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Kwarteng lures ex-BP boss as Whitehall focuses on energy security
The business secretary is drafting the former UK boss of BP onto the board of his department, underlining the shifting of government priorities towards Britain’s energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Sky News has learnt that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will announce this week that Peter Mather, who left the …
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ADVERTORIAL: Bridging the gap between academia and the East Midlands business sector
The East Midlands and its three major cities of Leicester, Derby and Nottingham, is a dynamic business region home to some of the country’s leading companies. One of those is Bradgate Estates, a powerhouse in the region’s property and development sector having built and sold more than £90m worth of property in the last four …
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Laneberg Wine closing down as Covid and Brexit challenges ‘prove too much’ for region’s only urban winery
The owner of the North East’s only urban winery has announced plans to close the company after the challenges of Covid and Brexit proved “too much for our small business”. Laneberg Wine – the UK’s most northerly winery, based in the unlikely location of Team Valley, in Gateshead – released its first wines in 2019 …
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U-Drive creates jobs as it invests more than £10m in new Manchester base
A family-owned car hire, van, truck and minibus rental company is to invest more than £10m in its new Manchester base and create jobs. U-Drive has taken space at Oakhill Trading Estate in Walkden which adds to its nine other locations in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Poole, Salisbury and Southampton, vehicle delivery hubs in Dorchester and …
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Germany issues warning on gas supplies but says state rationing not yet needed
Germany has declared an “early warning” of a gas supply emergency, in one of the starkest signs yet that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is spilling over into European energy markets. The country said that its warning was intended to prepare for the risk of disruption to, or even the end of, natural gas flows …
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Ikea plans to shut Tottenham superstore putting 450 jobs at risk
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P&O shift changes could compromise safety, report warned
P&O plans to double the time crew members spend aboard cross-Channel ferries could increase stress and fatigue and compromise safety, according to the author of a report that warned of the dangers of extending tours of duty.Having sacked almost 800 workers without notice earlier this month, P&O plans to extend the tour of duty of …
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Ministers hire consultants to help design new football regulator
A leading consultancy firm has been drafted in by the government to help design a new independent body that will be charged with regulating English football.Sky News has learnt that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has hired New York-based Oliver Wyman to work on aspects of Whitehall’s response to former sports …
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Meet the Ukrainian tech entrepreneur who has raised £300,000 of humanitarian relief from London
A Ukrainian-born tech entrepreneur who took a step back from her business to concentrate on humanitarian relief in her home country has raised more than £300,000 from some of the industry’s biggest names and investors.London-based Irra Ariella Khi, 37, has set up Sunflower Relief to help distribute medical supplies, hygiene products, camping equipment and food …
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The City was never going to lose that many jobs to Brexit
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LV= members share £38m after sale fiasco
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The man who ‘changed the world’ to step down after 50-year FedEx journey
The typical tenure of a S&P 500 chief executive is just under eight years. In the FTSE 100, it is just under six years.Bear those figures in mind when considering that Fred Smith, the founder and chief executive of the logistics giant FedEx, will have notched up more than 50 years when he steps down …

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