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Lloyds will not delay closures of last banks in town
Lloyds has become the only leading high street bank to say it will not delay the closure of any remaining last branches in towns until a…
Friday 23 October 2026
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Lloyds has become the only leading high street bank to say it will not delay the closure of any remaining last branches in towns until a…
Spaceport Cornwall is pressing ahead with the expansion of its “cluster” of space-related firms in Newquay and aims to see launches resume next year, with officials…
Salcombe in Devon, nicknamed Chelsea-on-Sea by locals, has overtaken Sandbanks in Dorset as the most expensive seaside town for homebuyers in Britain.
A lawsuit has been filed against Google to seek £3.4bn ($4.2bn) in compensation for publishers for lost revenue.
An investigation into sexual misconduct at one of Britain's biggest business lobby groups has been widened after new allegations have emerged.
TikTok has been fined £12.7m for failing to protect the privacy of children, the UK's data watchdog has said.
Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has filed for bankruptcy in the US after failing to secure new investment.
Lord Sugar has enjoyed a multi-million pound pay-out after selling his stake in a skincare business run by a former contestant on The Apprentice.
Women are working an average of 13 per cent longer hours compared to the 1970s, while men’s working hours dropped by an average of two per…
The slump in the UK’s manufacturing sector deepened last month, with output levels worse than expected despite a decline in inflationary pressures.
Hospitality bodies have warned that business failure is worse now than it was during the pandemic as the sector braces itself for the first month of…
Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish for-hire e-scooters from the streets of the French capital, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a “very clear message”.
Passport Office workers are beginning a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions.
The number of “open banking” payments more than doubled last year to 68 million, with small and medium-sized businesses adopting the technology more quickly than consumers.
Increasing numbers of people are avoiding eating out and more than half have cut back on non-essential spending this year as the cost of living takes…