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Metro Bank shares crash after loans blunder revealed
Hundreds of millions wiped off value of company after bank says loans were wrongly classified
Read more » | Desktop version »John Lewis to close Southsea store, putting 127 jobs at risk
Retailer’s parent group also announces it is to outsource 365 maintenance jobs
Read more » | Desktop version »Bono: western world turning its back on HIV fight
Musician and campaigner says pressure to cut aid funding is hampering efforts to stamp out Aids
Read more » | Desktop version »Santander to close 140 branches, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk
Spanish-owned bank hopes to find new roles for a third of the UK employees affected
Read more » | Desktop version »Robot era shouldn't mean end to workers' rights, says UN agency
ILO calls for living wage and union bargaining as automation threatens jobs
Read more » | Desktop version »Former Tesco executive Carl Rogberg cleared of fraud
Two other directors were found not guilty in December after judge threw out the case
Read more » | Desktop version »Forget Netflix - UK cinemas report best year at box office since 1970
Britons went to the movies 177m times in 2018, lured by local and Hollywood hits
Read more » | Desktop version »UK pay growth surges as employment hits record high
Average weekly earnings were up by 3.4% in November – the biggest rise since July 2008
Read more » | Desktop version »Patisserie Valerie falls into administration as bank talks fail
More than 3,000 jobs at risk at chain plunged into crisis after £40m black hole in accounts
Read more » | Desktop version »Online sales slow as UK shoppers rein in Christmas spending
High street gloom spreads online with worst December sales growth in nearly 20 years
Read more » | Desktop version »EasyJet says Gatwick drone chaos cost it £15m
Airline says it is ‘well-prepared’ for Brexit and demand for flights remains solid
Read more » | Desktop version »Backlog of financial ombudsman cases grows to 30,000
Whistleblower tells MPs number of claims not yet allocated case officer has risen threefold since 2016
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