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Burger King UK launches its first ever vegan nuggets in time for Veganuary
Burger King UK has launched its first vegan nuggets at a time many consumers are looking to embrace Veganuary. The firm said its latest offering, made from soy and plant proteins and available nationwide from tomorrow, will “taste the same as their meat originals”. The UK arm of Burger King, which has 505 stores and …
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Travel stocks help FTSE rally on first day of new year trading
Travel stocks have helped London’s stock market start the year on a high amid signs that the Omicron variant does not cause such serious illness as other incarnations of COVID-19.The FTSE 100 climbed by as much as 100 points in early trading, hitting levels last seen in February 2020 before shares were hit by a …
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Go-Ahead to suspend trading of shares as rail franchise scandal rumbles on
Transport giant Go-Ahead has moved to suspend trading of its shares as the fallout from its rail franchising scandal continues. The Newcastle firm – the North East’s third largest company by turnover – admitted last year that it had not declared £25m of funding relating to the London & South Eastern Railway (LSER) contract run …
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Ex-Mazars boss Chris Darlington takes on marketing role at business advisors WestBridge Group
A former partner within a number of top 10 accounting firms has joined the board of business advisors WestBridge Group. Chris Darlington was a partner at Mazars for five years, opening and managing the Leicester office in Meridian Business Park and growing it to 50 staff. Prior to that he was the managing partner of …
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People on the Move: key North East appointments and promotions
Healthcare marketing communication specialist Onyx Health has made two new senior appointments. The Newcastle based agency has appointed Lindsay Gill as head of content and Benjamin Park as chief storyteller to expand and enhance its client service offering. Prior to joining Onyx Health, Ms Gill worked as science communication manager for the Centre for Process …
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Analysis: Is Apple really worth $3 trillion and why is the tech giant the most valuable company?
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Ones to watch: Seven Staffordshire businesses to keep an eye on in 2022
2021 has been yet another challenging year for businesses in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and beyond. Organisations across the region have had to continue to fight to keep their businesses afloat, while juggling new restrictions brought about by the pandemic and Brexit. But despite the difficulties over the last 12 months, many firms are looking forward to …
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North Wales developments that can boost the economy in 2022
It has been a challenging start to 2022 thanks to the pandemic but there are developments in the pipeline that can help kickstart the North Wales economy as the year goes on. Major redevelopments, a paper driven manufacturing boom, and a marina are among schemes that can bring investment and jobs as the country looks …
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‘Christmas became a little more expensive’: Shop price inflation highest since March 2019
Shop prices climbed at their fastest rate for nearly three years last month and the increase looks set to accelerate, according to a monthly report published by the retail industry.Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed prices in December were 0.8% up compared with a year earlier, the highest rate since March 2019. The …
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud at blood-testing startup
The founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been convicted of fraud. The 37-year-old was found guilty of turning her company into a sophisticated sham that duped investors and patients into backing revolutionary finger-prick blood-testing technology that never actually worked. A jury convicted her on two counts of wire fraud and two counts of …
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Apple becomes world’s first $3 trillion company
Apple has become the world’s first company with a $3tn (£2.2tn) stock market value.On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley-based tech company’s shares briefly hit a record of $182.88 around midday on Monday. The stock later pulled back from that level, closing 2.5% higher at $182.01. The iPhone maker passed $2tn (£1.4tn) …
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David Bowie back catalogue sells for ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
David Bowie’s back catalogue has been sold to Warner Music Group in a deal reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.The deal covers songs from the 26 studio albums released within the star’s life as well as the posthumous album Toy, and two he made with the band Tin Machine. It spans six …

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