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22.06.2022 - 09:10
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PrettyLittleThing criticised by watchdog over ‘seriously offensive’ listing that ‘objectified women’
A watchdog has criticised PrettyLittleThing again for “objectifying women” in a product listing for a pair of jeans. The Manchester-based fashion retailer, which is owned by Boohoo, published the listing on its website in April that featured an image of a woman wearing the jeans with the front unzipped showing the top of her underwear. …
22.06.2022 - 09:03
Business
Business Live
GWO accreditation for Arco opens up world of wind to training arm
Safety giant Arco has achieved wind industry training status. The Hull-headquartered company’s Professional Safety Services arm has been accredited by the Global Wind Organisation. Sites in Stafford and Scotland can now deliver a suite of basic safety training courses for onshore workers, with the company focused on further developing its training capabilities to support the …
22.06.2022 - 08:51
Business
Sky News
Sri Lankan economy has ‘completely collapsed’, leader says
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s economy has “completely collapsed”, leaving it unable to pay for essentials such as oil imports.It follows months of shortages of food, fuel, and electricity, and the realisation that even the credit lines from neighbouring India that have sustained the country so far will not be …
22.06.2022 - 08:05
Business
Evening Standard
Inflation reaches fresh 40-year high of 9.1%
The rate of inflation rose again in May, remaining at 40-year highs, the Office for National Statistics has said.The rate of consumer prices index (CPI) inflation rose from 9 per cent in April to 9.1 per cent in May, the statisticians said.The increase matches what analysts had expected.“Though still at historically high levels, the annual …
21.06.2022 - 16:25
Business
Sky News
Inflation hits fresh 40-year high amid cost of living crisis
The rate of inflation has risen to a fresh 40-year high of 9.1% in May, according to the latest official figures.The update, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), represents a slight uptick on the 9% figure of the previous month – driven upwards by April’s unprecedented rise in the energy price cap. The ONS …
21.06.2022 - 15:21
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Sky News
Airport rules relaxed to help avoid summer flight cancellations
The Department for Transport (DfT) has temporarily relaxed rules around airport slots to help airlines avoid last-minute cancellations due to staff shortages.It said airlines will be given a short window, described as an “amnesty”, to hand back take-off and landing slots they are not confident they will be able to operate for the rest of …
21.06.2022 - 14:28
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Sky News
Strikes see city centre trips plunge to COVID lockdown levels
The biggest rail strike in 33 years has left visits to city centres on a par with levels seen during COVID lockdowns, according to industry data.Retail analysts Springboard said footfall in central London on the first day of the week-long disruption had endured the worst decline, on the previous Tuesday, of 27% by 1pm. The …
21.06.2022 - 14:24
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Sky News
Give public sector workers a pay rise or cut everyone’s taxes by 2%? Chancellor left with tough set of choices
Imagine, if you can, you are in the chancellor’s shoes.Your instincts are to cut taxes and reduce public spending yet pretty much every decision you’ve taken in office has involved doing precisely the opposite. Worse: in recent months, even when you have forked out serious sums to support workers, much of that money seems to …
21.06.2022 - 14:12
Business
Evening Standard
FMCG giant Kellogg to split into three separate food arms
FMCG giant Kellogg that owns brands from Rice Crispies to Pop Tarts is to separate into three independent companies, by spinning off its US, Canadian, and Caribbean cereal and plant-based businesses, which collectively represented approximately 20% of its net sales last year.The spinoff of the yet-to-be-named cereal and plant-based foods companies is expected be completed by the …
21.06.2022 - 11:18
Business
Evening Standard
Tech guru raises $500m to invest in Camden, the ‘New Palo Alto’
Saul Klein, the tech entrepreneur and investor behind companies such as Cazoo, Wise and Nanopore, has raised $500m to invest in tech companies at all stages from their first days through to publicly-quoted stocks.Klein says that now is a great time to be investing in tech stocks, despite the plunging valuations of companies already listed …
21.06.2022 - 11:08
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Sky News
Royal Mail pay row heads to ballot that could lead to strikes later this summer
A union representing 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail is giving formal notice of a ballot that could lead to strikes in a bitter row over pay and jobs.As rail and Tube workers staged the biggest national rail strike for 33 years on Tuesday, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) added to the combative mood by …
21.06.2022 - 10:06
Business
Evening Standard
Safestore locks in profits but warns of inflationary pressures to come
The UK’s largest self-storage company Safestore has locked in profits due to a boost in trading in the six months to the end of April but has warned of “inflationary and cost of living pressures” ahead that could impact the business environment.The company said pre-tax profits leapt 70% to £285.2 million while core earnings increased to …
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