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21.06.2022 - 09:58
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Workers at Saint-Gobain Abrasives threaten to strike in row over pay
Workers at a Staffordshire abrasives manufacturer are threatening to strike after being offered a three per cent pay rise. Staff at Saint-Gobain Abrasives, in Stafford, say the pay offer is a “real terms pay cut” amid “the worst cost of living crisis in a generation.” Now GMB Union members are preparing to vote on strike …
21.06.2022 - 09:58
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Pharmaceutical giant GSK opens new £90m North East manufacturing site
Pharmaceutical giant GSK has opened a new facility at its Barnard Castle site after a £90m investment. The aseptic smart manufacturing facility – known as Q Block – will allow the Barnard Castle site to strengthen its global role in bringing new medicines for a range of diseases into production, GSK said. Trials of the …
21.06.2022 - 09:46
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One of Manchester’s best known landmark buildings bought by Duke of Westminster’s property arm
Ship Canal House in Manchester city centre has been bought by the property arm of the Duke of Westminster. The grade II-listed building has been acquired by Grosvenor, whose other notable North West investments includes Liverpool ONE. The deal, the value of which has not been disclosed, adds 73,000 sq ft of space to the …
21.06.2022 - 09:44
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Sky News
easyJet cabin crew in Spain plan to strike in July
EasyJet cabin staff based in Spain are planning to strike for nine days in July – just as the peak summer travel season gets under way. They will walk out in three phases across the month – between the 1st and 3rd, between the 15th and 17th, and finally between the 29th and 31st. They …
21.06.2022 - 09:43
Business
Evening Standard
Easyjet splashes out on new planes one day after cancelling thousands of flights
Easyjet is to spend billions on 56 new aircraft as it moves to deal with a surge in demand for air travel post the pandemic lockdown.That comes one day after it said it would cancel 10,000 flights this summer due to chaos at airports and a staffing crisis.It is buying 56 A320 planes, narrow-body airliners, …
21.06.2022 - 09:40
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Rival recruiters Brownlee Dean and Tech Search Associates merge to create new consultancy
A Tyneside firm has merged with a West Yorkshire rival to create an expanded national recruitment and consultancy firm. Tech Search Associates, based in Leeds, and Brownlee Dean, based in Newcastle, have joined forces to create Brownlee Cale, a strategic partnership aimed at delivering better results for customers. The newly-formed business has plans to grow …
21.06.2022 - 09:28
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Sky News
‘Fragile’ hospitality industry ‘cannot withstand economic shock’ of rail strikes
This week’s rail and tube strikes could cost the hospitality industry up to £540m, heaping pain on a sector that is still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.Industry body UK Hospitality says it expects to see revenue hit by up to 20%, in comparison to what would be a normal week in June. Chief …
21.06.2022 - 09:21
Business
Evening Standard
Crypto’s Lehman Brothers moment
Revered investor Warren Buffet once said “ only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”Crypto markets have plunged, and the reciprocal damage is starting to surface. Decentralised Finance (DeFi) lending platform Celsius are the latest to be caught with their pants down, sinking the total crypto market value below $1 …
21.06.2022 - 09:10
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Morrisons could look to bring investors to Grimsby’s Europarc with seafood site sale and leaseback
Morrisons’ new owners could look to sell and leaseback the manufacturing facilities it owns in Grimsby as it looks to fund the huge deal and finance future plans. Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice agreed a £7 billion deal for the Bradford-headquartered supermarket giant in October last year, after a lengthy auction process. The …
21.06.2022 - 09:06
Business
Evening Standard
Nationwide offers chart-topping 5% savings deal in challenge to banks
Nationwide fired the first salvo in what could be a savings war by offering a market leading 5% interest rate on one leading account.That puts pressure on the banks to follow suit. They are already facing anger from consumer groups who say they are quick to raise mortgage costs when interest rates rise, but slow …
21.06.2022 - 07:05
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Sky News
Commuter blocks bus and demands to get on as travel disruption continues
Millions of people have been hit by major disruption today due to the largest strike by rail workers for a generation. Just a fifth of trains are running and half of the lines are closed as around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators have …
21.06.2022 - 05:25
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Sky News
Train stations deserted as Britons hit by major travel disruption due to rail and Tube strikes
Millions of Britons are being hit by severe travel disruption, with only a fifth of train services running today due to the biggest national rail strike in 33 years. Half of lines are closed – affecting large swathes of the UK and most of Scotland and Wales – with limited hours of 7.30am to 6.30pm …
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