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Union warns strike will close schools in John Swinney’s constituency
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Union leaders have announced strike action that could close schools across Scottish First Minister John Swinney’s local area for two weeks.Unison said it …
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Google ordered to open app store to rivals by US judge
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Google has been ordered to open up its app store to rivals following a major court case in the US.Last year, a …
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Senior reveals job cuts in the face of aerospace woes
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.UK engineering firm and aerospace parts maker Senior has revealed it is slashing its global workforce and furloughing staff in the face …
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Grocery price inflation edges up as shoppers turn to promoted items
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures …
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Reeves to meet bank chiefs as investment summit and budget loom
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will this week hold further talks with bank bosses amid industry anxiety that she will raise the tax burden on it at this month’s budget.Sky News has learnt that Ms Reeves will meet the chief executives of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK on Wednesday. It will …
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Water firms ordered to return £157m on customer bills
Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers due to their poor performance.Ofwat said the money would come off bills for households and businesses in 2025-26, with the total rebates set to be calculated in December. Last year, the water regulator ordered firms to repay £114m as part of …
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Recycling old cables could help provide copper needed for green tech – study
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of copper found inside unused or binned electricals could help supply the growing demand for the …
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Lower risk of Britain losing power this winter than last, says grid operator
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Scottish retail sales in ‘doldrums’, figures show
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Scottish retail sales remained “stuck in the doldrums” last month, latest figures have shown.Data from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) KPMG Scottish …
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Travelodge offers flexible working in recruitment drive
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill over 270 jobs across its business.The company, which operates over 600 hotels across the …
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Food safety watchdog to investigate cell-cultivated products
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The food safety watchdog is to run a programme designed to make sure cell-cultivated products (CCPs) are safe for consumers to eat.The …
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Grocery price inflation rises
Grocery price inflation rose in September, with average supermarket prices now 2% more expensive than a year ago, figures show.Prices are rising fastest in markets such as chilled soft drinks, chocolate confectionery and skin care, according to data from analysts Kantar. The unusually wet weather in September saw hot chocolate sales surge by 28%, soup …

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