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Telegraph owners eye £4bn float of online shopping empire
The owners of The Daily Telegraph are eyeing a £4bn windfall from a flotation of Very Group, their online shopping empire.Sky News has learnt that the Barclay family has appointed STJ Advisors, which works with companies ahead of public listings, to prepare Very Group for a stock market debut next year. The appointment of STJ …
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Where will face masks be required in England from today?
The majority of legal restrictions on social contact in England have been removed from today, but the wearing of masks is still recommended in some places.As the country moves into step four of the easing of lockdown, the government is removing COVID-19 prevention measures and is asking people to take personal responsibility for keeping themselves …
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Most UK fashion brands ‘moving too slow on transparency’ over ethical practices – report
The UK population buys the most clothes in Europe, yet major British brands are falling behind their European counterparts when being transparent about their sustainable practices.The findings from Fashion Revolution show many major high street names are hiding the number of workers in their supply chains being paid a living wage. Most carbon emissions come …
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GSK to build £400m hub in Stevenage – creating 5,000 jobs
Pharmaceutical giant GSK plans to open a new £400m science hub in Stevenage which could create up to 5,000 jobs, with work expected to begin in 2022.The company is planning to develop a cluster of biotech firms, raising money for the project by selling land in Hertfordshire before developing it into one of the largest …
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Evening Standard
Over half of UK hauliers ‘making or considering operations move to EU’ as Brexit bites, new survey finds
Over half of British haulage firms have already made or are considering moving some operations into the EU due to a “perfect storm” of post-Brexit red tape impacts and driver shortages still hitting the sector, a new report has found. Haulage Exchange, a company that provides technology for the logistics industry, polled management at 16 …
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Test and Trace alerts bring chaos to meat processing industry
The meat processing industry has been pummelled by staff shortages this week after hundreds of workers were pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app, with other sectors also suffering from the same issue.Meat processing companies will be forced to shut down production entirely if the situation continues to worsen, according to a leading industry figure. …
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Concerns mount over ‘pingdemic’ as Test and Trace app wreaks havoc
Businesses across the country are being pummelled by staff shortages this week after hundreds of thousands of people were pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app, with concerns mounting about the viability of easing restrictions in England on Monday.At least half a dozen industry bodies from across the healthcare, transport, retail, and manufacturing sectors have …
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Quantatative easing, South African unrest, Open golf
Ian is joined by Lord Forsyth, the chair of a committee which claims the Bank of England has become addicted to quantitative easing, and needs to provide better justification for continuing with the policy.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here.Also on the show is Investec CEO Fani Titi to discuss economic …
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ADVERTORIAL: Groundbreaking project will help clear the air in Neath Port Talbot
The boss of a pioneering Swansea Bay company that is getting to grips with the thorny issue of air pollution has welcomed the opportunity to make a difference in the local community. These are significant times for Vortex IoT, which has also just relocated from its Swansea base to the refurbished Metal Box factory site …
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Boutique Workplace Company to open new co-working hub in Birmingham
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Newcastle agency Evolved Search launches four-day working week
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Call for investment into Belfast’s former ‘Golden Mile’
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