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Former PM Johnson sounded out about Telegraph role
Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, is being sounded out about an executive role with The Daily Telegraph in a move which could reunite him with one of his former cabinet colleagues.Sky News has learnt that Mr Johnson has held preliminary, informal talks with Nadhim Zahawi about a possible job with the right-leaning newspaper publisher …
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Top City bosses paid a record £4.19m on average last year
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The bosses of Britain’s top firms received the biggest average pay packet on record last year, according to research.Median pay for a …
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More drivers concerned about potholes than ever before
More drivers than ever are concerned about potholes, according to a new survey. A majority of drivers (56% of those surveyed) said the condition and maintenance of roads was one of their top concerns. Money blog: Pound falls for four straight weeksNever before has the research carried out by roadside assistance and insurance company the …
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Pay for top City bosses at record high
The heads of the UK’s most valuable companies are being paid more than ever before – with the average chief executive paid more than 100 times that of the average worker, according to analysis from the High Pay Centre thinktank.The CEOs of the most valuable firms listed on the London Stock Exchange – the companies …
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TalkTalk chief Dunstone reaches agreement on £400m deal with lenders
Sir Charles Dunstone, the entrepreneur behind the TalkTalk broadband empire, has struck a £400m deal with its lenders to avert the threat of a debt default.Sky News has learnt TalkTalk will announce later on Monday that its shareholders – who include Sir Charles – have agreed to inject £65m into the company immediately. This will …
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Business Secretary ‘not worried’ about riots putting off foreign investors
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said he is “not worried” about the potential effect of days of rioting on foreign …
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Poultry farmer who swapped chickens for storage containers warns over UK’s food security
A Somerset poultry farmer who swapped his 60,000 chickens for storage containers has warned over Britain’s food security. Adam Stratton, who owns an 800-acre farm in Keynsham near Bristol, was forced to sell his hens because egg production was no longer proving profitable – despite them laying 80,000 a day. The third-generation farmer decided to …
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Pret staff to wear body-worn cameras
Coffee shop chain Pret A Manger has announced some staff members will wear body-worn cameras as a new safety measure. The company confirmed to Sky News that six shops across London started trialling the new technology last month, which will only be worn by team leaders and managers. It said the cameras will only be switched …
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Kylie and Cowell-backed music service ROXi in race for new funding
A music-streaming service whose shareholders include Simon Cowell, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams is racing to raise millions of pounds within weeks.Sky News has learnt that ROXi has appointed Begbies Traynor Group, the professional services firm, to work alongside Rockefeller Capital Management on the hunt for new capital. Founded in 2014, ROXi described itself as …
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Louise Haigh warns CrossCountry train company over service reductions
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Louise Haigh has expressed “serious concern” about railway operator CrossCountry, warning she may take further action amid its ongoing reduction in services.The …
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Hopes that bin strikes could be called off following ‘improved’ pay offer
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Council leaders have said they hope impending strikes by waste and recycling workers across much of Scotland will be called off after …
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FTSE finishes higher as European markets steady
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.London’s top financial indexes made further gains on Friday as calm returned to trading across European markets.The FTSE 100 moved higher during …

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