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Heathrow cancels flights affecting 10,000 travellers on Monday and warns of more to come
Heathrow ordered the cancellation of 61 flights on Monday, affecting 10,000 passengers – and warned of more to come this summer.The flights were axed because the airport said it did not have enough capacity to handle expected passenger numbers. Airlines were asked not to rebook affected travellers on to alternative flights on Monday.Problems with the …
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Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied govts – leaked files reveal
Uber lobbied officials to drop investigations, used a “kill switch” to thwart law enforcement and considered exploiting violence against its drivers to gain public sympathy as it aggressively expanded into global markets, according to analysis of a leaked batch of confidential documents.The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) scoured more than 124,000 documents – including …
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Canadian pension fund backs $5.8bn ‘buy now pay later’ giant Klarna
Klarna, the buy-now-pay-later credit provider, is close to unveiling an $800m fundraising at a valuation of less than $6bn, echoing deteriorating public market sentiment towards technology companies.Sky News has learnt that Klarna, which is based in Sweden, is expected to announce as soon as this week that it has secured the funding from existing investors …
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“I’m not going to go and sit on a yacht”: Celebrity chef Nisha Katona reveals ambition for Mowgli Street Food as search for new investor starts
The founder of Mowgli Street Food has revealed her expansion plans for the fast-growing restaurant chain as the search for a major new investor starts. Nisha Katona opened her first eatery in Liverpool in 2014 and now presides over an ever-growing network across the country. Now a celebrity chef and having appeared on Masterchef, Cooking …
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‘An income tax cut that is for life, not for Christmas’: Tax plans could decide who leads the Tories
Tax policy is shaping up to be a deciding issue among the Tory leadership hopefuls.Former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid, who both announced their candidacy on Saturday, have said they will cut corporation tax. Both men said that they would scrap current government plans to raise the tax from 19% to 25% and …
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People on the move: Key North East appointments and promotions of the week
Deloitte has appointed a new partner, an associate partner and four new directors in its Newcastle office. The accountancy firm has also appointed a new director to its tax and legal team. Across the UK, Deloitte has promoted 124 people to partner – a 57% increase on last year. In the Newcastle office a total …
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Kwarteng uses new national security law to halt Truphone asset sale
The firesale of a leading British mobile phone technology provider whose owners include Roman Abramovich has been halted by the government amid a national security probe into the deal.Sky News has learnt that officials at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued an interim order this week to block the purchase of …
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Twitter to sue Elon Musk for trying to call off his $44 billion takeover deal
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Twitter to sue Elon Musk after he pulls plug on $44bn takeover deal
Elon Musk has pulled out of a deal to take over Twitter for $44bn (£36.5bn).In a statement provided to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, representatives for Mr Musk said Twitter breached terms of an agreement and “appears to have made false and misleading representations”. They said Twitter had also failed to provide data and …
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Chameleon delivers office fit-out for fintech firm celebrated for its workplace wow – now take a look
How do you create a workspace fit for a company recently ranked in the top 10 in the UK for its existing provision? That was the challenge facing Hull’s Chameleon Business Interiors when fintech firm Dojo turned to it for its new city centre operation. As reported, the payment specialist has expanded, taking a significant …
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Inside Dojo’s new @TheDock base in Hull
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Birmingham apartments approved despite concerns over night-time venues
A controversial new block of flats in Birmingham’s Gay Village have been approved despite fears it could lead to problems in the area. The development site in Kent Street is close to the Nightingale nightclub and other late-night venues. The consented complex will comprise two buildings, of seven and 12 storeys respectively, containing 456 apartments …

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