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Passengers face travel chaos as train drivers strike for third time in four days

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 16:37
Passengers on some of the UK's busiest rail routes will face travel chaos on Monday as train drivers are set to strike for the third time in four days.

Santander UK to quit lending standards body

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 15:33
Santander UK, Britain’s fifth-biggest high street bank, is cancelling its membership of a key lending standards body because of the duplication of regulatory standards to which the industry is required to adhere.

Nail salon prices going up today as 'thousands' of workers band together

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 10:02
Nail salon prices across the UK are set to go up on Monday as "thousands" of workers band together.

Bankers to bowl cricket chiefs over with Hundred sell-off pitch

Sat, 06/04/2024 - 10:44
English cricket chiefs will next week take another step towards a radical revamp of the sport’s ownership structure by launching plans to sell stakes in The Hundred’s eight franchises.

Flexible working now a legal right for all workers from first day in job

Sat, 06/04/2024 - 01:01
Employees across the country have today been granted the legal right to request flexible working from the day they enter a new job.

Shared ownership: 'We can't afford it. It makes a mockery of being in social housing'

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 17:15
Josie Dom, 53, was thrilled when she moved into her new home in October.

Thames Water crisis deepens as holding company defaults on debt

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 12:55
The crisis enveloping Thames Water has deepened after its holding company announced it had been unable to meet a debt repayment.

Disney+ restrictions to be launched within months

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 10:56
Disney+ will begin cracking down on password sharing within months, it has been announced.

Construction industry returns to growth after months of decline

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 10:11
The UK's construction industry has returned to growth after six consecutive months of decline, according to a closely watched survey.

Body Shop administrators plot CVA as route to rescue deal

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 08:24
Administrators to The Body Shop are drawing up plans to launch a further restructuring process in a bid to salvage a future for one of Britain’s best-known high street brands.

House prices fall for first time in six months

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 06:57
House prices slipped by 1% in March following five consecutive months of growth, according to new figures from Halifax.

McDonald's HQ to take control of Israeli branches after boycotts hit sales

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 06:14
McDonald's headquarters is to take over ownership of its branches in Israel after global sales were hit by customer boycotts over the war in Gaza.

Ex-Tottenham owner hears his fate over insider trading scheme

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 14:43
British billionaire Joe Lewis has avoided a jail sentence after admitting he orchestrated an insider trading scheme that helped those around him make millions.

Kiss sell music catalogue and face paint designs to ABBA hologram company

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 14:27
Kiss have sold their music catalogue to the company behind ABBA's hologram concerts.

Dutch bank ING is key lender to Thames Water parent as cliff-edge looms

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 10:06
The Dutch banking giant ING has been thrust into a pivotal role in determining the future of stricken Thames Water’s parent company amid growing expectations that lenders will agree a loan extension ahead of a repayment deadline this month.

Electric car market share shrinks

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 09:35
The proportion of battery electric vehicles sold in the UK car market has shrunk, according to new industry figures.

Space NK owner Manzanita plots £400m beauty chain sale

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 08:37
The long-standing owner of Space NK, the high street beauty retailer, is preparing to put it up for sale with a price tag of more than £300m.

Vodafone and Three merger in doubt amid price hike concerns

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 07:34
A planned merger between Vodafone and Three is in doubt after the competition watchdog said it would launch a major investigation into the deal.

Google may start charging for 'premium' search results

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 06:25
Google is considering charging users for "premium" internet search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report.

'I stepped in front of a minicab': The devastating impact of crippling tax demands from HMRC

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:01
Tens of thousands of people are facing crippling tax demands from HMRC for tax their employers failed to pay. It's an injustice that has been compared with the Horizon scandal.

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