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24.08.2022 - 23:01
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Evening Standard
UK car production rises for third consecutive month
UK car production has risen for three consecutive months year-on-year, leading to hopes that component shortages are easing.A total of 58,043 cars were built in the UK in July, 8.6% more than during the same month last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The industry body said this is …
24.08.2022 - 23:01
Business
Evening Standard
Fewer than one in eight homes listed for rent affordable with housing benefit
Low-income renters are falling into a “housing black hole”, with new analysis suggesting that fewer than one in eight homes listed for rent are affordable to those receiving housing benefit.Spiralling rents, coupled with a freeze on housing benefit, have led to a “huge shortfall” in affordable homes in England, say the homelessness charity Crisis and …
24.08.2022 - 23:01
Business
Evening Standard
BCC calls on Government to boost Ofgem’s powers to support firms
The Government should hand more power to energy regulator Ofgem, cut VAT and introduce pandemic-style emergency grants in order to help businesses facing rocketing costs, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has said.The business group has said action must be taken quickly to “protect businesses, livelihoods and jobs” in a letter to the Prime Minister, …
24.08.2022 - 23:01
Business
Evening Standard
New PM should provide ‘radical’ energy support, says think tank
The new prime minister needs “radical” support for energy bill payers or people will be put in physical danger, a report has said.The Resolution Foundation said that families’ physical and financial health are under threat this winter, and urged the new Government to “think the unthinkable”.The energy price cap is forecast to rise above £3,600 …
24.08.2022 - 23:01
Business
Sky News
New PM told to ‘think the unthinkable’ on energy bills – as British Gas announces plan to help
The government must increase its energy bills discount by at least 150% or risk pushing millions of households into financial distress.That is the warning from consumer group Which? ahead of Friday’s announcement of the energy price cap for the three months from October. It comes as British Gas announced it will donate 10% of its …
24.08.2022 - 16:40
Business
Sky News
Rolls-Royce-backed Reaction Engines plots flight-path to £1bn public listing
A British aerospace company backed by Boeing and Rolls-Royce Holdings is plotting a flight-path towards an eventual public flotation.Sky News has learnt that Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines has told shareholders that it intends to raise a pre-IPO round of funding in about 18 months, paving the way for the company to sell shares publicly. In a …
24.08.2022 - 11:42
Business
Sky News
Asda joins supermarket dash to ditch ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce
Asda has become the latest supermarket to announce it will scrap “best before” dates on almost 250 fresh fruit and vegetable items in a push to cut food waste, amid the current cost of living crisis.The grocery giant said it would remove the labels from produce including citrus fruits, potatoes, cauliflowers and carrots across all …
24.08.2022 - 10:31
Business
Business Live
Tyneside recruiter Central Employment gives staff £500 payment to help in cost-of-living crisis
A growing recruitment firm has given a one-off payment of £500 to its employees to help with the cost-of-living crisis, after reporting strong full-year results. Newcastle-based Central Employment provides recruitment services for some of the North East’s largest businesses and brands from its offices in St Mary’s Place, supplying more than 1,000 employees to the …
24.08.2022 - 10:18
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Business Live
143 jobs lost after health food businesses go under
More than 140 jobs have been lost after what was said to be the UK’s biggest wholesale distributors of healthy, natural and organic products went bust. Tree of Life UK Limited, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and sister company Health Stores (Wholesale) Limited in Nottingham went into administration blaming tough market conditions and the loss of a …
24.08.2022 - 10:04
Business
Evening Standard
Strike at port will escalate unless improved pay offer is made, vows union boss
A strike at Britain’s largest container port will escalate unless workers are given an improved pay offer, a trade union boss said as she signalled that disruption could continue until Christmas.Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite trade union, addressed a flag-waving crowd of striking workers gathered on a roundabout near dock gate number one …
24.08.2022 - 10:00
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Business Live
New workspace for BBC Studios in Bristol unveiled
Work on new offices for BBC Studios in Bristol has been completed. The redesign of the Beeb’s production base at Bridgwater House in Finzels Reach was carried out by London architecture and design firm HOK. The new office will house BBC staff from the Natural History Unit (NHU) and Factual Entertainment Bristol, which produces Top …
24.08.2022 - 09:57
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Business Live
Average price of car at Lookers grows by a quarter as semiconductor shortage disrupts automotive market
Car giant Lookers says the shortage of semiconductors has helped push up demand for vehicles as it said the average price of a used car had grown by more than a quarter. The Cheshire group said used car prices rose 27% in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. That …
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