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OPINION: ‘Lost’ pensions could be worth £442 a year – time to dig them out
IT was ‘National Pension Tracing Day’ (who thinks these up) last week, which I am sure took priority over pretty much everything you had planned and involved the cancellation of holidays and parties, too. If you did miss it, which is possible of course, here’s what you missed – popcorn at the ready. In ‘olden …
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Why Jeremy Hunt must commit to electrifying Midland Mainline and decent rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham
The new Government must not drop a promise of electrifying the Midland Mainline and commit to improving east-west rail links across the Midlands. That is the call from campaigners who are urging Jeremy Hunt not to take his eye of a string of big projects that could cut congestion and CO2 emissions and bring vital …
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Evening Standard
Twitter Blue paid-for verification badges go live in the UK
Twitter Blue, the social media platform’s subscription service that allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time, has gone live in the UK.Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now sign up and pay for the service, which will give them the blue-tick badge next to their profile name on the platform.The …
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Evening Standard
Poinsettias blooming at one of UK’s largest growers thanks to biomass heating
One of the UK’s largest growers of poinsettias said they have continued to produce more than one million of the popular Christmas houseplants this year despite the energy price crisis.Bridge Farm Group, based in Spalding in Lincolnshire, supplies Tesco, and the supermarket chain said that UK growers are taking over from the Dutch as the …
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Evening Standard
Domino’s looks to World Cup boost after quarterly sales fall
Domino’s Pizza has seen sales fall after a VAT hit and as it came up against last year’s boost from the Euro football tournament, but is eyeing a strong end to 2022 amid the upcoming World Cup.The UK and Ireland takeaway pizza giant saw like-for-like system sales, excluding so-called split territories, fall 9.3% in the …
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British Gas profit expectations downgraded because of ‘warm weather’
The parent firm of British gas has revealed further aid for struggling customers while downgrading profit expectations for its household supply division because of weaker demand.Centrica said: “Warmer than normal weather in October has contributed towards lower volumes and profits in British Gas Energy”. It also pointed to “broader inflationary and economic pressures” hitting the …
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Evening Standard
Centrica says earnings to be higher than many expected despite British Gas hit
Energy giant Centrica has said that it expects to do better than experts are predicting even though mild recent weather hit profits at its British Gas subsidiary.The business said that recent figures seem to indicate that many of the analysts who watch its performance might be making overly cautious predictions.It said that earnings per share …
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Evening Standard
Centrica says earnings to be higher than many expected despite British Gas hit
Energy giant Centrica has said that it expects to do better than experts are predicting even though mild recent weather hit profits at its British Gas subsidiary.The business said that recent figures seem to indicate that many of the analysts who watch its performance might be making overly cautious predictions.It said that earnings per share …
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Evening Standard
WH Smith swings back to profit after travel market rebound
Retailer WH Smith has swung to an annual profit thanks to a rebound in the global travel market and a resurgent performance on the high street.The group posted headline pre-tax profits of £61 million for the year to August 31 against losses of £104 million the previous year, when Covid restrictions impacted its retail chain …
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Evening Standard
WH Smith swings back to profit after travel market rebound
Retailer WH Smith has swung to an annual profit thanks to a rebound in the global travel market and a resurgent performance on the high street.The group posted headline pre-tax profits of £61 million for the year to August 31 against losses of £104 million the previous year, when Covid restrictions impacted its retail chain …
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NACO Services & UKcaravans4hire enter strategic partnership
Huddersfield, England: UKcaravans4hire & NACO Services are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide greater value to their respective membership. Through this partnership, UKcaravans4hire will become the preferred rental partner to NACO Services, whilst caravan owners at both organisations will have access to a wider range of services offered by …
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Opus x Glorious partners on Ecclestone Grand Prix Polaroid Collection released as NFTs
26 HISTORIC GRAND PRIX CARS TO BE RELEASED AS NFTs ATTACHED TO UNRIVALLED FAN EXPERIENCES Grand Prix fever has swept the globe, spurred on by the likes of Drive to Survive and the rocketing superstar-status of Formula 1 drivers who are connecting with a global fandom like never before. Now fans can own a slice …

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