why UK Major Firms Are Facing Takeover Attempts?

Mining giant Anglo American, cyber security firm Darktrace and Royal Mail parent IDS -- three major UK companies in the midst of big takeover bids.

International Business Times

Royal Mail Owner Accepts Czech Billionaire's Takeover

Former state monopoly Royal Mail was privatized in 2013 and has since seen its core letters business ravaged as consumers increasingly communicate online, which has conversely helped its international parcels business, GLS.

International Business Times

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FTSE 100 Live 29 May: Blue-chips slide, Ocado and St James' Place in for relegation

Global stock markets remain under pressure as worries mount that interest rates will stay high for longer.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail probe as figures reveal how much first-class post actually arrives in a day

The regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into Royal Mail over missing post targets

The Independent UK

France's Casino Supermarket Chain To Axe Up To 3,200 Jobs

French supermarket group Casino said Wednesday it would axe between 1,300 and 3,200 jobs as part of a reorganisation following its recent takeover led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

International Business Times

West Ham sound out investors as Vanessa Gold puts large portion of family’s shares up for sale

Vanessa Gold, who controls the family trust, is ready to part with 10 per cent of their stake

Evening Standard

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David Gold’s family put part of their stake in West Ham up for sale

The Golds own 25.1% of the club and look likely to sell up to 10% and Vanessa Gold has said the sale will have her father’s legacy in mind

The Guardian - UK

Scottish pension fund’s hidden stake in firm controlling Russian gas pipeline

LOTHIAN Pension Fund has a hidden stake in a firm which runs coal power plants and controls part of a major pipeline transporting Russian

The National (Scotland)

David Moyes still has credit with fans but West Ham approach is outdated

Manager brought calm but this season’s struggles have turned spotlight back on to club’s structural issues and lack of foresight

The Guardian - UK

Sullivan and Kretinsky sit tight at West Ham despite end of penalty sale clause

Daniel Kretinsky and David Sullivan have no plans to change the ownership of West Ham before the end of the season

The Guardian - UK

Qatar target Premier League investment amid Tottenham denials

Qatar is aiming to expand its sports portfolio by buying a minority stake in a Premier League club, with Tottenham thought to be the likeliest target.

Evening Standard

West Ham: David Gold stake expected to be inherited by family after co-chairman’s death at 86

The 25 per cent share in West Ham owned by co-chairman David Gold is expected to be passed to his family, following his death on Wednesday at the age of 86.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail's £2bn to shareholders as it refuses staff decent pay rise and plans jobs axe

Royal Mail has dished out £1.9billion to shareholders since it was privatised in 2013 and chief executive Simon Thompson got a pay and perks deal worth £753,000 in its last financial year

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Daily Mirror

Four Premier League clubs Sir Jim Ratcliffe can target after Man Utd takeover ruled out

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed that a takeover at Manchester United is not on the cards, but he has hinted that he could explore other opportunities in the Premier League

Radio France Internationale

French newspaper Libération gets €15m bailout from Czech businessman

Czech billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to finance the loss-making French left-leaning daily Libération until it breaks even, the paper's owners have said.

Evening Standard

David Moyes has earned right to be backed this summer - but January failures may cost West Ham before then

West Ham’s pursuit of a striker in the final hours of the January window is a good example of the pitfalls of eleventh-hour deals.

Football London

David Moyes gives summer transfer window hint as manager seeks to build on Hammers growth

West Ham are in a state of financial stability after Daniel Kretinsky investment insists David Moyes

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The Guardian - UK

Special report: with a new billionaire on board, what next for West Ham?

A seemingly broken club have risen unexpectedly but will Kretinsky’s arrival herald a new era on and off the pitch?

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