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Retailers warn inflation could hamper UK shoppers in run-up to Christmas
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 00:01
Shoppers’ ability to afford Christmas treats has been put under threat as retailers warned November could mark a turning point for inflation, with the recent fall in prices slowing amid increased fresh produce costs and fewer discounts on the shelves. Shop prices fell by 0. 6% in November, compared with …
FCA is ‘incompetent at best, dishonest at worst’, claim MPs and peers
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 00:01
Britain’s financial sector watchdog is “incompetent at best, dishonest at worst”, according to a damning report by M Ps and Lords which called for a big shake-up. An examination of the Financial Conduct Authority, which took almost three years and collected evidence from 175 fraud victims, whistleblowers and the regulator’s …
Joe Root: ‘Winning the Ashes in Australia would mean more than anything’
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 20:00
“I know this one, ” Joe Root says with a little grin as he confirms the latest milestone he will reach in Test cricket on Wednesday when England play New Zealand in Christchurch. “It will be my150th Test. We’re fortunate to play so much Test cricket compared to other nations, …
Borthwick’s new England are stuck in a time warp with few signs of change | Gerard Meagher
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 20:00
As is standard practice, after one last night together, perhaps sharing a collective sigh of relief at ending their losing streak against Japan, England’s players have returned to their clubs. Less common is that the coaches do so too but Joe El-Abd’s Oyonnax are currently third bottom of the French …
‘Business cash cow has been milked,’ CBI chair tells ministers
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 19:36
The chair of the Confederation of British Industry, Rupert Soames, accused the government of treating employers as a “cash cow” on Monday as he urged ministers to water down plans for workers’ rights. “It’s been tough on business. In the budget, business has been the cash cow and it’s been …
Is it time for another general election? I mean it’s been four months | John Crace
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 18:35
It’s the logical conclusion to the disposable society. Don’t like the result of the last general election? Then just have another one. Who cares if the new government has only been in office for four months? If you’re not feeling markedly better off already then the new prime minister is …
Lucy Letby: hospital executive denies being ‘too slow’ to act over concerns
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 18:33
A hospital executive has denied being “too slow” to act over concerns that Lucy Letby could be harming babies but admitted she failed to treat it as a safeguarding issue. Alison Kelly, the executive lead for safeguarding children at the Countess of Chester hospital, was told by senior doctors in …
Ireland prices corporation tax loss from Trump policies at €10bn
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 18:33
Ireland’s prime minister has said the country could lose €10bn (£8. 35bn) in corporate tax if just three US multinationals were repatriated to America under a hostile Donald Trump administration. His remarks come just days after Trump nominated the Wall Street investor Howard Lutnickto lead the Department of Commerce with …
Barclays’ retreat over regulator’s Qatari finding is a cop-out
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 18:30
A regulatory ruling that your conduct was “reckless and lacked integrity” is meant to be a highly serious matter for a bank. Thus it was understandable two years ago that Barclays decided to appeal againsta £50m fineimposed by the Financial Conduct Authority that related to the disclosure of controversial payments …
‘We had no alternative’: Reeves defends her budget to the CBI
Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 18:25
A defiant Rachel Reeves has rebuked critics of her tax-raising budget on Monday, telling disgruntled business leaders that they have offered “no alternatives” to her plans. Since Labour’s first budget in 14 years last month, business groups have warned that the chancellor’s £25bn increase in employer national insurance contributions (NI …
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