Tory mayoral hopeful Susan Hall says work has moved to a three-day office week September 6, 2023 Tory mayoral hopeful Susan Hall says work has moved to a three-day office week, despite many City bosses urging staff back into offices full-time.
ONS to review ‘best practice’ for data revisions after GDP upgrade September 6, 2023 The ONS has asked the statistics regulator to help it analyse its modelling techniques after it published major revisions to its GDP data.
SVB collapse and rising rates help fintech Clearbank double deposits in six months September 6, 2023 Clearbank has doubled its deposit base in six months as it benefited from rising interest rates and attracted new clients in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) collapse.
Spotify slams report of gangs using platform for money laundering as ‘work of fiction’ September 6, 2023 Spotify has hit back at an investigation by a Swedish newspaper that said the music streamer's platform was allegedly being used by gangs to launder their ill-gotten gains via fake streams.
Transpennine Success? Tory minister defends nationalising rail operator September 6, 2023 Rail Minister Huw Merriman has said that nationalising Transpennine Express was the right decision after cancellation rates fell dramatically.
Interest rates nearing peak as inflation set for ‘quite marked’ fall this year, Bailey says September 6, 2023 The Bank of England is nearing the end of its monetary tightening cycle, the Bank's governor suggested today, adding that there will be a "quite marked" fall in inflation by the end of the year.
Brexit: Sunak closing in on UK rejoining EU Horizon science scheme September 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak appears set to announce that the UK will rejoin the European Union’s £85bn Horizon science research programme. Sources familiar with the negotiations between the two sides said on Wednesday that the Prime Minister has given the go-ahead for a deal to be finalised. The level of compensation for the UK being frozen out [...]
Virgin Media O2 buys ex-Russian owned Upp — but won’t keep it September 6, 2023 Late last year, the UK government ordered Russian oligarch-backed investment company Letterone to sell Upp, saying the ownership was a national security risk.
Ann Summers: Turnover reaches over £100m as lingerie retailer plots store expansion September 6, 2023 The erotic retailer, which has 88 stores across the UK and Ireland, plans to open four or five more stores in 2024, a new filing posted on Companies House shows.
Energy bosses defend prepayment meters despite Ofgem clampdown September 6, 2023 Energy bosses have called for the current ban on prepayment meters to be lifted, amid fears winter debts could spiral.
