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New company Eurocell plans £600m gigafactory
A new company says it plans to create hundreds of jobs with a gigafactory to make batteries for electric vehicles, with the UK a possible location. Anglo-Korean firm Eurocell – a joint venture between Worcester-based FIC EMEA and Korean battery firms Eurocell, FIC Advanced Materials and Indong Advanced Materials – says it wants to invest …
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Plymouth estate agents invest after record year for city’s property market
A leading Plymouth estate and letting agency has invested in a new office after the city’s property market enjoyed a record year for house prices. Lang Town & Country, formed in 2015 following the merger of two of the city’s longest established property firms, has relocated to new premises in Mutley Plain, close to its …
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Urgent clarity from Welsh and UK governments needed on future business support in Wales, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for an economic development bill in Wales as it says urgent clarity is needed from both the Welsh and UK governments on the future support for SMEs. The organisation, which represents small and medium-sized businesses, has released a report on the future of business support which sets …
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Inflation hits 30 year high as cost of living crisis grows
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Banker pay soars while teachers and NHS nurses face cost-of-living squeeze
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UK inflation rises to near 30-year high in January
Inflation hit 5.5% in January, its highest rate since March 1992, as the cost of living in Britain continued to surge, official figures show.The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation, up from 5.4% in December, was in line with economists expectations – as clothing, housing, and furniture prices climbed higher, the Office for National …
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Apple given fourth €5m fine by the Netherlands’ antitrust watchdog over App Store dispute
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Fund manager Liontrust faces revolt over ‘excessive’ pay awards
Liontrust, the £1bn London-listed fund manager, is facing an embarrassing pay revolt this week over “excessive” prospective pay awards for its top executives.Sky News has learnt that a substantial proportion of Liontrust’s shareholders will oppose the company’s new remuneration policy at a specially convened general meeting on Wednesday. City sources said the revolt was likely …
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Evening Standard
Inflation tomorrow: the misery index keeps rising
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One million adults in UK went entire day without food last month
A million adults in the UK went an entire day without food last month as the cost of living rises, data reveals.Some 4.7 million adults, or 8.8% of households, experienced food insecurity in the last month, according to The Food Foundation, an increase from 7.3% in July 2021. Of those, 1 million reported that they …
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Slower wage growth begs the question: Who will bear the inevitable pain of surging inflation?
The latest official figures for employee earnings confirm what workers have known for some time: even for those whose wages have gone up, the money is not going as far.Increases in regular pay (excluding bonuses) of 3.7% to December, rising to 4.3% if bonuses are included, look superficially healthy from an employee point of view. …
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Pay rise secured for Liverpool workers at world-leading group
A pay rise has been secured for Liverpool workers who are part of a world leader in marine and environmental services. Almost 50 employees at Liverpool Mooring Services, which is a member of the Briggs Marine group, are to receive a 3% pay increase backdated to January 1, 2021, and then a further 3% rise …

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