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Eight million households to start receiving cost-of-living payments in July
Eight million households will start receiving cost-of-living payments from 14 July, the government has said.Low-income households on benefits will get £326 next month as part of a £21bn support package to help with soaring bills, which was announced last month. Another £324 will hit their accounts in the autumn, according to the Department for Work …
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Fresh travel chaos fears as thousands more rail workers set to vote on strike action
Thousands more railway workers will vote on strike action in growing disputes over pay and jobs which could lead to even more travel chaos this summer.The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will ballot more than 6,000 of its members at Network Rail from 20 June to 11 July. It comes after members of the Rail, …
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Evening Standard
Pounded: Sterling slumps to two-year low on interest rate talk
STERLING fell to its lowest for more than two years today, as currency traders backed the dollar and ditched the pound.The Federal Reserve is poised to put interest rates up tomorrow, with the Bank of England to follow on Thursday.But there is a growing conviction that the Fed will move more aggressively than the Bank, …
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A recession is worse than inflation — why the Bank is getting this all wrong
Danny BlanchflowerINFLATION hit 9% in April but this may well be close to the peak.  Inflation falls as people stop spending but the fix to getting prices down is likely more harmful.  The combination of fiscal austerity and monetary tightening is likely to put the economy into a downward tailspin.  Brexit hasn’t helped.Recessions hurt more than inflation.  A one …
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Vianet returns to profit amid upbeat view of growth potential
Internet of things provider Vianet has returned to profitability telling investors it was closing in on its pre-pandemic performance. The AIM-listed Stockton business said that it had recovered strongly following the impact of Covid on its key markets and that it would return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 before going on to achieve double digit …
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Beal Homes enters phase three of huge Goole housing development
Beal Homes has entered the next phase of its in-demand The Greenways development, bringing 76 new homes to Goole – including a new design. Phase three will take the total number of properties delivered at the 73-acre site over the 200-mark, with the first buyers expected to move into homes in this latest phase within …
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Evening Standard
New Go-Ahead owner reveals plans for London
Go-Ahead’s new joint-owners are “ready to invest” in improved rail and bus services for London, bosses of the two companies have said.The consortium said it hoped to accelerate the transport operator’s growth plans, adding decisions about London’s services would ultimately be a matter for TfL.Michael Sewards, Co-CEO of Kinetic, told the Standard: “We look to …
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‘Blatant flouting of consumer rights’ among airlines as flight chaos threatens summer getaway
A consumer rights expert has accused airlines of presiding over a “blatant flouting” of their obligations to passengers following the recent flight chaos which threatens to continue into the summer holiday season.Sue Davies, head of consumer rights at consumer group Which?, told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) committee of MPs there were …
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Plans for new HS2 station will see thousands of civil servants relocating to landmark building
Thousands of civil servants are to move to a landmark building in Manchester from 2025, it has been announced. A lease agreement has been signed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) with developer Ask Real Estate and its joint venture partner, The Richardson Family, for a c.12,000sqm site in First Street. The office will replace …
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Evening Standard
Pay crunch gives Bank of England tough call on interest rates
THE UK jobs market remains strong but pay is falling at the fastest rate for 20 years official figures today suggest, putting intense pressure on the Bank of England as it ponders the next rise in interest rates due on Thursday.GDP numbers yesterday suggested the economy is heading for recession and today there was “grim …
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The ranks of the ‘economically inactive’ are needed if worker shortage is to ease
Unpicking the messages from labour market data is a full-time job in itself, but the latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is unlikely to make anyone skip into work this morning.Unemployment remains close to a 50-year low of 3.8%. Expect to hear this mentioned frequently by ministers – a vindication of the …
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Informa scores unwanted hat-trick as investors exhibit huge pay protest
Informa, the FTSE-100 exhibitions organiser, is braced for another huge pay protest against its board this week.Sky News understands that a large proportion of shareholders intend to oppose Informa’s remuneration report at its annual meeting on Thursday. The revolt will make it the third year in a row that the company has seen shareholders revolt …

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