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JP Morgan fund dumps “severe violator” petrol and defence stocks over environment fears
A £1.4 billion JP Morgan fund has dumped shares in two giant American companies in the latest sign of the pressure investors are facing over climate change.With Extinction Rebellion bringing chaos to London and other campaigners pushing for large firms to act on the environment, stock market funds are under increasing scrutiny.Today the JP Morgan …
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ADVERTORIAL: Upskill your workforce with digital specialists fresh from the Government’s Skills Bootcamps
A modern work environment is a demanding place requiring colleagues with the latest skills to meet the needs of cloud-based businesses and home-working. Yet finding staff with knowhow to track down and interpret a faulty line of code, or talk an end-user through a home fix and get them on stream is a challenge in …
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City of Liverpool College launches £2.5m digital academy to bridge city’s skills gap
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McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes as supply issues bite
McDonald’s has been forced to pull milkshakes and bottled drinks from its menu due to supply chain issues, it said in a statement on Monday night.The fast food chain, which operates some 1,300 restaurants across the UK, has become the latest victim of supply chain disruptions that are currently roiling England, Scotland, and Wales. This …
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Boots ties up with Deliveroo to deliver nappies, snacks and plasters in 20 minutes
BOOTS today accounced a trial partnership with Deliveroo to home deliver more than 400 of its products to shoppers in 14 cities in as little as 20 minutes.The company launches the pilot in London, Edinburgh and Nottingham on Monday with plans to roll out the scheme in other areas if successful.Shoppers will be able to …
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Firms given extra year to apply new post-Brexit product safety standard
The government has given UK firms an extra year to comply with post-Brexit product safety marking rules after pressure from business groups.Companies had faced a 1 January 2022 deadline to switch from Europe’s CE mark to the new UK conformity assessed (UKCA) standard for most products but this will be pushed back to 2023. The …
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit valued at $3.2bn in ‘blank cheque’ deal
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has been valued at $3.2bn in a deal to take the satellite launch company public on the US stock market.The company confirmed plans first revealed by Sky News to merge with Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) NextGen II. Virgin Orbit is currently 80% owned by Sir Richard’s Virgin Group …
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Could Cardano’s ‘green’ cryptocurrency ADA take over Bitcoin and Etherium?
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Could Cardano’s ‘green’ cryptocurrency ADA take over Bitcoin and Ethereum?
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RFU executive Massie-Taylor in scrum to replace Premiership boss
An executive at English rugby union’s governing body is vying to become the new boss of the sport’s top flight as it prepares to expand to incorporate 14 clubs.Sky News has learnt that Simon Massie-Taylor, the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) chief commercial officer, is among the candidates shortlisted to become Premiership Rugby Limited’s (PRL) next …
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Gordon Ramsay is about to open a new seafood-focused restaurant inside The Savoy
Gordon Ramsay is to open a second eatery inside iconic London hotel, The Savoy.The celebrity chef already operates the hotel’s Savoy Grill, and next month will open sister site The River Restaurant. The new site will be located at the heart of the hotel with views over the Thames and offer a seafood-focused menu in …
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UK government and police servers ‘vulnerable to new Microsoft email hack’
Hackers are targeting Microsoft email servers after a series of vulnerabilities were detailed at a computer security conference earlier this month.Although software updates for these vulnerabilities have been available for months, more than 50% of Microsoft Exchange servers in the UK have not been updated, according to security researchers. Among the servers still vulnerable to …

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