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Thomas Cook owes £338m to ‘suspicious and angry’ hoteliers globally
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said that hotels across the globe are “suspicious and angry” as some 3,000 hotels are owed money.
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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said that hotels across the globe are “suspicious and angry” as some 3,000 hotels are owed money.
UK firms present at a meeting with no-deal Brexit minister Michael Gove this week have denied his claim that industry told him it is "ready" for…
Car production in factories is running at a seven-year low, down 17 per cent year on year, despite an uptick in output last month. Industry figures…
Wrightbus, one of Northern Ireland’s largest private sector employers, has fallen into insolvency with the loss of more than 1,200 jobs.
Around 110 new Sainsbury’s Local stores will open up across the country, the supermarket announced today as it closed a swathe of stores and pulled out…
Sainsbury's will close 60-70 Argos stores as it adds more of the catalogue shop's outlets to its own stores.
Ride-hailing firm Uber has had its right to operate in London extended for two months.
British tourists face being stranded abroad for up to a fortnight as the government prepares to launch the country’s biggest peacetime repatriation mission following the collapse…
Struggling retailers face a further £115 million hit to their cashflows because the much-maligned business rates process is delaying overdue refunds.
RBS has formally named Alison Rose as its new chief executive, making her the first woman to lead one of the UK's big four banks.
Thomas Cook bosses will hold a crunch meeting today as the fate of the world’s oldest travel company hangs in the balance.
Investors including Tory minister Zac Goldsmith, diamond tycoon Anthony Oppenheimer and fund manager Jim Mellon shared in a £16m dividend from a chain of bowling alleys…
The Competition and Markets Authority has been looking at the £90m deal between JD Sports and Footasylum and is referring it to a so-called phase 2…
Extinction Rebellion protesters are planning to blockade the Port of Dover this weekend blocking two major roads out of the port for up to four hours.
Staff at wealth manager Smith & Williamson will share more than £200 million after it was bought by larger rival Tilney for £625 million.