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17.06.2021 - 07:08
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Halfords facing uphill slog for stock as cycling boom drives profits surge
Halfords says it is facing an “acute” shortage of cycling products amid a coronavirus pandemic-led sales boom that helped drive annual profits up 184%.The retailer, which also specialises in motoring goods and car repair, used the publication of its figures for the 12 months to 2 April to warn that continued global supply shortages – …
17.06.2021 - 06:05
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Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats – how much more expensive are they than ordering from restaurants?
Ordering a takeaway via a food delivery app can be up to 44% more expensive than dealing directly with a restaurant, according to research.The consumer organisation Which? said it looked at the price of ordering meals for between two to four people from five restaurants and cafes. It compared the prices offered by the eateries …
16.06.2021 - 21:32
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‘Don’t write anything off’: Minister hints at rethink on foreign travel rules for fully vaccinated Britons
The government is considering relaxing restrictions surrounding international travel for Britons who have had both doses of coronavirus vaccine.A government spokesperson has told Sky News that it is “working with industry for a safe return to international travel, guided by one overwhelming priority – public health”. They added: “Recognising the strong strategic rationale and success …
16.06.2021 - 15:47
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Major retailers recall pet food over link to potentially deadly cat disease
Sainsbury’s and Pets at Home are among retailers to pull dry cat food from their shelves over a potential link to a deadly feline disease.The FSA and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have warned cat owners not to give their pets dry food made on behalf of the brands by manufacturer …
16.06.2021 - 15:07
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Millions more using phones and smart watches to make payments
More than seven million consumers registered to use phones and smart watches to make payments last year, new figures from Britain’s banking industry show.Mobile payments – unlike the wider use of contactless cards – are notably more popular among young people with just over 50% of 16 to 34 year olds registered compared to 11% …
16.06.2021 - 10:22
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Brexit minister admits ‘little progress’ in EU talks to avoid NI sausage trade ban
Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has admitted talks with the EU to avert a ban on British sausages being sold in Northern Ireland are “not having much progress” – although he is holding out hope of agreeing an extension to an end-of-month deadline.Lord Frost told MPs that the UK has urged the European Union to agree …
16.06.2021 - 09:46
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Funeral industry faces controls after price rise investigation
The funeral sector has been ordered to bolster price transparency and cut links with public services to encourage referrals from bereaved families, the competition watchdog has announced.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation in 2018 amid complaints that “extremely vulnerable” consumers were at risk of being exploited. It noted, at that time, that …
16.06.2021 - 08:23
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The UK is caught in a price rise perfect storm – and here’s why
It is quite possible – indeed quite likely, as far as most economists are concerned – that inflation drops back again next year.So it is with some degree of caution that one would throw around terms like “perfect storm” to describe what’s happening to prices around the UK. Yet there is no getting away from …
16.06.2021 - 07:19
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Ryanair accuses PM of travel ‘shambles’ and demands vaccine-led approach
Ryanair has hit out at the UK government’s traffic light system for global travel, describing the meagre green list of destinations as a “red list shambles”.The airline, Europe’s largest carrier, spoke up amid growing industry anger that holidays abroad are being discouraged at a time when COVID-19 vaccine rates should, they argue, be prompting a …
16.06.2021 - 05:43
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Rate of inflation passes Bank of England target as economy gets back in gear
The surge in the rate of inflation of the past couple of months showed no sign of slowing in May, hitting 2.1% as the cost of a range of goods picked up following the coronavirus crisis-induced slump for the economy.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the annual pace of price growth – …
15.06.2021 - 20:55
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Ban on commercial evictions to be extended until March 2022
The government is to extend the ban on commercial evictions introduced during the pandemic until March 2022, the Treasury has confirmed.Chief secretary to the Treasury Stephen Barclay said the moratorium for business tenants will not expire at the end of this month as planned and will instead continue until 25 March 2022 – two years …
15.06.2021 - 19:54
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Business Weekly
Delta dawn: AZ vaccine can tame Indian variant of Covid
New data from Public Health England demonstrates that Cambridge Big Biotech AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine offers high levels of protection against the Delta variant (formerly the ‘Indian’ variant). Real world data from PHE shows that two doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca are 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation due to the Delta variant and showed no …
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