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09.01.2023 - 09:10
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Evening Standard
Poultry feed deal referred for in-depth inquiry by competition watchdog
A proposed merger between two poultry feed giants is to be scrutinised under a full-scale investigation after the competition watchdog said the pair had failed to address its concerns.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is referring the planned tie-up between the animal feed milling operations owned by ForFarmers UK and 2Agriculture for a …
09.01.2023 - 08:58
Business
Sky News
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reveals record annual sales and strong order book
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has hailed a record year for sales with more than 6,000 cars sold for the first time in its 118-year history.The UK luxury brand, owned by Germany’s BMW, said it achieved an 8% rise in sales volumes during 2022 compared with the previous year with all regions, except China, seeing growth. While …
09.01.2023 - 08:06
Business
Evening Standard
Reduced energy support scheme for businesses to be unveiled
A new scheme to support businesses with their energy bills will be announced later on Monday, but is expected to be significantly cut after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned existing spending is “unsustainably expensive”.The package will be announced to MPs, with the current cap on the unit cost of electricity and gas for firms set to …
09.01.2023 - 07:50
Business
Evening Standard
Lidl hails bumper Christmas as ‘shoppers switch from traditional supermarkets’
Discount supermarket Lidl has revealed its sales jumped by almost a quarter over the key festive period as it said it was buoyed by shoppers switching from rivals amid budget concerns.The retailer said sales increased by 24.5% over the four weeks to December 25, compared with the same period in 2021.It added that it welcomed …
09.01.2023 - 07:38
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Sky News
Lidl claims cost of living boost as Christmas sales rise by a quarter
Lidl says a rise of almost 25% in UK sales during the key festive season reflected a surge in new shoppers switching from rivals because of the cost of living crisis.The discount chain said it benefited from 1.3 million more customers in the week ahead of Christmas compared with the previous year. Shoppers switched nearly …
09.01.2023 - 05:46
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Sky News
Energy bill support for businesses to be cut back from April through discount
All businesses are set to secure further taxpayer support for their energy bills when the current scheme ends in March but at a reduced cost to the taxpayer.The government is set to confirm later on Monday that it has decided on applying a discount to wholesale prices, for up to a year, following talks involving …
08.01.2023 - 08:00
Business
Business Live
Business investor NEL Fund Managers completes record investment year
North East business investor NEL Fund Managers has completed its busiest ever year after making investments in regional firms worth a total of almost £5.9m. The Newcastle based organisation completed 62 separate investments in businesses across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham during 2022, topping last year’s previous record total by just under £250,000. …
08.01.2023 - 01:36
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Sky News
Richard Branson woke in middle of night to find Elon Musk barefoot in his kitchen – and holding his baby
Richard Branson has revealed a bizarre story about finding Elon Musk in the kitchen of his New Mexico house in the middle of the night before his first space flight.In an interview this weekend, Mr Branson said the Twitter and Tesla owner was completely barefoot, holding his fast-asleep baby X Æ A-12, and had apparently …
08.01.2023 - 00:01
Business
Evening Standard
Labour urged to work with SNP to block planned strike legislation
Sir Keir Starmer has been challenged to team up with the SNP to defeat the UK Government’s legislative plans for minimum service levels during strikes.Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, has written to Sir Keir to request a meeting to discuss how to defeat the policy proposals, which he called an “attack on workers’ rights”.The …
07.01.2023 - 08:00
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Business Live
Construction innovator Merit to create 50 new jobs in Northumberland expansion
Cramlington construction company Merit is forging ahead with plans to expand its site to accommodate plans for continued growth. The Northumberland innovator, a former North East Company of the Year, has previously revealed plans to extend its base at Admiral Business Park, where it specialises in work on high-tech, complex structures for healthcare, pharmaceutical, energy, …
07.01.2023 - 07:20
Business
Evening Standard
Labour hoping to tempt retirees back to workforce with right to work from home
Labour is hoping to tempt early retirees back to the work force with the right to work from home.The shadow work and pensions secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, has outlined plans to entice over-50s to take up employment again.Speaking with The Daily Telegraph, Mr Ashworth said Labour will launch a series of proposals aimed at encouraging older …
06.01.2023 - 19:35
Business
Evening Standard
Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute
Fresh talks are to be held in a bid to resolve the long-running Royal Mail dispute.Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) staged a series of strikes last year in a bitter row over jobs, pay and conditions.A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We welcome the CWU’s agreement to recommence facilitated talks through Acas.The talks will …
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