All news by author: Lawrence Matheson
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One in five over 55s believe they have been discriminated against because of age
A survey of 2,000 adults by financial firm Canada Life found complaints including fewer opportunities to progress in the workplace and feeling more pressure to perform well in their job
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Tata Steel starts 45-day consultation on 2,800 job losses at blast furnaces
The company is planning to shut down blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, and switch to a more environmentally friendly way of producing steel
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Rail services to be 'extremely limited' on Monday as drivers continue strike
The dispute started 20 months ago and remains deadlocked, with no talks planned
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The price of love: Valentine's Day is 'too expensive' to celebrate for one in 20
Nearly a fifth of people surveyed said that they believe Valentine's Day is over-commercialised
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Lucky Saint raises a glass to sales surge as more Brits drink alcohol-free beer
The boss of Lucky Saint said it traded "particularly well" over December, as many drinkers have moderated their alcohol consumption throughout the year and not only for Dry January
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Wagamama to open 10 new UK restaurants and create 500 jobs in major update
The pan-Asian restaurant chain opened its first new site of the year in Bentley Bridge in Wolverhampton on Monday, as it said demand from consumers was growing
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Royal Mint launches new 50p coin celebrating 200th anniversary of the RNLI
The Royal Mint will also be presenting all 238 RNLI Lifeboat stations with their own commemorative 50p coin
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BP investors are looking for a strategy update from new chief executive
The company's shares ticked up this week after Shell beat expectations after making £5.8 billion in underlying earnings in the last three months of 2023
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TSB plans jobs cuts and branch closures to save £29m, parent firm reveals
The bank has set aside about £29 million for a programme of initiatives which it said will help manage business expenses
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FIFA open to the idea of using an algorithm to determine football transfer fees
FIFA wants to open debate on setting soccer transfer fees by algorithm instead of the historic way of two clubs negotiating a market value price for contracted players.
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Apple snaps out of year-long sales slump with revenue rise, but share price dips
Apple snapped out of a year-long sales drop during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects
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Facebook owner Meta's shares up 14% after profits triple in 'year of efficiency'
The company's shares jumped 14% in after-hours trading.
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Apple chief Tim Cook teases AI announcements are coming 'later this year'
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed the tech giant will make a big announcement about generative AI features on its devices 'later this year'
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Ryanair reports busy January, but cancelled 950 flights due to Israel-Hamas war
The Dublin-based budget airline said it had 12.2 million customers last month, an increase of 3% on the 11.8 million people it flew during the same month last year
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Hipgnosis boss Merck Mercuriadis steps down as CEO amid row with music fund
Merck Mercuriadis will become chairman of the music royalties fund manager
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Tesco launches new hybrid fruit after a decline in demand for satsuma production
Tesco has been working with growers in Spain and Morocco to develop new hybrid easy-peeler citrus fruit, as it reported that satsuma production is in decline because the European market traditionally prefers seeded clementines
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Search for online love could cost you thousands as romance scams are on the rise
The average amount lost to romance scams last year was £6,937, slightly down from £8,237 in 2022
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Train drivers strike to cause widespread travel disruption for passengers
The latest wave of strikes by train drivers will cause fresh travel chaos for passengers on Friday, Saturday and Monday
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UK will 'miss out the AI goldrush' unless Government adopts positive vision
The UK's approach to artificial intelligence has become too narrowly focused on AI safety and the threats the technology could pose, rather than its benefits, meaning it could "miss out on the AI goldrush", a House of Lords Committee has warned
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YouGov confident as sales accelerate despite tough 'macro-economic environment'
The London-based company told shareholders it is therefore confident of meeting its guidance for the financial year, as it cheered the "resilient performance"
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Social energy tariff could have saved 2.2 million households from fuel poverty
A coalition of charities has called on the Government to 'urgently think again' and fund a targeted energy deal, or social tariff, to 'markedly' discount energy costs for those of all ages at greatest risk from the cold
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Deutsche Bank to axe 3,500 jobs by end of year as part of £2.1 bn saving drive
The German banking giant said the move is part of efforts to cut 2.5 billion euros (£2.1 billion) of costs to help improve its profits
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Samsung reports 34% decline in Q4 operating profit due to slowdown in demand
Samsung Electronics has reported a decline in operating profit for the last quarter as demand slowed for its TVs and other consumer electronics products
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Gama Aviation rescues 'vital' air ambulance services provider from adminstration
Specialist Aviation Service, which provided helicopters and pilots for air ambulance services across the South of England, has been sold to Gama Aviation
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Record-breaking 11.5m submitted tax returns, but 1.1m missed month end deadline
It is estimated that around 1.1 million people missed the January 31 deadline for 2022-23 returns
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