A Blackburn tour operator has been jailed for more than two years after fraudulently securing two £50,000 Covid Bounce Back Loans, despite companies only being entitled to one. Raja Imtiaz, 52, of London Road, Blackburn,…
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Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, is in advanced talks to pump $500 million (£400m) into Wayve, a UK-based self-driving car start-up. The fresh investment follows the company’s participation in Wayve’s record $1.1bn funding round…
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President Donald Trump has suggested that US television networks critical of his administration should have their broadcast licences revoked. The comments came as he praised ABC for suspending late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose monologue about…
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In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, meeting new people has never been easier. LinkedIn messages arrive in your inbox, networking events seem to appear every week, Zoom calls can introduce you to someone on the other…
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Bristol-based band Massive Attack has requested that their music be removed from Spotify, protesting investments made by its founder, Daniel Ek, in a defence company producing military drones and AI technology. The band have also…
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Will Shu, founder and chief executive of Deliveroo, will step down once the company’s £2.7bn takeover by US rival DoorDash completes next month. Shu, who launched the food delivery platform in 2012, holds a 6.6%…
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Retail bosses are warning that rising levels of shoplifting and violence against staff are deterring young people from entering the sector, deepening the industry’s recruitment crisis. Jonathan James, owner of James Convenience Retail, which runs…
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The UK public sector has swelled to its largest size in over a decade, even as the wider economy struggles with a hiring slowdown. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show almost 6.2…
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Sugo Succo was born and raised in Miami, Florida, in the heart of Little Havana. Growing up in a Cuban-American household, he was surrounded by food, music, and traditions that shaped his outlook on life.…
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Barclays has launched a new market-leading lending facility designed to support UK farmers adopting regenerative and sustainable agricultural practices. The Farm Transition Finance (FTF) proposition offers eligible farmers a 0.3 per cent interest rate reduction…