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Apple given deadline for swapping iPhone lightning port for USB-C
Apple has been given an official deadline to swap the lightning charging port on new iPhones to USB-C.The company has reluctantly confirmed it will comply with the EU directive, which will require all smartphones, tablets, cameras, and other small devices to adopt the same standard. While the bloc said the move would reduce e-waste and …
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Primark to open 10 shops before Christmas amid ‘encouraging’ sales
Primark will open 10 new shops before Christmas as it continues with its expansion plan, the budget fashion retailer’s owner Associated British Foods (ABF) said.The announcement comes after ABF held firm on its trading guidance for the year ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday.Michael McLintock, chairman of the business, maintained its forecasts despite …
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Santander hit with fine over ‘serious and persistent’ money laundering failures
SANTANDER was today whacked with a £108 million fine for what the Citywatchdog called “serious and persistent” money laundering failures.While that is not the biggest fine for money-laundering dished out in recent years, it is a serious embarrassment to a bank trying to present an image as a wholesome, friendly high street bank.It has been …
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Construction starts on 1,000-job battery plant for Envision AESC in North East
A £450m project to build a 1,000-job electric vehicle battery plant in Sunderland is now under way after a ceremony set construction. in motion. Battery firm Envision AESC first launched plans to build the plant – its second in the North East – back in the summer of 2021, with its multimillion-pound investment forming part …
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Belfast software company ProAptivity makes “six figure” acquisition in Bedford
Belfast software company ProAptivity has bought a Bedford peer for a “six-figure” sum. The acquisition of JI Software is expected to triple ProAptivity’s customer base –bringing both Cambridge and Oxford University onto its client list – and help it achieve a target of 40% turnover growth in the next three years. Although not disclosing the …
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Unleash the banks, says Hunt, as bank of Ant n Dec fined £108m
Exactly one year ago NatWest was fined £264 million for money laundering failures involving a jeweller in Bradford called Fowler Oldfield.What devious, sophisticated scheme did the criminals use to outwit NatWest’s high-level surveillance?Well, mostly they just dumped black bin liners full of cash at a branch in amounts so large that the bank’s safe couldn’t …
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Tough motors market blamed for collapse of £400m Evans Halshaw and Stratstone group bid
A £400 million bid to buy the Evans Halshaw and Stratstone car dealer group has collapsed. Sweden’s Hedin Mobility Group said it was no longer interested in buying Nottingham-based Pendragon PLC due to what it called the “challenging market conditions and uncertain economic outlook”. However it said it could still make a bid at a …
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Chancellor cuts red tape and axes EU rules in UK banking overhaul
The Government has launched a raft of major reforms to the financial sector to replace EU regulation and cut red tape.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the so-called “Edinburgh Reforms” will seize on “Brexit freedoms” to overhaul banking rules, with changes including a review of accountability rules for bankers and easing capital requirements for smaller lenders.The package …
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10-year-old wins Big Issue Christmas cover design contest
A 10-year-old boy has won this year’s competition to design the Christmas cover of the Big Issue with his colourful picture of a snowman dressed as one of the magazine’s vendors.Judges praised Fergus Rutherford-Moyler from Glasgow for his collage of a snowman dressed in the famous red Big Issue tabard and cap, with a Big …
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Watchdog warning over passport delays as demand set to be high again next year
About 360,000 UK citizens were waiting more than 10 weeks for a passport this year – despite a record number of applications being processed – as staffing problems and system difficulties caused delays.A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) into the delays at His Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) found they were caused by recruitment …
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Chancellor to announce major reforms for UK’s financial sector in quest to ‘turbocharge’ growth
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will launch a major reform of the UK’s financial sector, with plans to rip up red tape and replace a number of EU regulations.Mr Hunt said the changes, to be announced in Edinburgh later, will “turbocharge” growth as the country struggles with a sluggish economy and a cost of living crisis. He …
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Former employees sue Twitter, claiming more women have been laid off than men
Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter after Elon Musk took over are suing the company, claiming recent lay-offs disproportionately affected female employees.About half the social media network’s workforce were let go early last month after Mr Musk bought the company for $44bn. He subsequently told those remaining that they would need to work …

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