New UK Information Commissioner begins term
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John Edwards begins his new role as UK Information Commissioner today on a five year term, having spent the past eight years as…
Unite demands clear targets for use of UK steel in HS2 project
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The Unite union is demanding the government sets clear targets for the use of UK-produced steel in the HS2 rail project, after…
Inflation may hit 7 per cent this year, economists warn
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Inflation could exceed 7 per cent this year to reach levels last seen in the 1990s, according to an annual survey of…
Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes falls victim to China debts
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The owner of Gieves & Hawkes has been put into liquidation after initial attempts to find a buyer for the 250-year-old Savile…
Batteries are out as Samsung TV remote uses radio waves and solar power
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Many people will have banged a battery-powered TV remote on the brink of dying against a table hoping to revive it. But…
David Bowie’s songbook sells in £185 millon deal
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Twenty years ago David Bowie watched what the internet was doing to his industry and predicted that music would become a commodity…
Private parking firms hand out 22,000 fines a day
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Drivers are being given an average of more than 22,000 tickets every day by private parking companies, according to analysis of government…
Apple becomes first $3 trillion company after pandemic growth
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Apple has become the world’s first $3 trillion company after an extraordinary rally in its shares during the pandemic. The iPhone maker’s…
We’re on the right path to tackle Covid crisis, says Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson has warned hospitals in England to brace themselves for “considerable” pressure in the next few weeks but ruled out new…
Jury finds Theranos Elizabeth Holmes founder guilty on four fraud counts
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on four of 11 charges of fraud, concluding a high profile trial that…