With extra charges placed on companies blamed for shop closures and a slowdown in new store openings, the UK’s high streets are predicted to see an accelerated rate of high …
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Marking its biggest acquisition to date, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has agreed to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion (£24.7 billion). The agreement comes as Google …
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As part of Labour’s latest attempt to reduce what it views as unnecessary government expenditure in the civil service, thousands of Whitehall officials will have their government procurement cards (GPCs) …
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Train managers on Britain’s biggest intercity service, Avanti West Coast, have settled a dispute over rest-day working, bringing an end to months of weekend strikes. The resolution comes after negotiations between Avanti …
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Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has criticised the government’s plans to cut disability benefits, stating on his podcast that the policy is “not going to work.” He argued that reducing disability benefits for …
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Britain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds,” with the number of people out of work or training deemed “indefensible and unfair,” according to the Prime Minister. As part …
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Officially, the hunt for a missing crew member following a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea has been shelved. Authorities verified that the …
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From making speeches seen by millions to serving as her party’s deputy leader in Westminster, Mhairi Black seemed to be among the emerging stars in politics. At just twenty, she …
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The US high street pharmacy chain Boots is set to go private in a $10bn (£7.8bn) deal, ending nearly a century of trading on public markets for Walgreens Boots Alliance. …
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An organized network operating from the former Soviet state of Georgia has scammed thousands of savers from the UK, Europe, and Canada out of $35 million (£27 million) in a …
