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Gas levy ‘expected to be confirmed in next two weeks’ despite rising prices
Plans to add a green tax levy to energy bills are expected to be confirmed in the next two weeks, according to a report in The Times.The move to introduce a levy on the fossil fuel, first reported by Sky News, is contained in a new strategy due to be published ahead of next month’s …
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Ex-climate change secretary Rudd to join £250m London SPAC
Amber Rudd, the former cabinet minister, is joining a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will float in London and target a merger in the renewable energy sector.Sky News has learnt that Ms Rudd, who served as secretary of state for energy and climate change between May 2015 and July 2016, is to become …
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First look inside Staffordshire pub company’s newest venue which is days away from opening
Staffordshire pub company Parogon Group will open its long-awaited next venue on Tuesday. The company – which runs a number of successful venues across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire – has confirmed that its newest restaurant, The Broughton, will open on October 12. The highly-anticipated venue’s opening has been postponed a number of times due to …
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Outgoing North East Chamber chief hails region’s business community
James Ramsbotham, the outgoing head of the North East’s largest business organisation, is a man fond of a saying, and has one to describe the often turbulent times in which he held that job. “I’m a sailor,” he says, “and one of our sayings is that no-one ever learned to sail a boat on a …
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Meet the new managing director of Hull Trains as he starts on a high with final fleet delivery
Declaring the first commercial journey for the final addition to Hull Trains’ £60 million Hitachi fleet as “so much more than the 10.33 to London” it is clear that optimism abounded alongside returning passengers. David Gibson saw first hand the impact the open access operator’s arrival had on the city from his time at the …
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Hull Trains’ 21st anniversary platform celebrations in pictures
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Strike ballot by North Wales hydro power workers
Power station workers in Gwynedd are being balloted on strike action over a pay offer. Unite the union said staff at First Hydro Company pumped storage plants at Dinorwig and Ffestiniog in Snowdonia have “bent over backwards” in the pandemic. A pay offer of 1.4% and a £1,000 lump sum for this year followed an …
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Bank of England warns over threat of sharp market fall amid economic jitters
Financial markets face a sharp downturn if investors rethink the prospects of economic recovery from COVID-19 amid supply problems, rising prices and a spending squeeze, the Bank of England has warned.The central bank’s financial policy committee (FPC) cautioned over a so-called correction, which is defined as a drop of at least 10% in the price …
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Boris Johnson appoints ex-Tesco boss as ‘expert supply chain adviser’ to ease crisis
Boris Johnson has appointed the former boss of Tesco as an expert supply chain adviser as the government bids to avert a crisis for deliveries in the run-up to Christmas.Sir David Lewis, former chief executive of the supermarket giant, will assist both the prime minister and newly appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Stephen …
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Virgin Atlantic hunts new chairman as London listing plan takes flight
Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a search to replace its veteran chairman as it finalises plans for a stock market debut galvanised by the imminent resumption of its most profitable route.Sky News has learnt that Sir Richard Branson’s flagship company is working with advisers from the headhunting firm Korn Ferry to identify a slate of …
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Who are the new owners of Newcastle United?
Newcastle United fans have responded with delight and human rights campaigners with dismay after a Saudi-backed consortium finally completed its takeover of the Tyneside club.The £300m deal, which ends the ill-fated 14-year tenure of Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley, will see Saudi Arabia‘s Public Investment Fund take an 80% stake, with the remainder held by …
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Eight million Britons unable to buy essential food items in last fortnight, ONS survey suggests
Around one in six adults in Britain have been unable to buy essential food items in the last fortnight, representing up to eight million people – new figures indicate.Some 17% of adults said they had not been able to purchase such goods because they were not available, according to newly released data from the Office …

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