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Fears of Christmas cash shortage as G4S staff vote for December strike
Around 1,200 G4S security staff who deliver cash and coins have voted to strike in December, prompting fears of shortages ahead of Christmas.The industrial action could impact the supply of cash and coins at banking clients such as Barclays, HSBC and Santander, and supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and Aldi.The GMB union said it will be …
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UK economy ‘to be worst hit’ of all G7 nations
The UK economy is to suffer the biggest hit of all the G7 nations next year, a report has forecast.The economy is to contract more than any of the other six countries that form the group of the world’s largest industrialised democracies, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). GDP, …
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Forecasts, though routinely wrong, are still worth listening to
“There are two classes of forecasters: those who don’t know and those who don’t know they don’t know.” John Kenneth Galbraith, the esteemed Canadian economist, could have added a class of politicians to the mix – those who don’t know the point of it all.Economists are routinely lambasted when their forecasts turn out to be …
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Government borrowing grows to £13.5bn amid energy support scheme costs
Economists warned on Tuesday the UK’s public finances are set to get worse after new official figures showed the country’s borrowing hit £13.5 billion in October.Although the borrowing numbers were better than the City had expected, it was £4.4bn more than the same period last year and the fourth highest October figure on record.The fresh …
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AO World reveals widened losses amid cost crisis, but insists actions paying off
Online electricals retailer AO World has posted widened half-year losses after sales fell, and cautioned trading will be remain under pressure amid the cost-of-living crisis and supply chain woes.The group reported pre-tax losses of £12 million for the six months to September 30, against losses of £4 million a year earlier, as revenues tumbled 17% …
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Government borrowed fourth highest amount last month since records began
Government borrowing leapt above COVID-19 levels to reach the fourth highest monthly amount since records began in 1993, official data shows.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that public sector net borrowing came in at £13.5bn in October as the energy bills support scheme were rolled out. The figure is actually £7.5bn less than economists …
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Flash flood plans should touch on surface risks, Localis report warns
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Tuesday 22nd November 2022 Flash flood plans should touch on surface risks, Localis report warns Responsibility for tackling the growing prevalence of flash surface flooding should be gripped by central and local government to prevent needless damage to property and human misery, the think-tank Localis has argued. In …
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Supermarkets ‘taking advantage’ of drivers with high fuel prices – RAC
Supermarkets are “taking advantage” of drivers by charging “far higher” fuel prices than they should be, a motoring services company has said.The RAC accused the UK’s biggest fuel retailers of refusing to lower their pump prices despite a drop in wholesale costs.It said supermarkets’ profit margins are around 15p per litre for petrol and diesel.There …
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Five energy firms named as having ‘severe weaknesses’ which are failing customers
Energy suppliers need to do more to help vulnerable customers this winter, the industry’s regulator has said, with “severe weaknesses” found in the practice of five suppliers.Ofgem said failings included customers missing out on free gas safety checks, vulnerable customers not being offered the support they need, and ensuring those on prepayment meters are identified …
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Staff at Newport Wafer Fab urge Shapps to ‘see sense’ over forced sale
Staff at the UK’s largest microchip factory have urged the business secretary to U-turn on his decision to force its Chinese owners to sell a majority stake.Grant Shapps revealed last week that Nexperia must sell at least 86% of its interest in Newport Wafer Fab because of national security concerns. The plant, which produces transistor-style …
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Business frustrated by central problem of Brexit drag for economy
With soaring inflation, a nascent recession and the fallout from eight weeks of perilous political and economic instability there were no shortage of issues facing Rishi Sunak as he made the annual Prime Minister’s address to the CBI conference.Yet the one confronting the PM as he travelled to Birmingham is the same that faced his …
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Haag-Streit Academy announce new dates for Basic Slit Lamp & Slit Lamp Imaging Courses
Harlow, UK – 21st November 2022 – Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is delighted to confirm that Haag-Streit Academy will be hosting a further ‘Slit Lamp Basic Skills course’ and a ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Course’ at the Haag-Streit Academy …

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