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The full list of Halifax and Lloyds branches set to close
Twelve London high street banks are set to close this year.Lloyds and Halifax have announced 40 bank branch closures across the UK in between April and June.These include branches in Crouch End, Purley, Norbury, Marylebone, Harrow and Golders Green.Lloyds Banking Group, which owns both high street banks, said the branches to be closed have seen …
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Evening Standard
Lloyds and Halifax to close 40 branches across England and Wales
Another 40 bank branches are to be lost from the UK’s high streets, as Lloyds and Halifax announced more closures.The companies said that the closures of the sites, all but one of which are in England, will take place between April and June.Banks across the country have scaled back their branch networks.The number of people …
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Evening Standard
Retailers struggled over Christmas as embattled shoppers cut back on spending
The hopes that retailers would have the first good Christmas in three years were dashed on Friday as new figures showed the sector sold far less than expected as shoppers tightened their belts.One small business owner said that she only had “a couple of sales” from regular customers in the vital month of December as …
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Sky News
Christmas shopping sales figures worse than expected
Cost-conscious shoppers curbed spending over the Christmas period adding to the woes of retailers, official figures show.Retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1% in December, the second month of decline, according to the Office for National Statistics. It was far worse than the 0.5% rise predicted by economists.Cost of living latest – Inflation likely to fall …
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Ambulance workers announce 10 new strike dates
A series of fresh walkouts by ambulance workers has been announced by Unite in an escalation of the bitter dispute over pay and staffing.The union said its members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will stage 10 further strikes over the coming weeks, warning that additional dates could be announced soon. Unite’s ambulance workers are …
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2San acquires Craftex to spearhead its expansion into sustainable chemical-free cleaning
2San, a trusted global supplier of high-quality innovative products and solutions, has today announced that it has acquired Craftex Cleaning Systems Ltd (Craftex) – a leading UK provider of cleaning systems, specialising in sustainable and chemical-free innovation and technology, which has clients across the facilities management industry and beyond. With years of experience bringing the …
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Lloyds Pharmacy to close all Sainsbury’s branches putting 2,000 jobs at risk
Lloyds Pharmacy is to pull out of 237 in-store Sainsbury’s branches, potentially putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk and exposing the financial pressure on UK pharmacies at the height of the NHS crisis.Lloyds Pharmacy, which bought Sainsbury’s 280-strong pharmacy network in 2015 in a deal worth £125m, said it would close the branches in …
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Sky News
Ex-CMA chair and private sector bosses lobby Sunak over regulators
Lord Tyrie, the former chair of the competition watchdog, is among a group of parliamentarians and private sector chiefs who have joined forces to examine whether regulators are acting as a barrier to investment in Britain.Sky News has learnt that Bim Afolami, a backbench Conservative MP, has written to the prime minister to call for …
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Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites
The owners of Asda are plotting a £1bn sale of part of their American petrol forecourts empire as part of efforts to reduce its multibillion pound debt-pile. Sky News has learnt that EG Group, the Lancashire-based company which trades from more than 6500 sites around the world, has hired investment bankers to market several parcels …
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‘Millennial’ and ‘Generation X’ votes at risk if UK government follows France in raising state pension age
France has been paralysed by strikes today as much of the country, as predicted, makes clear its unhappiness at President Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64 years of age.Mr Macron argues that the measure, which would save the French government an initial €17.7bn (£15.5bn) per year, is necessary …
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The Crown Estate, Davos and Steven Bartlett
The Chief Executive of the Crown Estate speaks to Ian King about the change in direction of the royal purse. He discusses trends in exports with William Bain from the British Chambers of Commerce. We hear more from the World Economic Forum in Davos which focuses on addressing the current energy and food crises, and …
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Rethink health and social care workforce to solve NHS backlog – CEO of Recruitment and Employment Confederation
One of the leading figures in the UK’s recruitment sector has called for a strategic review of Britain’s health and social care workforce in order to resolve the debilitating NHS backlog. Neil Carberry, CEO at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation – the voice of the UKs £40bn recruitment industry – says the lack of a …

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