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Business - Page 15

Business

Shoppers number jump 31% as lockdown relaxed

Shoppers rushed back to high streets and retail parks on Monday as the reopening of car showrooms, m..

by The Editor
June 2, 2020
Business

UK manufacturing shows hint of recovery

Britains manufacturing sector has shown signs of recovering from the worst damage inflicted during t..

by The Editor
June 2, 2020
Business

Strong support for cutting UK stock market trading hours

A public consultation has found strong support for cutting stock market trading hours in the UK to h..

by The Editor
June 2, 2020
Business

Multiple insurers back down on coronavirus policy dispute

Multiple insurers have admitted they are liable to pay company owners under business interruption in..

by The Editor
June 2, 2020
Business

UK car sales set to surge as showrooms reopen

The reopening of showrooms across England on Monday may give the UK car industry a much-needed filli..

by The Editor
May 31, 2020
Business

Pubs to reopen in just FOUR WEEKS as Brits told pints in beer gardens possible in July

PUBS with beer gardens are expected to reopen first with pints being pulled in July at the earliest,..

by The Editor
May 30, 2020
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Rishi Sunak confirms furlough scheme to be gradually withdrawn

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the Treasury is to gradually withdraw its job retention scheme over the ne..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business/Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak confirms furlough scheme to be gradually withdrawn

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the Treasury is to gradually withdraw its job retention scheme over the ne..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

British Airways may outsource work of 450 redundant employees

British Airways is proposing to outsource work being done by at least 450 employees it is making red..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

British Airways may outsource work of 450 redundant employees

British Airways is proposing to outsource work being done by at least 450 employees it is making red..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

B&M buoyed by DIY sales boom in UK lockdown

The discount retailer B&M has said exceptionally strong demand for DIY and gardening products in the..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

British car industry produced just 197 cars last month

The British car industry produced just 197 cars last month, down from 70,971 in April 2019, as the c..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

Job vacancies collapse has hit low-income workers hardest

Low-income workers have borne the brunt of a collapse in job vacancies in the UK caused by the lockd..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

Courier firm accused of targeting union activists for redundancy

A courier company that delivers coronavirus samples for testing has been plunged into an industrial ..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

Debenhams cuts more than 1,000 head office and service jobs

Debenhams is cutting more than 1,000 jobs at its headquarters and in stores as it slims down its tea..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

Monsoon Accessorize on the brink, putting 3,500 jobs at risk

Monsoon Accessorize is on the brink of calling in administrators, in a move that would put 3,500 ret..

by The Editor
May 29, 2020
Business

Aston Martin confirms sacking of chief after share collapse

The luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda has confirmed it has sacked its chief executive Andy Palmer..

by The Editor
May 26, 2020
Business

Travel shares soar on FTSE 100 amid hopes holiday curbs will ease

The FTSE 100 surged 1.9% when the market reopened on Tuesday after a bank holiday weekend and the mo..

by The Editor
May 26, 2020
Business

New government project outlines plan to BUY parts in key industries

THE GOVERNMENT has drawn up plans to buy and hold stakes in key industries.

The plans, called Proje..

by The Editor
May 26, 2020
Business

More than 30,000 pubs and restaurants ‘may not reopen after lockdown’

More than 30,000 pubs, bars and restaurants may remain permanently closed because the coronavirus sh..

by The Editor
May 22, 2020
Business

Renewable energy may be switched off as demand plummets

Hundreds of renewable energy projects may be asked to turn off this weekend to avoid overloading the..

by The Editor
May 22, 2020
Business

UK supermarkets threaten to boycott products from Brazil

SUPERMARKETS in the UK have threatened to boycott products from Brazil if the country goes ahead wit..

by The Editor
May 20, 2020
Business

Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs as Covid-19 takes toll on airlines

Rolls-Royce is to cut 9,000 jobs, almost a fifth of its workforce, as the coronavirus crisis takes i..

by The Editor
May 20, 2020
Business

M&S takes £145m hit on unsold stock

Marks & Spencer has reported a 75% slump in clothing sales during the UK lockdown, taking a £145m hi..

by The Editor
May 20, 2020
Business

EasyJet hit by cyberattack where email and travel details for 9million customers stolen

EASYJET has been targeted in a cyber attack, which has resulted in hackers accessing millions of cus..

