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Waitrose stops selling single-use vaping products
Waitrose has halted sales of single-use vaping products, which have soared in popularity over the past year.The supermarket chain said it cannot justify selling them, given their impact on the environment and “health of young people”.Two types of single-use e-cigarettes have now been removed from sale as a result, it said.Waitrose said it has de-listed …
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FTSE 100’s small losses over 2022 help it outperform international markets
The UK’s FTSE 100 fell by just 0.7% in 2022 and the pound lost about 1.5 cents against the US dollar, after surviving a tumultuous year beset by war in Ukraine, post-Covid recovery and mini budget turbulence.London’s top index outperformed other major international markets this year.While the FTSE 100 closed the year with small losses …
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Ministers ask Hunt for £300m to avert mass British Steel job losses
Ministers are urging the chancellor to provide £300m of taxpayers’ money to avert the closure of British Steel’s two blast furnaces – a move that would trigger the loss of thousands of industrial jobs in northern England.Sky News has learnt that Grant Shapps, the business secretary, and Michael Gove, the levelling-up secretary, wrote to Jeremy …
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What could happen in the tech world in 2023?
After a turbulent year in 2022, the global tech sector will be hoping for calmer times in 2023 – but that might be wishful thinking.Elon Musk’s controversial ownership of Twitter remains unpredictable and uncertain, with a new chief executive supposedly to be parachuted in; the Online Safety Bill is still to complete its passage through …
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Founder of Net World Sports in Wrexham receives MBE
A young entrepreneur who built a sports equipment empire in North Wales has received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List. Alex Lovén, the 35-year-old founder and chief executive of Net World Sports, has been recognised for his services to the economy and to the community in Wrexham. Mr Lovén set up Net World …
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First woman to run major UK bank receives damehood
The first woman to run one of Britain’s biggest high street banks has been given a damehood in the New Year Honours list.Alison Rose, the chief executive of NatWest Group, joined the bank 30 years ago as a graduate and climbed the ranks to take on the top job in November 2019.She is one of …
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First Rolls-Royce chairwoman receives damehood
The first Rolls-Royce chairwoman said it is a “great privilege” to be given a damehood in the New Year Honours list.Dame Anita Frew, 65, one of only 18 women leading boards at Britain’s biggest listed firms, got the top honour for her services to business and the economy.She was hired as chairwoman at engine maker …
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Women business pioneers among New Year Honours recipients
The first woman to run one of Britain’s biggest high street banks has been given a damehood in the New Year Honours list. Alison Rose, the chief executive of NatWest Group, joined the bank 30 years ago as a graduate and climbed the ranks to take on the top job in November 2019. Dame Alison …
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Birmingham Tech Week founder and chamber chief named in New Year Honours
A tech entrepreneur, the head of a chamber of commerce and a former pub company boss are among the business figures recognised in the New Year Honours List. Yiannis Maos of Birmingham Tech and Sara Williams of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce have received an MBE and OBE respectively in the annual list in recognition for …
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The North West business leaders and employees named in New Years Honours list 2023
Business leaders and employees from across the North West have been named in the New Years Honours list 2023. The co-founders of Didsbury Gin have been recognised for their work producing hand sanitiser during the Covid-19 pandemic while Sam Davys also made the list for services to young people and to inclusion in digital industries. …
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Trump warns of ‘horrible things for so many people’ after his tax returns are released
In response to the release of thousands of pages of his tax returns, former US president Donald Trump warned “horrible things” were to come, taking aim at “radical left Democrats”.The former US president was unable to stop Democrats in Congress divulging the information, covering 2015 to 2020. In a statement responding to the release, Mr …
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Tata Steel: “Britain will need 10 million tonnes of steel to be energy self-sufficient”
The UK will need more than 10 million tonnes of steel in the coming years if it is to become more energy self-sufficient, according to new research published by Tata Steel UK. The statistic has been published in a new report by the UK steelmaker whose primary site is at Port Talbot looking at how …

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