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Major firms to support Kate’s launch of business taskforce on early childhood
The Princess of Wales is launching a business taskforce on early childhood, with global firms such as Unilever, Ikea, Deloitte and Lego on board.Kate is hosting an inaugural meeting of the taskforce at NatWest’s headquarters in the City of London on Tuesday, with Aviva, Co-op and Iceland among the other major companies joining her.NatWest Group’s …
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Eight bids could be made for Man Utd – but British contender rules out spending ‘stupid price’
As many as eight bids could be made for Manchester United before Wednesday’s deadline for second offers, it is understood.The Glazer family will definitely sell the club, but only for the right price – with £6bn believed to be their valuation. If their asking price is not met, the owners will raise capital to invest …
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Regional law firm opens new Lincolnshire Wolds base as offices merged
Grimsby-headquartered law firm Wilkin Chapman has opened its new Wolds office, uniting Horncastle and Louth on the latter’s Fairfield Industrial Estate. The newly completed 10,000 sq ft two-storey building will be shared with its landlord, accountancy and business advisor Duncan & Toplis, due to move into the open-plan suite soon. To celebrate the law firm’s …
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Wigan Athletic face new EFL charges and docked three points after failing to pay players on time
Wigan Athletic have been docked three points after failing to pay player salaries this month. The Championship club were previously sanctioned by the EFL after failing to meet contract terms in June, July and October last year. The EFL added that Wigan’s owner has also failed to deposit an amount equal to 125% of their …
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A five-stop tour through the banking panic of 2023 | Ed Conway
The problems of the financial system today are perhaps best summarised by the title of the Oscar-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.Lots of noise, lots of small explosions, lots of confusion and idiosyncratic episodes happening throughout the developed world, which seem to amount to a chaotic mess. To top it off, some of the …
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Ministers to pursue loosening of bank rules in teeth of industry crisis
Ministers are to pursue another step towards loosening the banking reforms introduced after the 2008 financial crisis despite the turmoil which prompted the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse at the weekend.Sky News has learnt that the Treasury will publish a call for evidence in the coming days about overhauling the Senior Managers and Certification Regime …
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Credit Suisse fails to rule out redundancies but tells staff their bonuses are safe
Embattled Credit Suisse has told its staff there is “no immediate change” to their jobs and it plans to complete bonus payments ahead of the bank’s forced takeover by its larger domestic rival UBS.A 42-point question-and-answer-style memo to workers, seen by Sky News, aimed to brief them on the implications of the deal struck over …
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Lhyfe signs agreement with Centrica to explore hydrogen production in UK
A company that is aiming to open a hydrogen production facility in the North East has signed a deal with energy giant Centrica that could accelerate its plans. French firm Lhyfe – which has opened an office in Newcastle ahead of plans to produce hydrogen at a site in the region – has signed a …
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Social housing provider Mears Group forced to delay financial results
Mears Group has been forced to delay the release of its financial results due to the “unanticipated” absence of a senior auditor. The housing and social care provider said its auditor Ernst & Young LLP (EY) had told it a senior member of staff, responsible for signing the Gloucester-based group’s accounts, would not be available …
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Why are stock markets still falling and how worried should we be?
Stock markets globally have failed to be reassured by the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse and co-ordinated central bank action over the weekend as fears over a banking crisis remain at the fore.The rescue deal for the troubled Swiss banking giant comes after a tumultuous past couple of weeks for banks, sparked by the collapse …
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Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby quits as Government’s food tsar
The co-founder of Leon has quit as the Government’s food tsar after five years in the role. Henry Dimbleby resigned his post at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs last week. Speaking to the Sunday Times, the businessman said the Conservatives were refusing to impose restrictions on the junk food industry due to …
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FTSE drops heavily after Credit Suisse rescue deal fails to calm markets
The FTSE 100 lost close to 2% of its value on Monday morning after Swiss authorities announced they had secured a rescue deal for Credit Suisse.London’s top index fell by as much as 129 points shortly after the markets opened, led lower by the biggest banks in the country.Standard Chartered saw its shares fall by …

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