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Time to Talk Simply talking can be a lifeline for people experiencing a mental health problem. That’s the message of a new Port of London Authority (PLA) film, produced to mark Time to Talk day (4 February), which aims to get the nation discussing mental health, particularly in the ongoing pandemic. The film, made in partnership with other members of the Tidal Thames Water Safety Forum (TTWSF), along with Maritime UK, is hosted by star of stage and screen, Gary Wilmot MBE. He interviews Menta...

Maritime UK shines a spotlight on Time to Talk about Mental Health Today Time to Talk Day and Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, is urging maritime organisations and individuals to join the conversation about mental health and help end the stigma. Simply talking can be a lifeline for people experiencing a mental health problem. That’s the message of a new Port of London Authority (PLA) film, produced to mark Time to Talk day (4 February), which aims to get the nation disc...

The recently departed head of the government’s coronavirus Test and Trace smartphone app has been named as chief executive of Royal Mail.Simon Thompson, 54, who has no experience running a publicly

Royal Mail’s new chief executive is Simon Thompson, a former Ocado executive who left his role running the government’s much-criticised Covid-19 test and trace smartphone app in the autumn.Mr Thompson

The Board of Royal Mail plc has announced three senior executive appointments. 

Top UK Stocks to Watch: JD Sports to smash profit expectations Joshua Warner January 11, 2021 9:29 AM JD Sports continues to defy the downturn in the retail market, Smith & Nephew sales are hit as procedures are postponed, Entain’s CEO is poached, and easyJet secures a new loan to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Share: JD Sports to beat profit expect...

Royal Mail has this morning announced that director Simon Thompson will become its new chief executive. The former Apple executive will move into the top seat today, with interim chief Stuart Simpson to leave at the end of January. Simpson has been managing the firm on a temporary basis since May, when Rico Black quit. Thompson, who joined Royal Mail as a non-executive director in 2017, said: “Against the backdrop of a challenging year, our colleagues have once again demonstrated the invaluab...

Royal Mail names former Ocado exec Thompson as CEO of UK business 01/11/2021 | 02:55am EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields (Reuters) - Britains Royal Mail promoted former Ocado and WM Morrison executive Simon Thompson to head its UK business, tapping a retail industry veteran to steer the former postal monopoly as it deals with a COVID-19-driven surge in online parcel deliveries. Interim CEO Stuart Simpson, who had filled in for Rico Back, will leave Royal Mail by the end of this m...

The FTSE 100 closed down 74.78 points at 6798.48 and the pound was at $1.35 against the dollar.