With the increased threat of industrial strike action looming across the UK, we consider whether a force majeure clause can…
TSB staff and bosses to share £29.8m bonus pot after record profits
TSB’s 5,700 staff and executives are to share a 10% bigger bonus pot this year, after rising interest rates pushed…
NatWest to close another 23 branches in England and Wales
NatWest is to shut another 23 branches in England and Wales, adding to a raft of high street banking closures…
Shell puts 2,000 UK jobs at risk with review of Shell Energy retail division
Shell has put more than 2,000 jobs in the UK at risk after launching a “strategic review” of its domestic…
British taxpayers get stake in AI checkout firm & whisky distillery as it backs 53 new companies
British taxpayers have become shareholders in a further 53 companies backed by a government rescue funding scheme. These firms include…
Wetherspoons announces another 11 pubs to close with 35 still on the market
The chain announced last year that it would be selling nearly 40 of its pubs due to the combined impact…
Dyson family, Gym Shark founder and Sting among 100 Brits who paid £5.2bn tax in 2022
The highest taxpayers in the UK include a scrap metal dealer, JK Rowling, the founder of Gymshark, Sting and the…
Russia bombards Ukraine with deadly missile strikes
Russia lashed out at Ukraine, launching a wave of missiles on Thursday, after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send…
U.S. military operation kills ISIS facilitator in Somalia
A special forces raid Wednesday night in northern Somalia resulted in the death of ISIS operator and facilitator Bilal al-Sudani…
Archaeologists find the oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian named Hekashepes represents two remarkable firsts, but it wasn’t the lead scientist’s favorite discovery…
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