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Morrisons confirms sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:01:29 GMT
The supermarket joins a list of firms which pay the legal minimum to unvaccinated staff obliged to isolate.
Hong Kong police charge two former aircrew over Covid rules
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:18:42 GMT
If convicted, the two former flight attendants could face up to six months in prison.
Pension Wise: MPs call for automatic pension help appointments
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:01:20 GMT
Savers are struggling to navigate the "pensions minefield" and need more support, according to MPs.
Amazon halts plan to block UK Visa credit cards amid talks
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:47:58 GMT
Plans to block the cards are halted as the two sides continue to try to resolve a dispute over payment fees.
UK train services cut due to Covid staff absences
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:18:39 GMT
Train operators switch to emergency timetables as a result of high staff sickness rates.
Credit Suisse boss Horta-Osorio resigns over Covid breaches
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:42:23 GMT
Antonio Horta-Osorio leaves the bank after breaking UK quarantine rules to watch tennis at Wimbledon.
Funeral costs drop for first time in 18 years
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:53 GMT
A report says the cost fell by 3.1% but the cheapest type of funeral - a direct cremation - rose in price.
Unilever looks set to continue pursuing £50bn-plus mega-merger
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:07:26 GMT
The maker of Marmite and PG Tips says buying GlaxoSmithKline's healthcare arm would be a "strong fit".
ScotWind offshore auction raises £700m
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:01:27 GMT
Crown Estate Scotland said 17 projects have been chosen in the first seabed leasing round in a decade.
Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:17:44 GMT
Covid-19 has made the rich richer while poverty has increased, the charity Oxfam says.
Cladding crisis: Norwegian wealth fund urged to pressure firms and builders
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:10:20 GMT
Grenfell survivors have asked a huge public fund to have 11 firms "resolve" buildings' fire safety defects.
China cuts interest rates as economic growth slows
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:04:00 GMT
Compared to a year earlier, the economy grew 4% in the last three months of 2021, official figures show.
Will ScotWind auction deliver a renewables revolution?
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 23:14:39 GMT
Over the next decade or so these new offshore wind farm sites could supercharge renewable energy capacity.
Jailed 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli ordered to repay $64m
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:27:45 GMT
Martin Shkreli has also been barred from the US pharmaceutical industry for life.
Ex-supermarket boss Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover dies at 94
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:05:45 GMT
The company's current chief executive described John Sainsbury as a "shopkeeper to his core".
YouTube rich list: MrBeast was the highest-paid star of 2021
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:09:24 GMT
Between them, the 10 highest-paid YouTubers raked in $300m last year.
How delivery apps created 'the Netflix of food ordering'
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:06:23 GMT
Innovative food delivery apps offer everything from multiple restaurant orders to home chef cuisine.
Colombo Port City: A new Dubai or a Chinese enclave?
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:26:12 GMT
China is helping Sri Lanka build a new city to rival global offshore centres. Who will it benefit?
Energy bills: 'It feels like I'm sleeping outside'
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:09:33 GMT
People tell of their struggles to cope, with energy bills set to soar by more than £700 this year.
The people using YouTube to pay for their French chateau
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:11:11 GMT
How chateaux owners are using advertising revenues from social media posts to earn a living.
The controversy of wood pellets as a green energy source
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:01:20 GMT
Wood pellets are touted as a 'green' way to make electricity, but many reject these claims.
The AI software that could turn you in to a music star
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:03:28 GMT
Artificial intelligence is now smart enough to write tracks that earn streaming service royalties.
CES: Should the world’s biggest tech show have gone ahead?
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:32:58 GMT
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has gone ahead in Las Vegas, despite the pandemic.
Lithuania: The European state that dared to defy China then wobbled
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:10:18 GMT
It stood up to China over Taiwan, but this week Lithuania's president said it made a mistake.
The woman working to get unwanted food to the hungry
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:02:11 GMT
Maria Rose Belding explains how she started a US database to distribute unwanted food to the hungry.
Caviar sales soar as more people get a taste for posh fish eggs
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:04:16 GMT
Global producers of caviar say that demand has soared since the first lockdown.
Is there a better way to make new resolutions stick?
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:03:53 GMT
There are lots of apps that promise to make you healthier and happier but are they any good?