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JCB says hundreds of jobs secured with global logistics deal
JCB says it has guaranteed the future of hundreds of jobs after signing a deal with a new global logistics partner. The UK digger maker said it has awarded a multi-million pound five-year contract to make Danish transport giant Maersk Logistics its new lead logistics provider. The global contract will start early next year and …
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Rolls-Royce secures more UK innovation funding than any firm in 18 years, research finds
Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has been awarded the most innovation funding of any UK company over the last 18 years, new research suggests. The company, which has its UK sites in Filton, near Bristol, and Derby, has been handed £689m by Innovate UK over nearly two decades – equivalent to nearly £38.2m each year. It is …
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Energy supplies, the price of gold and the Great British Pub of the Year
On today’s episode, Ian King speaks to an energy expert about fuel prices increasing and warnings about gas supplies. There’s also a discussion about how investors are staying away from gold. And he chats to a teacher-turned-landlord, whose pub has just been named ‘Great British Pub of the Year’.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian …
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The click-and-collect economy worth more than £1bn in Wales
The click-and-collect economy in Wales is estimated to be worth £1.4bn this year, accounting for 31% of retail income. That’s according to a new report from Barclays Corporate Banking. The report found that click-and-collect shopping now supports 6,900 jobs across the industry in Wales – equating to almost half of the region’s retail workforce. The …
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Lenders push Kwarteng to extend mortgage guarantee scheme
The UK’s biggest mortgage lenders will urge the chancellor to extend a government home loans initiative which helps first-time buyers get onto the property ladder.Sky News understands that executives from major banks and Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society, will ask Kwasi Kwarteng to commit to renewing the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which is scheduled to expire …
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Shortlist for Dynamites 22 Awards announced featuring digital firms from across the North East
The cream of the region’s tech sector is set to be celebrated at this year’s Dynamites Awards as scores of businesses and public sector organisations are among those shortlisted. Organisers say the Dynamites 22 programme, now in its ninth year, saw a record number of entries. Businesses, individuals and departments demonstrating the best in IT …
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Planning chief returns to the Humber with delivery mandate on huge port project he presided over
Able Marine Energy Park’s ambition to play a key role in the Humber renewables industry has been re-energised with the appointment of one of the area’s leading regeneration figures. Marcus Walker, a former senior planning officer within North Lincolnshire Council, has joined Able UK as development director for the region. He played a key role …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …

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