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Married to the job

Workaholic Brits will spend more than three times as many hours with their office colleagues than with their children – new research has found.

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Taxman can now raid your bank account

Commons Treasury committee raises concerns about powers of HMRC to remove cash from bank accounts without a court order.

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Barclays to cut 19,000 jobs

Barclays is set to cut more than a quarter of the staff in its investment banking arm as part of a radical overhaul of the lender…

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Made in Britain: Quick Hydraulics

Andrew Esson, Managing Director, Quick Hydraulics tells us how having the nerve to acquire a business while the economy was still in the depths of recession,…

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Made in Britain: JJ Churchill

We talk to Andrew Churchill, Managing Director, JJ Churchill who are a third generation family company expanding into Mexico who site the catalyst for their growth…

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Optimism Soars Amongst Smaller Manufacturers

Optimism amongst the UK's smaller manufacturers has surged to its highest level since records began in 1988, according to the CBI's latest SME Trends Survey.

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Foreign Tourists Fuelling UK Growth

Spend on retail, hospitality and leisure is set to rocket as overseas visitors flock to the UK over the next few years, according to a new…

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PayPal executive Agrawal ducks out

Rakesh Agrawal leaves company after sending series of disparaging tweets including one telling coworker 'duck you'

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Scottish ‘yes’ vote could improve UK credit

Moody's has said an independent Scotland would likely receive an investment grade rating and that the rest of the UK's credit could actually be improved in…