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Harrods has introduced a £1 per diner “cover charge” in all its restaurants and cafes in London which staff say aims to bump up profits by up to £1m after a government

crackdown on companies taking a cut of tips

The upmarket department store, whose owners took …

The Norwegian oil company Equinor is being sued over alleged business links to the Israeli energy company Delek Group, which has been flagged by the UN high commissioner for human rights for operating in illegal settlements in Palestinian territory.

A legal complaint being filed on Thursday by Greenpeace Norway claims …

When Hayyan Maqsoud, the director of Syria’s postal service, returned to work on Tuesday, the first thing he did was remove the portraits of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and his father, Hafez al-Assad, from the walls of his Damascus office.

“Finally we can breathe,” said Maqsoud, the lifelong civil …

The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into several British roofing and construction services companies over allegations they “illegally colluded to rig bids” to win contracts for repairing schools.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it suspected that the companies, including building contractors and technical advisers, had worked …

Iran’s supreme leader has claimed the US and Israel acted as the command centre that engineered the downfall of Syria’s former president, Bashar al-Assad, and the ousting of Iran from the country.

He also claimed Iranian intelligence had sent warnings to the Assad government about a possible attack for three …

Train passengers visiting family and friends over Christmas could have their journeys disrupted by crew shortages, especially on parts of the railway network subject to engineering works, the rail minister has warned.

Peter Hendy told MPs that the government is concerned about staffing at train operators over the festive period …

With less than six months to go before the election, it is time to be alert to the numbers and phrases used by politicians, especially when they are trying to tell you that you will be better off under their policies. On this score it is best to pay particular …

The rate of US inflation barely moved in November, the last piece of major economic news before the Federal Reserve weighs whether to cut interest rates for the third time this year at its meeting next week.

Prices rose 2.7% in November compared with a year before, according to consumer …

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and its investors have agreed to buy shares from its employees, valuing the business at $350bn (£275bn).

The US business, in which Musk owns a 42% stake, and its backers are buying the stock at $185 a share, up from $112 a few months ago, …

Cash-strapped consumers are still prioritising spending on holidays but are choosing more affordable destinations including Egypt, Bulgaria and Tunisia for their annual break, according to Europe’s biggest package trip operator.

Tui said new customers with smaller budgets who are not able to find a package holiday in more traditional locations …