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06.10.2022 - 09:36
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Evening Standard
Facebook’s London employee pay surges past £260,000
Average employee wages at Facebook’s UK arm have leapt past £260,000 as one of the world’s biggest tech firms ramps up its presence in London.Facebook’s UK employee headcount swelled 37% to 5,148 in 2021, filings with Companies House show, while its wage bill jumped to £1.4 billion, an average of £262,317 per employee and a …
06.10.2022 - 09:25
Business
Evening Standard
Slump in AIM floats spells strife for the City of London
THE alarming slump in activity on London’s moribund capital markets is laid bare today with figures showing AIM raised a paltry £3 million for fresh flotations in the last quarter.That is a 13-year low, figures compiled for the Evening Standard show, and a sign of a wider slowdown in the City which clearly puts banker …
06.10.2022 - 09:11
Business
Evening Standard
Simply Be and JD Williams owner warns of ‘tough’ retail environment
The owner of fashion chains JD Williams and Simply Be said more cautious consumer spending and shrinking budgets have led to a tough retail environment – as it revealed its profits have almost halved.N Brown Group, which describes itself as an inclusive retailer, gave a bleak outlook on the retail environment, which it said has …
06.10.2022 - 09:09
Business
Evening Standard
CMC Markets launches new trading platform — Lord Cruddas silent on Liz Truss
BORIS Johnson fan and Tory party donor Peter Cruddas was tight-lipped today on new PM Liz Truss.He declined to discuss the matter as his CMC Markets said it expects half year profits to be up 21% to £153 million.Trading improved in August and September CMC also today launched a new investment platform – CMC Invest …
06.10.2022 - 08:45
Business
Evening Standard
Catalogue Easylife fined £1.48m for using personal details to sell health items
Catalogue retailer Easylife has been fined £1.48 million for using customers’ personal details to try and sell them health products without consent.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined Easylife £1.35 million for using the information to predict medical conditions of 145,400 customers and targeting them with health-related products.The company was also fined £130,000 for making 1,345,732 …
06.10.2022 - 07:57
Business
Sky News
Winter blackouts: How worried should I be about the lights going out?
The latest information on the risks facing gas and electricity supplies suggests there is an increased risk of blackouts this winter – but they can be prevented.National Grid’s Electricity System Operator’s (ESO) updated report on the pressures facing power generators revealed contingency plans for three-hour blackouts in areas where gas-fuelled power falls short of demand. …
06.10.2022 - 07:45
Press Release
Pressat
£30M Milestone reached by Xander Wealth Commercial Finance
Xander Wealth Commercial Finance is elated to announce in the 3rd quarter of 2022, they have successfully completed a record breaking £16.7 Million of loans brokered for real estate and construction projects around the UK. This is a phenomenal achievement and huge milestone, taking Xander Wealth Commercial Finance’s total loans completed to over £32 Million …
06.10.2022 - 06:34
Business
Sky News
Pound falls again as agency downgrades outlook for UK’s credit rating to ‘negative’
A measure of confidence in the UK’s creditworthiness has been slashed by another major ratings agency in the wake of the mini-budget, piling further pressure on the under-fire pound.Fitch revealed on Wednesday night that it had cut the outlook for its credit rating on UK government debt to “negative” from “stable”. It maintained its overall …
06.10.2022 - 05:31
Business
Sky News
Plan for three-hour power blackouts to prioritise heating in event of gas shortages
The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating.National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the “unlikely” event supplies of gas fall short of demand. It revealed …
05.10.2022 - 21:39
Business
Sky News
Amid energy security and price crisis, key winter outlook report takes on particular significance
The National Grid’s electricity system operator and gas system operator will release one of their regular winter outlook reports later.They are designed to set out supply and demand scenarios as the weather gets colder and energy consumption tends to peak. Amid an energy security and price crisis, this year’s outlook report has taken on particular …
05.10.2022 - 21:18
Press Release
Pressat
Hospice Trekkers Return from ‘Home of the Giants’
A group of fourteen triumphant trekkers from Greater Manchester completed an arduous five day trek through the mountains and fjords of Norway to raise money for Francis House Children’s Hospice. Revd David Ireland, a minister in Oldham and chief executive officer of Francis House, his wife Judith and Doctor Andrew Taylor of the Oldham Mountain …
05.10.2022 - 21:18
Press Release
Pressat
Moorland managers say “it’s not if, but when” for catastrophic wildfires following reduction in controlled burning in English uplands
For an accompanying video, visit youtube.com/watch?v=Dtc-3chFUc8 As the heather burning season begins in the English uplands, habitat managers are increasingly worried about the massive rise in combustible vegetation or ‘fuel load’ caused by a change in management practice making uncontrollable wildfires more likely. From 1 October to 15 April, carefully controlled burning of the surface …
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