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    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Managers accept 4% pay rise as Network Rail seeks to blunt UK strikes

      Deal with TSSA union could reduce severity of industrial action this month by ensuring skeleton service

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Facial gym studio among Future Fund start-ups invested in by UK taxpayers

      Government left with holding in 400 companies that drew support from loan scheme during pandemic

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      US equities
      Blue Whale dumps Faang stocks on inflation fears

      Fund backed by Peter Hargreaves sells out of tech groups as consumers under pressure

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
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      Starling Bank faces questions over reliance on state-backed funding

      The UK start-up’s rapid growth owes a lot to the ‘bounce back’ pandemic business lending scheme

    • Saturday, 16 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK train drivers to strike in first mass walkout in 27 years

      On top of co-ordinated action by Aslef on July 30, RMT union adds two further rail strike dates in August

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Fevertree Drinks PLC
      Fever-Tree shares plunge after it slashes profit forecast

      London-listed maker of premium mixers says labour shortages in the US and higher shipping rates will erode earnings

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 15: Copper rout worsens on recession fears, Sri Lankan president resigns
    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
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      Upper Crust owner SSP boosted by longer passenger waiting times

      Travellers have been arriving earlier at airports and rail stations in anticipation of travel disruption

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
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      Emerging market fund group Ashmore hit by $14.3bn drop in assets

      EM specialist suffers investment losses and client outflows as sector comes under pressure

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 14: Oil demand slides to 26-year low, Draghi’s resignation offer is rejected
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      Accounting watchdog fines auditor over Laura Ashley failings

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    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 13: Sunak leads Tory leadership race, US inflation hits 9.1% in June
    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 12: Eight candidates make ballot for UK Tory leader, Euro nears parity with dollar
    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Metropolitan Police Service UK
      Mark Rowley named London Met Police commissioner

      Veteran officer faces challenge to rebuild confidence in the force following string of scandals within its ranks

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Airlines
      Lufthansa and KLM cancel flights and limit sales of cheaper tickets

      Two of Europe’s biggest airlines put measures in place to ease travel chaos

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
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      Lloyd’s of London set to stay in landmark City building

      Decision acknowledges importance of face-to-face contact for global insurance marketplace

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 8: Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe shot and killed, Musk says he is terminating Twitter deal
    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
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      Live news updates from July 7: Boris Johnson resigns, makes appointments despite impending departure
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      UK-focused lender attempts to diversify away from mortgages

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      Whitbread hires Domino’s Pizza boss as new chief executive

      Alison Brittain is leaving the FTSE 100 hospitality group after seven years in the top job

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