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14.03.2023 - 10:02
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Sky News
Feared activist Elliott recruits City grandee Rake to burnish image
Elliott Advisors, the feared activist investor, is launching a bold attempt to soften its hostile reputation in British boardrooms by recruiting one of Britain’s best-known boardroom grandees.Sky News can reveal that Sir Mike Rake, the former chairman of London-listed companies including BT Group and easyJet, has agreed to join the investment firm’s European arm as …
14.03.2023 - 09:52
Business
Sky News
Gary Lineker challenges Elon Musk after Twitter user sends abusive message to son over BBC row
Gary Lineker has challenged Twitter boss Elon Musk over a threatening message sent to his son in the wake of the TV presenter’s row with the BBC.The Match Of The Day (MOTD) host – who was reinstated on Monday – tweeted a screenshot of a private message sent by a user describing his eldest son, …
14.03.2023 - 09:43
Business
Evening Standard
Nearly all of UK’s biggest listed firms no longer have all-white boardrooms
Nearly all of the UK’s biggest listed companies have at least one minority ethnic director on their boards, more than doubling the amount without all-white boardrooms in six years, according to a Government-backed review.The Parker Review, which was established in 2017 to help improve diversity across the UK’s biggest corporations, found that 96 of the …
14.03.2023 - 09:32
Business
Business Live
Swansea industrial park up for sale with a multi-million-pound price tag
An industrial estate in Swansea is up for sale with a £5.5m price tag. Prospect Park, which extends to 189,000 sq ft and is nearly 100% occupied, is being marketed on behalf of Colmac Estates by the Cardiff office of international property advisory firm Savills. The estate generates an annual rental income of £590,000 per …
14.03.2023 - 09:27
Business
Business Live
British Gas owner Centrica extends life of Lancashire nuclear power station
The life of a nuclear power station in Lancashire has been extended by the owner of British Gas. Centrica has announced plans to extend operations at Heysham 1 until March 2026, two years later than originally planned. The company has also extended the life of the nuclear power station in Hartlepool to the same date. …
14.03.2023 - 09:09
Business
Evening Standard
British Gas firm Centrica to extend life of two nuclear power stations
British Gas parent firm Centrica has announced plans to extend the lives of two UK nuclear power stations.It said on Tuesday that the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations are now expected to close in March 2026, two years later than originally planned.The group’s boss Chris O’Shea said the move is part of efforts …
14.03.2023 - 08:57
Business
Evening Standard
UK vacancies drop for eighth month in a row amid economic pressures
Vacancies across the UK have fallen for the eighth month in a row as firms hold back on hiring amid woes in the wider economy, official figures have shown.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a 51,000 drop in the number of job vacancies to 1.12 million in the three months to February, while the …
14.03.2023 - 08:54
Business
Evening Standard
Sainsbury’s seals £431m deal to buy freeholds of 21 stores
Sainsbury’s has agreed a £430.9 million deal to buy the freeholds of 21 supermarkets.It will take full ownership of an investment vehicle holding a raft of stores after exchanging contracts to buy the remaining 51% stake it does not already own in Highbury and Dragon from real estate investment trust Supermarket Income REIT.Sainsbury’s has held …
14.03.2023 - 07:33
Business
Sky News
TikTok ban: UK minister asks National Cyber Security Centre to look into safety of app
UK security minister Tom Tugendhat has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to look into TikTok after governments around the world have begun banning it from their work phones. The Chinese-owned video sharing app is increasingly under the European and US microscope over security and data privacy, with concerns it could be used to …
14.03.2023 - 06:18
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Sky News
Redundancies increase while the number of job vacancies are down, official figures show
A total of 220,000 working days were lost to strike action in January, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.In the first month of this year, strike action was taken by teachers, rail workers, driving examiners, bus drivers and NHS staff. The number is down on the 822,000 days lost to strikes in …
13.03.2023 - 16:45
Business
Sky News
Sunak confirms Hunt will still be chancellor at next election despite criticism ahead of budget
Rishi Sunak has said Jeremy Hunt will still be chancellor at the next election after criticism his number two did not have enough economic vision.The prime minister, for the first time, confirmed to Sky News that Mr Hunt will remain chancellor when the next general election comes around in January 2025. “Of course,” Mr Sunak …
13.03.2023 - 12:20
Business
Sky News
West Midlands mayor Street set for £1.2bn budget devolution boost
The Treasury is this week expected to deliver a £1bn-plus devolution boost to Andy Street, the West Midlands mayor.Sky News understands that the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will outline plans for additional funding for the region in his budget on Wednesday. Sources said the plans would include money generated from the disposal of government-owned land, the …
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