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P&O Ferries won’t face criminal action over mass sacking of staff
P&O Ferries will not face criminal action over the way it fired nearly 800 employees earlier this year, the Insolvency Service has said.
Sunday 25 October 2026
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P&O Ferries will not face criminal action over the way it fired nearly 800 employees earlier this year, the Insolvency Service has said.
The rapid decline in the use of cash during the pandemic has eased as consumers return to their preferred method of paying for things, a report…
The number of businesses fined by HMRC for deliberately obscuring their corporation tax affairs has climbed to its highest level in four years.
The number of struggling firms striking Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) with creditors has plunged 47 per cent in the past year after tax authorities tightened the…
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike next month in a clash with the government over jobs and pay.
Residents in Birmingham, Bradford and Cornwall will be hit hardest by spiralling energy prices as the crisis threatens to deepen this week, a study has shown.
An eight-day strike at the Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s biggest gateway to global trade, could disrupt supplies to the nation’s supermarkets and exports by the country’s…
Cineworld, the world’s second largest cinema chain, is preparing to file for bankruptcy after failing to see a quick enough recovery in movie-going since the end…
The Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries has been accused of behaving like “corporate gangsters” after celebrating record-breaking profits just months after sacking 800 of its UK-based…
Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.
Anglers may love a warm, sunny day on the riverbank or at a lake, but this summer has proved too hot and too sunny, in turn…
Consumer confidence has fallen to a new record low as people facing painful budget squeezes have become “exasperated” at the state of the economy.
Two thirds of people with mild Covid-19 are still infectious five days after their symptoms begin, according to a study.
Government borrowing was £3 billion higher than expected in the year to July, putting pressure on the next chancellor to keep costs down to meet fiscal…
Figures out today show that HMRC raked in another £2.4 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the three months to July 2022. This is £300 million…