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JP Morgan reaches agreement with City airport for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower
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JP Morgan reaches agreement with City airport for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower

Bank to submit planning application shortly, after securing deal on 265m-high London Docklands buildingBusiness live – latest updatesJP Morgan Chase has reached agreement with London City airport to b...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Iceland chain offers job to man sacked by Waitrose after confronting shoplifter
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Iceland chain offers job to man sacked by Waitrose after confronting shoplifter

Iceland’s chair Richard Walker says Walker Smith is ‘welcome to a job with us’ as public fundraiser hits £7,500Keir Starmer’s cost of living tsar, who is the chair of Iceland, has offered a job to a w...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK City firms report fastest turnaround in fortunes in 30 years
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UK City firms report fastest turnaround in fortunes in 30 years

CBI figures showing surprise jump in financial sector’s growth will be welcome news for Rachel ReevesBritain’s financial services companies have reported a strong recovery in activity at the start of...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK manufacturers ‘will pay £940m a year more in business rates due to Reeves changes’
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UK manufacturers ‘will pay £940m a year more in business rates due to Reeves changes’

Government should look at ways to help as firms are paying disproportionate bills, says MakeUKBritish manufacturers have said they will have to pay an extra £940m a year in business rates because of c...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Waitrose under pressure to reinstate worker sacked after stopping shoplifter
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Waitrose under pressure to reinstate worker sacked after stopping shoplifter

Retailer faces public outcry over treatment of Walker Smith, who tackled shoplifter stealing Easter eggs at London storeWaitrose is under growing pressure to reinstate an employee of 17 years who was...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Dozens of firms risk losing B Corp status after standards overhaul
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Dozens of firms risk losing B Corp status after standards overhaul

Tougher ethical certification process requires companies to meet standards in every one out of seven categoriesDozens of companies may be at risk of losing their coveted B Corp ethical status after th...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Thousands of small UK firms’ energy bills set to more than double due to Iran war
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Thousands of small UK firms’ energy bills set to more than double due to Iran war

Companies using heating oil have already begun rationing their fuel use, says Federation of Small BusinessesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThousands of independent businesses across the UK are brace...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says
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Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says

Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income householdsUp to 9.6 million UK workers are to benefit from the changes to sick pay rules, according to unions. T...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
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Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ UK government plans to backtrack on manifesto promisesThis article contains an image of a duck being force-fed that some readers may find up...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs
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Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs

Walker Smith, 54, who worked for retailer for 17 years, says he grabbed bag from thief before they escapedA Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopping...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK
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Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK

Average traditional funeral now costs £4,623, up 1.3% since January, says report from Pure CremationThe war in Iran is pushing up the cost of living in the UK but it is also driving up the “cost of dy...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Former Co-op boss was paid almost £2m before leaving after group’s difficult year
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Former Co-op boss was paid almost £2m before leaving after group’s difficult year

Shirine Khoury-Haq and other managers did not receive annual bonus after damaging cyber-attack in 2025The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch
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Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite bossThe government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on busines...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK food halls buck downbeat hospitality trend: ‘In this impossible climate, they shine hope’
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UK food halls buck downbeat hospitality trend: ‘In this impossible climate, they shine hope’

Amid closures and soaring costs, food halls are booming as a cheaper, lower-risk alternative to traditional restaurantsBeeps chirp through the cavernous Cambridge Street Collective on a busy weekday,...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers
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Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers

Fears of Easter chaos over scaling up of new EU border system are eased, with no facial IDs for Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengersPassengers crossing the Channel from the UK to France will not face ne...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
‘Over the top and fun:’ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival
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‘Over the top and fun:’ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival

Ray Blanchette admits he may be a ‘little crazy’ as he outlines chain’s hopes of building 1,000 outlets globally“I am a little crazy maybe,” admits Ray Blanchette, a former TGI Fridays kitchen manager...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war
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Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war

Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, while in England the north has had the sharpest increasesFuel prices have risen faster in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region since the beginning of the I...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’
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Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment risesYoung people in the UK are more likely to leave their job for health reasons and become econom...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says
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Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says

Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectivelyVisual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockadeFood prices rose sharply in March as war in the Middle East d...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
US senators rebuke Ticketmaster for raising fees after hidden charge crackdown: ‘Bait and switch’
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US senators rebuke Ticketmaster for raising fees after hidden charge crackdown: ‘Bait and switch’

Richard Blumenthal says company acts like it has ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ as records show it upping fees to cut lossesTicketmaster quietly raised other fees after US crackdown on hidden chargesSign...

The Guardian Music6 months ago