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  • Vodafone, Heathrow and JCB head to Reform UK conference as party woos business
  • Allica Bank applies for Swedish banking licence in first move beyond the UK
  • Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop
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Morgan Motor Company, one of the last remaining British-owned carmakers, is to be bought by an Italian investment firm.

Classic British car producer Morgan Motor Company bought by Italian investment firm

6 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Morgan Motor Company, one of the last remaining British-owned carmakers, is to be bought by an Italian investment firm.

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Corporate insolvencies increased by 10 per cent in 2018

6 March 2019 News Business Matters 2 Comments

Begbies Traynor Group, the business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, today issues a trading update for its third quarter ended 31 January 2019.

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Good news for car manufacturers as new car sales rise for first time in 5 years

6 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

After five months of new car decline, figures show that new car demand rose in February by 1.4%.

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Brexit woes start to hit UK services sector

6 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Britain’s service sector output increased marginally in February, Brexit concerns have continued to weigh on the economy and hiring of staff has declined to its fastest pace in seven years.

Lord Sugar unveils TropicÕs new Croydon headquarters with founder Susie Ma after £4m investment

Lord Sugar opens Tropic’s new Croydon headquarters alongside founder Susie Ma

6 March 20196 March 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Lord Sugar today unveils the new £4m Croydon headquarters of the cosmetics and skincare company, Tropic, following a successful period of sustained business growth.

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Toyota warns no-deal Brexit could hit future UK investment & Derby factory

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The head of Toyota’s European operations has warned that a no-deal Brexit threatens future investment at its UK factory near Derby.

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Government watchdog on rent-to-own crackdown to ‘save consumers millions’

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Plans to cap the costs of buying domestic goods such as TVs and fridges through rent-to-own shops have been confirmed by the City watchdog.

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Virgin Atlantic removes cabin crew make-up rule & ‘skirts first’ policy for women

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Virgin Atlantic has removed its long-standing requirement that female cabin crew wear make-up while on duty.

Hundreds of jobs are at risk as restaurant chains, Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner announces intention to enter into CVA to close 27 restaurants

Ed’s Easy Diner & Giraffe set to close third of sites

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Hundreds of jobs are at risk as restaurant chains, Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner announces intention to enter into CVA to close 27 restaurants

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Mike Ashley launches £139m takeover of home shopping company Findel

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Mike Ashley has gone out shopping again, this time Sports Direct are to launch a £139.2m takeover bid for home shopping company, Findel.

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Ministers halt discussion of ‘UK offshore’ tax transparency bill

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The government has dropped a debate on a bill about forcing greater tax transparency in Britain’s Crown dependencies ahead of a likely defeat.

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Estate agent Countrywide fined £215,000 over money-laundering failings

5 March 20198 June 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Estate agent group Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine for money-laundering failures by HMRC.

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Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin resigns amid ‘forced hugging’ row

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The founder and chief executive of fashion chain Ted Baker, Ray Kelvin, has resigned following allegations of misconduct, including “forced hugging”.

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Car buyers overcharged £1,000 by dealers for loans

5 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Some car buyers are being overcharged by more than £1,000 when they take out a loan to buy a car, the UK’s financial watchdog has warned.

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UKs largest bathroom supplier BetterBathrooms goes into administration

4 March 20197 March 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

BetterBathrooms, the country’s largest independent bathroom retailer, has called in administrators.

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The government is paying more to borrow through newly issued debt than at almost any point in the past three decades, a reminder of the tough fiscal backdrop against which prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey are drawing up their first budget, now less than two months away.

Cost of new government borrowing nears 30-year high as October budget looms

UK borrowing costs are close to their highest level in almost three decades, with newly issued government debt yielding an average of 3.8 per cent this year, as Andy Burnham and John Healey prepare a first budget already clouded by talk of tax rises.

easyJet heads back into the FTSE 100 as Entain, Aston Martin and Persimmon face the drop

Scan.com raises $220m to fund US push ahead of flotation talks

Vodafone, Heathrow and JCB head to Reform UK conference as party woos business

Allica Bank applies for Swedish banking licence in first move beyond the UK

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Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop

Burnham’s business rates adviser called for £9bn tax cut for high streets

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