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‘Misleading’ HSBC adverts banned for glossing over own responsibility for pollution
Two adverts from HSBC publicising its role in the green transition have been banned for omitting information about its own contribution to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions.The posters, seen on bus stops in Bristol and London in October 2021, showed images of waves crashing on a shore and tree growth rings with the phrase: …
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Rising costs and falling revenues sees small business confidence plunge, survey finds
Confidence among small business entrepreneurs has plunged to new lows as “headwinds against them right now are gale-force”, latest survey figures from the Federation of Small Business reveal. According to the latest Small Business Index (SBI), cost pressures, falling revenues and a growing reliance on debt to prop up cashflows are causing the greatest level …
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Pure Electric smashes £1m funding target hours before launching first crowdfund
Bristol-based electric scooter company Pure Electric has launched its first crowdfunding campaign after smashing a £1m investment target in a private raise just hours beforehand. The company, founded by millionaire businessman Adam Norris, launched its first public equity raise on Wednesday (October 19), as it looks to capitalise on its growth in Europe and drive …
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Historic Metal Box factory site Neath relaunches after muti-million-pound revamp
THE historic Metal Box factory in Neath has been officially relaunched after undergoing a multi-million-pound revamp. The factory building, situated within a 50 acre site and known locally as the Box, had been vacate for a number of years before being acquired by Neath-based timber frame and offsite construction specialist SO Modular and Neath Port …
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Evening Standard
Just Eat returns to profit earlier than expected despite fall in orders
Just Eat Takeaway.com has cheered returning to underlying profit earlier than expected as moves to slash costs offset a drop in order numbers.The takeaway delivery giant said it achieved underlying earnings in its third quarter, which is “materially” ahead of previous guidance given at the start of its financial year.This came in spite of an …
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Evening Standard
Asos promises “culture reset” as it tries to turn itself around
Asos reckons its mostly young clientele – many of whom live with parents so don’t pay mortgages or fuel bills – should manage the cost-of-living crisis better than most.But the new CEO Jos é Antonio Ramos Calamonte still has plenty of problems.It plunged to a loss of nearly £10 million for the year as the online …
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Evening Standard
Firefighters struggle with rising costs as union urges members to reject 5% deal
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) chiefs have warned firefighters are being “forced” to go to food banks and are struggling to pay their energy bills as they recommend members reject the latest 5% pay offer.The FBU consultative ballot will open on Monday, October 31 and close on Monday, November 14.If rejected, there will be a further …
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The poorest and pensioners in jeopardy as inflation rises and Hunt looks for cuts
September’s inflation figure confirms what consumers already knew and the chancellor feared.Consumer Price Inflation increased to 10.1% last month, matching July’s 40-year-high and largely reflecting rising food prices, driven significantly by the squeeze on staple commodities and energy triggered by the war in Ukraine. That impacts every household in the country.Millions who have been finding …
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Microsoft ‘cuts around 1,000 jobs’ as big tech responds to tough global economy
Microsoft has admitted “structural adjustments” in the wake of a report suggesting the US tech firm had cut around 1,000 jobs this week.The company, Axiom reported on Tuesday, wielded the axe across several divisions – building on a weaker pace of hiring across the sector this year in the face of surging inflation and stalling …
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Evening Standard
Asos warns of tough clothing market as shoppers cut back amid cost crisis
Asos reckons its mostly young clientele – many of whom live with parents so don’t pay mortgages or fuel bills – should manage the cost-of-living crisis better than most.But the new CEO Jos é Antonio Ramos Calamonte still has plenty of problems.It plunged to a loss of nearly £10 million for the year as the online …
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Largest hike in food prices for over 40 years drives inflation back to double-digits
The rate of inflation rose to 10.1% in September, according to official figures, as the economy reels from the effects of rising prices and the fallout from the mini-budget.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index (CPI) measure rose from an annual rate of 9.9% in August to match the recent 40-year …
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Better Youth Better Pakistan Conference Quetta
The First Balochistan Sindh Youth ConventionQuetta, 7th October 2022: Young Social Reformers (Balochistan Headquarters), “based on the idea to achieve sustainable development for youth” Organized the event with the motive of empowering youth for a better tomorrow, in collaboration with the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs Government of Balochistan and Sindh Government, at Quetta …

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