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PCR test providers warned about breaking law in crackdown on ‘rip-off prices and bad service’
The UK’s competition watchdog has warned PCR test providers to “immediately review their practices” or face enforcement action if they treat customers unfairly.In an open letter, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warns companies within the sector that their actions could breach consumer protection law and suggests the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) …
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Pioneering hybrid-electric test flight takes place between South West airports
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Plymouth’s new Intercity Place medical campus scheduled to open in 2023
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‘Work is a verb, not a place’: Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods tells staff to work from wherever they want
Premier Foods has become the latest FTSE 250 firm to embrace hybrid working, telling its 800 office-based staff they can work from wherever they want going forward.The maker of store-cupboard staples from Mr Kipling cakes to Bistogravy and Ambrosia custard announced today that while its St Albans headquarters will remain open, “work is a verb, …
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NHS software supplier Realworld Health plots £100m London listing
An artificial intelligence-based firm which works with leading NHS hospitals including London’s Royal Free is plotting a listing on London’s junior stock market.Sky News understands that Realworld Health has hired brokers from Finncap to prepare an AIM flotation that is expected to take place in the first quarter of next year. City sources said the …
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EY fined £2.2m over Stagecoach audit failings
Professional services firm EY has been fined £2.2m by the UK’s accounting watchdog for failings in its audit of bus company Stagecoach.EY was accused by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of failing to obtain adequate information from Stagecoach in order to sign off on its financial accounts for 2017. The London-based company, which offers accounting, …
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Just Eat plans to create more than 1,000 customer service roles at UK site
Takeaway delivery platform Just Eat has announced plans to create more than 1,000 customer service roles at its new office near Sunderland.The company, which is part of the Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway group, is bringing work in-house that was previously outsourced to third party operators in Bulgaria and the Philippines. It said it had already …
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Ryanair blames UK government and Belfast airports as it pulls out of Northern Ireland
Ryanair has blamed a lack of support from the UK government and Belfast’s two airports as it confirmed it was pulling out of Northern Ireland.The Dublin-based carrier’s routes from Belfast International Airport to a number of European destinations will cease on 30 October. It will also stop a number of seasonal flights from the separate …
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Amazon offers £1,000 bonus to recruits as battle for workers heats up
Online marketplace Amazon is offering new warehouse workers a £1,000 joining bonus as it tries to compete in the current hiring crisis.The business says warehouse pickers and packers across the UK are “urgently needed” to meet booming demand. It comes as UK firms struggle to fill roles across a range of industries thanks to worker …
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Pension schemes warning over £7bn Morrisons takeover deal
The £7bn US private equity takeover of Morrisons could “materially weaken” the security of its pension schemes, trustees of the funds have warned.Tens of thousands of current and former workers at Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket chain belong to the retirement schemes. The board of Morrisons last week agreed to a takeover by Clayton Dubilier & …
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‘There’s no time to waste’: Airbnb to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees
Airbnb has said it will pay to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees while they wait to find permanent accommodation around the world. The online letting company did not specify how long it would host the refugees for, but said that the situation in Kabul was “one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time”. It said …
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SoftBank Vision Fund takes stake in UK AI start-up Peak
The world’s largest technology investor is to plough tens of millions of pounds into a Manchester-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up which aids corporate decision-making.The world’s largest technology investor is to plough tens of millions of pounds into a Manchester-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up which aids corporate decision-making. Sky News has learnt that SoftBank’s Vision Fund …

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