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Gloucestershire businessman named in King’s birthday honours
A Gloucestershire businessman has been awarded an MBE in the King’s birthday honours list. Robert (Bob) Griffin, owner of trike manufacturer Tomcat, received the accolade for his contribution to engineering and improving the lives of people with disabilities. Mr Griffin set up Tomcat 26 years ago to help people with learning or sensory impairments, including …
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London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett among business leaders honoured
The boss of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett, is among a raft of business leaders named in the King’s Birthday Honours.Ms Hoggett, who has led London Stock Exchange Group for the past three years, receives a damehood for services to business and finance across the UK.Ms Hoggett, the daughter of celebrated judge Baroness Hale, …
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Go Ape founder and former Army captain made an MBE
The co-founder of Go Ape and former Army captain Tristram Mayhew said he is motivated to help people “live life more adventurously”, as he has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.The businessman has been recognised for his services to young people and youth empowerment.He said news of the MBE was “unexpected and …
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Octopus and SSE chiefs named in King’s Birthday Honours
The chief executives of energy giants Octopus and SSE are among the hundreds of people named in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours.Greg Jackson of Octopus Energy and Alistair Phillips-Davies of SSE have been made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the energy industry.Mr Jackson, 53, co-founded Octopus Energy in …
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates given knighthood – but insists there’s still ‘work to do’
Alan Bates, the campaigner who highlighted the Post Office scandal, has been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list.Other famous faces on the list include artist Tracey Emin and cyclist Mark Cavendish, who were given a damehood and knighthood, respectively. Former prime minister Gordon Brown has received the highest award possible, being made …
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Top European shares suffer losses as French political divisions grow
A downbeat day for European markets has seen France and Germany’s top indices suffer big losses, while the UK’s edged lower after a choppy week.London’s FTSE 100 fell 16.81 points, or 0.21%%, to 8,146.86.The blue-chip index closed the week in the red, after having one of its worst sessions in several months on Tuesday but …
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Supermarket sandwiches recalled due to potential E.coli – list so far
Sandwich maker Greencore, a major supplier to UK supermarkets, has recalled some products because of an E.coli risk, the Food Standards Agency has said.It’s a precautionary step a week after the UK Health Security Agency said an outbreak had forced some people into hospital. Products from Boots, Asda, Co-op, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Amazon are part …
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Latitude, Download and Isle of Wight festivals no longer sponsored by Barclays
Barclays will no longer sponsor Latitude, Download or Isle of Wight festivals after musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank’s ties to the Israel-Hamas war.Live Nation, the concert promoter, told Sky News: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of our festivals.” Upcoming …
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Wiltshire coaching firm lands contract with Peperami owner Jack Links
A Wiltshire leadership coaching business has landed a major contract with the makers of Peperami. Fired Up Leaders, in Marlborough, is working with US meat snacks producer Jack Link’s, supporting the firm’s leadership team at its European operation in Amsterdam and Germany. The consultancy beat off competition from larger providers after impressing Jack Link’s with …
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Jaguar Land Rover invests £1m to help police combat car thieves
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest more than £1m to help police tackle car thefts in the UK as part of ongoing efforts to reassure its luxury vehicle owners. The cash will be used to support police operations in hotspots, as well as fund intelligence gathering and target ports used by criminal gangs to smuggle stolen …
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Barclays told to review leveraged finance as UK probes industry
UK regulators have ordered Barclays to review its leveraged finance business as concern grows inside the Bank of England over how lenders across the industry are measuring their exposure to the giants of private equity. The central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority has instructed Barclays to commission a section 166 review of the business, according to people …
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Controversial Microsoft AI screenshot feature delayed over security concerns
Microsoft won’t be releasing its controversial AI Recall feature with the rest of its updates next week.The feature that takes screenshots of users’ laptops every few seconds was being investigated by the Information Commissioners’ Office over security concerns. In a blogpost on Thursday, Microsoft said Recall won’t be “broadly available” from 18 June on Copilot+ …

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