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'People think I get paid': Life as an international boxer
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week, we chat to England boxer and three-time national amateur heavyweight champion Grace Buckle...
Virgin Media fined £24m for disconnecting vulnerable customers
Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m after it disconnected vulnerable customers during a phone line migration.
Modella continues high street shopping spree with Wynsors deal
The investment firm which has become this year's most prolific buyer of high street chains in Britain is targeting a takeover of a privately owned footwear retailer.
PM to defend budget amid claims Rachel Reeves 'lied'
Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a speech today defending the decisions the government made in the budget, following criticisms of sweeping tax rises and accusations the chancellor lied to the country about the state of public finances.
Netflix executive Lloyd screen-tested for top Channel 4 job
A senior executive at Netflix is among the contenders vying to become the next boss of Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster.
Ministers line up bankers to review options for UK steel industry
The government is lining up bankers to conduct a review of options for Britain's embattled steel industry amid calls for ministers to orchestrate mergers between some of the sector's biggest players.
Hospitality pleads for 'lifeline' as Reeves accused of imposing 'stealth tax' in budget
Rachel Reeves has been accused of failing to "support the great British pub" as she promised in the budget, with owners facing skyrocketing business rates bills.
WTW in talks to buy NatWest pensions unit Cushon
The pensions giant WTW is in talks to buy the workplace retirement schemes platform owned by NatWest Group, the FTSE-100 lender.
Black Sheep brewer on brink of calling last orders
The brewery group behind brands such as Black Sheep, Hofmeister and Fourpure is on the brink of collapse as it grapples with a lethal cocktail of surging costs and waning consumer confidence in the run-up to this week's budget.
Miner Anglo American faces bloody nose over executive payouts
An influential City group is urging investors to oppose plans that would guarantee a multimillion pound share bonanza to executives at Anglo American as it finalises a $33bn merger with Canada’s Teck Resources.
JPMorgan Chase unveils plans for new London tower - after banks escape budget tax rises
Plans have been announced for a new "landmark tower" in London with double the floor space of Britain's tallest building, The Shard.
Millions of jobs at risk due to AI, forecasting watchdog tells Treasury
Millions of jobs in some of the most important sectors to the UK economy are at risk of being replaced by AI, according to OBR analysis.
Chancellor has backloaded the worst of the budget - and it's a gamble
Day two after a budget is always an important moment.
TGI Fridays' UK chain up for sale a month after changing hands
The future of TGI Fridays' British operations has been thrown into fresh doubt just a month after the well-known casual dining chain was bought by the manager of most of the brand’s global operations.
HSBC chair candidates to pitch to lender's board next week
The remaining candidates to chair HSBC Holdings have been asked to pitch to the board of Europe's biggest lender next week as it seeks to finalise the appointment of a successor to Sir Mark Tucker.
'Sticking to Labour manifesto pledge costs millions of workers' - influential thinktank
Sticking to Labour's manifesto pledge and freezing income tax thresholds rather than raising income tax has hurt low- and middle-income earners, an influential thinktank has said.
Chancellor spared wrath of bond vigilantes - for now
This was a budget that had to recapture the confidence of the people who lend national governments money.
OBR chief refuses to rule out resignation after budget leak
The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has apologised and not ruled out his resignation over the accidental early release of the independent body's fiscal forecast.
Desperate councils spending £630m on middlemen 'cashing in' on housing crisis
Middlemen have pocketed almost £650m over five years from UK councils struggling with a housing crisis.
Salary-sacrifice pension contributions over £2k to face national insurance charge
Rachel Reeves has announced that salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual figure of £2,000 are to be subject to national insurance charges.
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