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How workers are still being exploited in Leicester’s textile industry
Workers are still being exploited in Leicester’s textile industry, according to new evidence seen by Sky News.The anti-slavery charity Hope of Justice says the audit and enforcement approach to clamping down on workforce exploitation is not working “because factory bosses are getting really creative and innovative” in how they hide it. Since last summer’s claims …
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Selfridges could fetch £4bn as ‘for sale’ sign goes up
Selfridges has been put up for sale in a move that could net its Canadian billionaire owners as much as £4bn.The department store chain reportedly attracted bid interest last month, prompting the Weston family to order a formal auction process. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse are leading the sale and hope to …
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Evening Standard
Ministers must act fast to save restaurants, warns hospitality boss
The boss of one of London’s highest profile restaurant groups with A list venues including The Ivy, Scott’s and Sexy Fish has warned that the sector faces a fresh wave of closures next year without major Government support.Baton Berisha, chief executive of Richard Caring’s hospitality empire, said ministers wrongly believed hospitality was “resilient” and over …
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Kwarteng orders probe into £2.6bn Ultra Electronics deal
Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, has ordered officials to launch a national security probe into the £2.6bn takeover of Ultra Electronics, a key supplier of military technology, by Cobham, the former London-listed defence group.Sky News has learnt that Mr Kwarteng has told civil servants at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to …
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Plans published for huge new hotel and office development on river bank
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St Modwen signs new deal to develop 5,000 new houses
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Cranswick to invest extra £5m in Hull to boost cooked bacon plant
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Billionaire Selfridges owners launch auction for historic department store chain
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Millennial finance firm targeting revenue of £1bn within five years
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Evening Standard
Admiral Taverns snaps up Hawthorn and its 674 pubs from NewRiver in £222 million deal as sector heats up
Admiral Taverns is to snap up rival community pubco Hawthorn in a £222.3 million deal as pub firms vie for market share on reopening. Admiral has agreed to acquire Hawthorn and its 674 venues from FTSE 250 property firm, NewRiver, as it pursues a growth strategy. NewRiver entered the pub sector in December 2013 with …
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Food industry’s ‘Chicken King’ warns of looming Xmas turkey crisis as ‘pingdemic’ and Brexit hit staffing
The food industry tycoon known as the “Chicken King” has told Sky News the so-called “pingdemic” staffing crisis is just a small part of unprecedented pressures on supplies, with food shortages already being felt.Ranjit Singh Boparan, whose interests include the 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) and a string of casual dining brands, used an interview …
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Heathrow urges UK government to open border to fully vaccinated travellers from US and EU
Heathrow Airport has urged the government to reopen the UK economy to fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US by the end of the month after revealing coronavirus crisis losses of almost £3bn to date.The company said expensive COVID testing requirements were hampering an effective reopening of the skies, while it also reported that …

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