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Public finances manage January surplus despite £6.1bn interest payment hit
The public finances showed a £2.9bn surplus in January despite a record bill for the month from the impact of surging inflation on the cost of servicing debt repayments.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said £6.1bn was spent on debt interest payments during the month, denting January’s usual income tax-led budget surplus which came in …
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Independent café group Yorks announces third Birmingham site
An independent Birmingham café group has announced plans to open a new venue in the city. Yorks has signed a deal to launch a new site on the ground floor of Two Chamberlain Square at the £700 million Paradise scheme. The new 2,900 sq ft café is due to open in the spring and will …
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Oil marches towards $100 a barrel as markets react to Ukraine developments
Stock markets have plunged and Brent crude oil and natural gas costs have surged as the crisis over Ukraine deteriorates.Brent, the international oil benchmark, was trading just above $99 at one stage on Tuesday – its highest level since the summer of 2014 – and market experts warned of an inevitable spike beyond $100 in …
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‘I’m old, not stupid’: Campaigning pensioner forces Spanish banks to tackle exclusion of elderly
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Women now make up almost 40% of board seats on FTSE 100 firms
Nearly 40% of all board positions at the UK’s top listed companies are now held by women, up from 12.5% a decade ago, new figures show.A government-backed report said the UK had now progressed from fifth to second in the international rankings at FTSE 100 level, which groups the country’s top 100 public companies, leapfrogging …
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Evening Standard
Up for grabs: winner of National Lottery license to be unveiled soon
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Rising house prices, the lottery licence and Australia reopens its borders
Sky News’ Ian King speaks to Tim Bannister from Rightmove as house prices see their biggest monthly increase.Plus, Justin King from Allwyn speaks to Ian as they launch a bid to take over the National Lottery licence from Camelot, and COVID restrictions in Australia are lifted to allow a return of international tourists.:: Listen and …
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Evening Standard
UK companies worth £3bn fall into foreign hands
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OpenSea confirms hacker stole NFTs ‘worth £1.25m’ from 32 users
A hacker has stolen hundreds of NFTs from dozens of people on the popular trading platform OpenSea, the company’s chief executive has confirmed.The thefts have prompted a scare in the cryptocurrency community, where many people are attempting to realise enormous gains by investing in largely unregulated assets. Devin Finzer confirmed on Twitter that the company …
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What new solicitors needs to do get £160,000 salaries
The salaries of newly qualified solicitors are on the up. Almost daily I get an email from one legal publication or another telling me how London law firms are hiking the pay of their newly qualified solicitors (NQs) to a level considerably more than partners in many Welsh firms earn. NQs are solicitors who have …
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Babcock opens advanced manufacturing lab at Plymouth Science Park
Defence giant Babcock International Group Plc has opened an advanced manufacturing lab at Plymouth Science Park – which will allow it to print metal parts for the first time. The Additive Manufacturing facility will allow Babcock to ramp up its advanced technology capabilities to address critical needs across the engineering and defence support industry and …
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£200m North East riverside regeneration scheme gets under way
A £200m regeneration scheme in the North East is under way amid plans to transform brownfield land into a thriving riverside hub. The scheme at Holborn, South Shields, South Tyneside, will see disused docks and surrounding brownfield land transformed into a bustling riverside quarter with offices, housing and leisure, creating around 1,700 jobs. Work has …

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