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Google job fears in UK and Ireland as parent firm Alphabet slashes 12,000 staff globally

Google job fears in UK and Ireland as parent firm Alphabet slashes 12,000 staff globally

Google workers in the UK and Ireland face uncertainty after its parent company Alphabet announced 12,000 jobs are to be axed globally. The Silicon Valley giant...

Hunt poised to approve £300m grant in bid to avert British Steel collapse

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Hunt poised to approve £300m grant in bid to avert British Steel collapse

The Treasury is close to agreeing a £300m aid package for the UK’s second-biggest steel producer in a move aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and...

Cost of living: Shoppers curbed Christmas spending in blow to struggling retailers

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Cost of living: Shoppers curbed Christmas spending in blow to struggling retailers

Cost-conscious shoppers curbed spending over the Christmas period adding to the woes of retailers, official figures show. Retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1% in December, the...

Ambulance workers to stage 10 further strikes as row over pay and staffing escalates

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Ambulance workers to stage 10 further strikes as row over pay and staffing escalates

A series of fresh walkouts by ambulance workers has been announced by Unite in an escalation of the bitter dispute over pay and staffing. The union...

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all Sainsbury's branches putting 2,000 jobs at risk

Business2 years ago

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all Sainsbury’s branches putting 2,000 jobs at risk

Lloyds Pharmacy is to pull out of 237 in-store Sainsbury’s branches, potentially putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk and exposing the financial pressure on UK...

James Dyson says growth is 'a dirty word' for Rishi Sunak's government as he attacks PM's 'stupid' policies

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James Dyson says growth is ‘a dirty word’ for Rishi Sunak’s government as he attacks PM’s ‘stupid’ policies

Billionaire Sir James Dyson has criticised Rishi Sunak’s government for making growth a “dirty word” and having a “stupid” approach to business. The vacuum cleaner firm...

Premier Foods to shut Knighton factory, impacting 300 jobs

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Premier Foods to shut Knighton factory, impacting 300 jobs

Premier Foods, the maker of Oxo stock cubes and Mr Kipling cakes, has announced plans to close a plant in the West Midlands, putting more than...

Virgin Atlantic fined £870,000 for 'inadvertent' flights over Iraq airspace, flouting US-imposed ban

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Virgin Atlantic fined £870,000 for ‘inadvertent’ flights over Iraq airspace, flouting US-imposed ban

Virgin Atlantic has said it accidentally broke a US-imposed ban on flying over Iraq after it was fined more than £870,000 by US authorities. The US...

Ex-CMA chair and private sector bosses lobby Sunak over regulators

Business2 years ago

Ex-CMA chair and private sector bosses lobby Sunak over regulators

Lord Tyrie, the former chair of the competition watchdog, is among a group of parliamentarians and private sector chiefs who have joined forces to examine whether...

Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites

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Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites

The owners of Asda are plotting a £1bn sale of part of their American petrol forecourts empire as part of efforts to reduce its multibillion pound...

The Crown Estate, Davos and Steven Bartlett

Business2 years ago

The Crown Estate, Davos and Steven Bartlett

The Chief Executive of the Crown Estate speaks to Ian King about the change in direction of the royal purse. He discusses trends in exports with...

Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost

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Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost

Argos will shut all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland in June this year, the company said on Thursday, following a “period of careful...

King Charles asks for profits from £1bn wind farm deal to go to 'wider public good' - and not to the royals

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King Charles asks for profits from £1bn wind farm deal to go to ‘wider public good’ – and not to the royals

The King has again signalled his wish to potentially shake up the way the monarchy is funded following a £1bn wind farm deal that could have...

Ferry services to and from Calais suspended as national strike begins in France

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Ferry services to and from Calais suspended as national strike begins in France

Ferry services to and from Calais are suspended today because of a national strike in France. P&O Ferries says it had produced an “optimised” sailing schedule,...

Premier League clubs dominate football's top money makers - but which team earned the most?

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Premier League clubs dominate football’s top money makers – but which team earned the most?

Manchester City has topped a closely watched global revenue ranking for the second year running, with the wider Premier League taking “the lion’s share” of the...

Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs

Business2 years ago

Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs

Britain’s battery sector has been delivered some unexpected good news, after an Australian billionaire told Sky News he will be opening an advanced battery plant in...

Business2 years ago

Inflation eases slightly to 10.5% from 10.7% the previous month due to cheaper fuel and clothes, official figures show

The rate of inflation eased to 10.5%, according to official figures – down from 10.7% in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the reduced...

Royal warrant-holder Hunter Boot steps into new funding talks

Business2 years ago

Royal warrant-holder Hunter Boot steps into new funding talks

Hunter Boot, the royal warrant-holding footwear brand, is on the march towards a fresh injection of funding nearly three years after it was rescued from the...

Inflation: The worst is not yet over for consumers - falling inflation is not the same as falling prices

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Inflation: The worst is not yet over for consumers – falling inflation is not the same as falling prices

That inflation of 10.5% should be essentially good news speaks volumes for the economic turmoil of the last year. A second consecutive monthly fall from October’s...

Windfall tax blamed as North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer plans job cuts

Business2 years ago

Windfall tax blamed as North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer plans job cuts

Major North Sea oil and gas operator Harbour Energy has revealed plans for job cuts, blaming the impact of the government’s windfall tax on profits. A...

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Google job fears in UK and Ireland as parent firm Alphabet slashes 12,000 staff globally

Hunt poised to approve £300m grant in bid to avert British Steel collapse

Cost of living: Shoppers curbed Christmas spending in blow to struggling retailers

Ambulance workers to stage 10 further strikes as row over pay and staffing escalates

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all Sainsbury’s branches putting 2,000 jobs at risk

James Dyson says growth is ‘a dirty word’ for Rishi Sunak’s government as he attacks PM’s ‘stupid’ policies

Premier Foods to shut Knighton factory, impacting 300 jobs

Virgin Atlantic fined £870,000 for ‘inadvertent’ flights over Iraq airspace, flouting US-imposed ban

Ex-CMA chair and private sector bosses lobby Sunak over regulators

Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites

The Crown Estate, Davos and Steven Bartlett

Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost

King Charles asks for profits from £1bn wind farm deal to go to ‘wider public good’ – and not to the royals

Ferry services to and from Calais suspended as national strike begins in France

Premier League clubs dominate football’s top money makers – but which team earned the most?

Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs

Inflation eases slightly to 10.5% from 10.7% the previous month due to cheaper fuel and clothes, official figures show

Royal warrant-holder Hunter Boot steps into new funding talks

Inflation: The worst is not yet over for consumers – falling inflation is not the same as falling prices

Windfall tax blamed as North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer plans job cuts

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