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German police search Deutsche Bank offices in tax haven case
German authorities have searched the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and other offices on the suspicion that bank employees ..
Gourmet Burger Kitchen shuts 10 restaurants in first wave of closures
Gourmet Burger Kitchen has shuttered 10 sites in the first wave of closures following the approval of a restructuring plan earlier this..
Young couples losing out on family life as house prices soar
Millennial couples are delaying having children and “putting their lives on hold” because of the sky-high cost of housing, “shocking” f..
£711bn of assets tipped to leave London for Frankfurt due to Brexit
London is expected to lose a mammoth 800 billion euro (£711 billion) of assets as lenders shift operations to Frankfurt in preparation ..
Annual growth in consumer credit slowed further in October, says Bank of England
The number of mortgage approvals being made to home buyers jumped to a nine-month high in October, Bank of England figures show.
Meanwh..
The key to preventing New Year staff departures
The secret to avoiding resignations in the new year rush for jobs has been revealed.
Greene King makes no-deal Brexit contingency plans as sales rise
Greene King toasted its investment strategy and a warm summer as it unveiled sales growth for the first half of the year.
But the compa..
Funeral market set for major probe after sky-high price hikes
Britain’s £2 billion funeral market is facing a major investigation after the competition watchdog found prices have been soaring for “..
Thomas Cook confirms hit to profits amid higher costs and heatwave
Travel company Thomas Cook has released further details of a “disappointing” financial year, two days after its share price plunged fol..
Intu bidders abandon £2.8bn deal amid economic uncertainty
A £2.8 billion deal to buy shopping centre giant Intu Properties has been scrapped after the consortium of takeover suitors blamed economy
Unilever boss Paul Polman steps down after 10 years
The Unilever boss who fended off Kraft’s takeover bid and oversaw a failed plan to abandon its London listing is to retire in the new y..
Black Friday failed to ‘paper over cracks’ on struggling high streets
Black Friday failed to paper over the deepening cracks on Britain’s high streets and more high-profile closures are likely next year, a..
Happiest places to live in Britain revealed by survey
Leigh-on-Sea has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain, with Farnham in Surrey in second place and Monmouth in Wales comin..
Reports paint grim picture of harm to economy from no-deal Brexit
Separate assessments from Whitehall and the Bank of England have painted a grim picture of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the UK eco..
















