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Nightcap to open new London Cocktail Club in heart of City as AIM-listed bar owner expands
Bar chain owner Nightcap is to open a new London Cocktail Club site in the heart of the City in the latest vote of confidence in the Square Mile’s night-time economy. The 1,500 sq ft bar will open later this year at 78 Queen Victoria Street and serve until 1am. Nightcap co-founder and former Dragon’s …
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Electric vehicles put some spark into lacklustre new car sales ahead of plate change
The car industry has revealed a 22% slump in new car sales during August as the sector continues to battle coronavirus crisis-related supply shortages.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said just 68,033 vehicles were registered last month – compared with more than 87,000 in August 2020 – as the economy emerged from COVID …
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Eastern Airways returns Newcastle – Aberdeen service 20 years after first launch
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BrewDog teams up with Asahi to launch joint venture ‘BrewDog Japan’
BrewDog has teamed up with Japanese beer giant Asahi to launch its first international joint venture ahead of a likely London IPO. Britain‘s biggest craft brewer, which will own 51% of BrewDog Japan, is looking to boost sales and will see several of its signature brews rolled out across Japan from this month. The joint …
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Evening Standard
Goldman alternative fund business Petershill to float at $5bn
A GOLDMAN Sachs backed fund venture is poised for a London float that could value the business at north of $5 billion.Petershill Partners, named for a Goldman building opposite St Paul’s in the City, is selling a 25% stake in itself, expecting to raise $750 million in new money and allowing existing investors a chance …
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Sky News
It’s not just HGV drivers: The 10 jobs where people are needed most as UK faces vacancy crisis
The UK economy is suffering an acute shortage of workers with vacancies running at record levels, according to official figures.The crisis has led to growing calls across key sectors for government intervention, as recruitment is hampered by a combination of post-pandemic shortfalls and Brexit rules. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) reported there were 1.66 …
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Euro News
Decision on Tesla’s estimated €1 billion in German subsidies is expected by the end of 2021
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Labour shortage crisis will delay economic recovery from COVID pandemic, CBI warns
A leading business lobby group has warned the government that the crisis resulting from the shortage of workers in key jobs could take up to two years to resolve, damaging the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.The CBI said the impact was widespread – beyond the well-publicised 100,000 shortfall in HGV drivers which has hit …
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Euro News
Tech this week: Apple delays child abuse scanning plans, Reddit cracks down on COVID misinformation
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Universal Credit uplift removal will hit working families hard, with carers and hairdressers among worst off
Stacey Oakley is a full-time sales executive – she’s never needed to claim benefits in her life, until one day she had no choice.Her partner Matt was killed three years ago in a car accident on the road they live on. He was just 28. She was left to bring up their daughters, aged just two and four at the time. Please …
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Sky News
Johnson adds new note to e-commerce collection with GAK purchase
Luke Johnson, one of Britain’s best-known leisure entrepreneurs, is adding to his collection of e-commerce businesses by snapping up a leading online retailer of musical instruments.Sky News understands that Risk Capital Partners, Mr Johnson’s investment vehicle, has agreed to buy GAK, which trades from a flagship store in Brighton, West Sussex. The terms of the …
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50 shops a day closed in first half of 2021, and next 6 months will be ‘make or break’ for those still open
Almost 50 stores per day closed down across the UK during the first half of the year, research suggests.Some 8,739 outlets went out of business across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres between January and June, figures from the Local Data Company suggest. But 3,488 opened during the same period, resulting a net decline …

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