by The Editor
May 19, 2020
Business

UK jobless claims soar by nearly 70% in April

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits increased by the most since records began in Apr..

by The Editor
May 19, 2020
Business

Covid-19 a ‘wake-up call’ to build fairer society, says Jamie Dimon

Jamie Dimon, the billionaire chief executive of JP Morgan, said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemi..

by The Editor
May 19, 2020
Business

Extra UK bank holiday could help cut £37bn tourism loss

The government is considering adding an extra bank holiday to the UK calendar this year, potentially..

by The Editor
May 19, 2020
Business

Pizza Express to reopen 13 London restaurants for delivery

Pizza Express is to reopen 13 London restaurants for delivery only in the next 10 days as it tests t..

by The Editor
May 19, 2020
Business

Firms slash entry-level jobs by almost quarter

School leavers and graduates hoping to enter the labour market in Britain this year will struggle to..

by The Editor
May 18, 2020
Business

Ryanair chief accuses UK of mismanaging coronavirus crisis

The chief executive of Ryanair has accused the UK government of mismanaging the Covid-19 crisis, as ..

by The Editor
May 18, 2020
Business

UK shopping centre firm Intu seeks debt standstill

Intu Properties, one of Britains biggest shopping centre operators, is seeking standstill agreements..

by The Editor
May 18, 2020
Business

Investing in firms with better record on social issues pays

Investing in companies with better records on social issues and good governance pays according to th..

by The Editor
May 18, 2020
Business

Heathrow boss urges plan to restart flights between low-risk countries

The boss of Heathrow has urged the government to develop plans to restart travel between “low-risk c..

by The Editor
May 17, 2020
Business

Housebuying is back: but the markets mood is in need of refurbishment

Britains property market has proved to be a cornerstone of economic activity for decades. Without bu..

by The Editor
May 17, 2020
Business

Housebuying is back: but the markets mood is in need of refurbishment

Britains property market has proved to be a cornerstone of economic activity for decades. Without bu..

by The Editor
May 17, 2020
Business

Low-paid workers bear brunt of coronavirus recession

Almost a third of Britains lowest-paid workers have lost their job or been furloughed in the past tw..

by The Editor
May 17, 2020
Business

Low-paid workers bear brunt of coronavirus recession

Almost a third of Britains lowest-paid workers have lost their job or been furloughed in the past tw..

by The Editor
May 17, 2020
Business

Royal Mail chief quits with immediate effect

The Royal Mail chief executive, Rico Back, has stepped down with immediate effect in a surprise depa..

by The Editor
May 15, 2020
Business

TfL to raise congestion charge by 30%

Transport for London, TfL, is to raise the congestion charge by 30%, temporarily stop free travel fo..

by The Editor
May 15, 2020
Business

Lloyd’s of London expects up to £3.5bn in coronavirus payouts

Lloyds of London, the worlds biggest insurance market, expects to pay out between $3bn (£2.4bn) and ..

by The Editor
May 14, 2020
Business

Richard Branson succumbs to pressure

VIRGIN Atlantic has announced it will fly to 24 destinations in 2021 after the Government suggested ..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

UK property market could fall 13%

Economists and housing experts are forecasting UK-wide price falls of up to 13%, with “brutal” decli..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Aston Martin makes £119m loss in first quarter of 2020

Aston Martin Lagondas losses ballooned to £119m in the first three months of the year as the coronav..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Tui warns of 8,000 job losses as travel firm faces ‘greatest crisis’

Tui plans to cut up to 8,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus chaos engulfing the tourism industr..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Retailers warn of shop closures and job losses

Britains retailers have warned of the mounting risk of shop closures and job losses across the count..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Green energy firms on track to deliver multibillion-pound windfarms

Britains biggest green energy companies are on track to deliver multibillion-pound windfarm investme..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Ryanair passengers will have to ask to use toilet

Passengers travelling with Ryanair will have to ask permission to use the toilet under new rules lai..

by The Editor
May 13, 2020
Business

Morrisons sales up as it doubles online delivery slots

Morrisons online grocery store is set to pass £1bn in annual sales by next spring after doubling the..

by The Editor
May 12, 2020
Business

Healthcare firm advised by Owen Paterson won £133m coronavirus testing contract unopposed

A healthcare firm which employs the prominent Conservative politician Owen Paterson as a paid consul..

by The Editor
May 11, 2020
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