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Premier League closes in on near-£500m deal with games-maker EA
The Premier League is closing in on a commercial deal with Electronic Arts (EA), the video-games maker, that would be worth close to £500m – one of the largest such agreements ever struck by English football’s top flight.Sky News has learnt that the 20 Premier League clubs were briefed at a meeting on Friday that …
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Barclays embroiled in TUPE row over Tech Nation employees
Barclays is at loggerheads with the industry body set up by David Cameron, when prime minister, to champion the British technology sector over the fate of dozens of employees affected by its closure.Sky News has learnt that the bank, which has been handed a multimillion-pound government grant to promote the industry, is insisting that it …
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Evening Standard
Better that banks make billions than go bust
Is the fact of our banks being hugely profitable an outrage, deserving of government intervention?Well, we might think that them making money is a lot better for us than them all going bust, as they did in 2008.Back then, bank CEOs were something approaching cartoon villains. Fred Goodwin at RBS was a bully as well …
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Education, education, education dominates construction activity in Belfast
Students and universities are dominating major development projects in Belfast as the city maintains a relatively strong level of construction activity, a new report has found. Deloitte’s Annual Crane Survey revealed that new university buildings and student accommodation were the key drivers of activity over the year with one million square feet of space opening …
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Energy companies halt forced instalment of prepayment meters
Energy suppliers have agreed to end the forced installation of prepayment meters in vulnerable customers’ homes, the government has said.The move comes as an investigation revealed debt collectors working for British Gas forced their way into the homes of vulnerable customers. An undercover investigation by The Times claimed a company used by British Gas to …
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Banbridge company Kane Group bags £43M Canary Wharf build contract
A County Down building company has won a £43 million contract to design and build key infrastructure in two new residential units at Canary Wharf in London. Kane Group has signed the contract with Canary Wharf Contractors to supply mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) within two blocks at the new Wood Wharf development. The three-year …
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Chancellor offers glimmer of hope on public sector pay settlements
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has not ruled out increasing pay offers to public sector workers, but warned that giving more money to teachers and nurses could entrench high inflation.Speaking as it was revealed the UK economy narrowly avoided recession in 2022, Mr Hunt also indicated he would resist pressure to cancel a planned cut to household …
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Ryanair expansion at Cardiff Airport including new route to Belfast
Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair is ramping up its presence at Cardiff Airport. For the new summer season, commencing at the end of March, the Dublin-based airline will provide 26 inbound and outbound flights a week – a growth of 63% on last summer – including a new route to Belfast with four flights a …
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University staff and ambulance workers stage fresh strikes in pay dispute
University staff and ambulance workers staged more strikes on Friday as the wave of industrial unrest over issues including pay, staffing and jobs continued to sweep across the country.University staff continued a 48-hour strike despite an announcement of fresh talks at the conciliation service Acas next week.Members of the University and College Union (UCU) remained …
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UK narrowly avoided recession last year, official figures show
Britain’s flatlining economy narrowly avoided sliding into recession by the smallest of margins at the end of last year, official figures revealed on Friday.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said output in December fell 0.5 per cent.That means the economy was flat over the fourth quarter and did not quite meet the technical definition of …
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Northern Ireland new car sales jump as supply chain issues continue to ease
It was a busy start to the year for Northern Ireland’s car retailers with a jump in sales reported in January. Latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed that 4,687 new cars were registered during the month, up 12.6% on the year. The move follows a relatively solid performance for the …
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National Apprenticeship Week – SGS College opens new campus
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) has formally opened a new campus to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Based within one mile of the education institute’s current Filton Campus, the facility – named SGS Horizon -will specialise in the training of construction apprentices. The 1,580 mt sq building includes purpose-built workshops, classrooms and IT suites, with …

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