According to reports, second class mail will be reduced to just three days a week when billionaire Daniel Kretinsky completes his £3.5 billion takeover of Royal Mail. The businessman, nicknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ because of his inscrutable nature, plans to take Britain’s 500-year-old postal service fully into foreign hands for the first time. But the … Read more
Czech billionaire Kretinsky poised to complete £3.5 billion purchase of Royal Mail The 48-year-old is West Ham’s second largest shareholder after David Sullivan CHRIS SUTTON: Fans are fed up with VAR… but it’s here to stay – Listen to the It’s All Kicking Off podcast Firstly, the Royal Mail. Next, Westham? Sources close to Daniel … Read more
It’s been 15 years since NASA’s groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope was last serviced by astronauts. And the aging observatory, which has been orbiting our planet in low orbit since 1990, is looking a little worse for wear. Persistent technical problems have forced teams to halt scientific activities time and time again. That’s why billionaire space … Read more