Image copyright WMG/University of Warwick Image caption Professor Lord Bhattacharyya was “a force of nature”, the university said The founder of Warwick Manufacturing Group, a man who “encouraged many firms to locate in Britain”, has died. Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, 78, who started WMG in 1980, played a key role in enabling car giant Tata to …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Millions of automated calls were made to people who had not consented to being contacted A man has been banned from running a company for eight years after two firms made 221 million nuisance calls. Richard Jones was director of Miss-Sold Products UK Limited and Your Money Rights Limited …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump and Theresa May want their countries to sign a free trade deal Number 10 has insisted that the UK will not lower food standards to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. It comes after Washington published its objectives for a US-UK trade pact. The US wants …
Image caption Mr Shabbir has worked with the firm for eight years Vodafone have apologised after a manager posed in a See You Jimmy hat in an “insulting” social media post amid jobs losses in Scotland. Antonio Shabbir, a customer operations director, was also holding a bottle of Irn Bru in the picture posted on …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Duchess of Cambridge is an LK Bennett fan High-end fashion chain LK Bennett has lined up an administrator for the business as it desperately seeks funding to stay afloat. EY will oversee the insolvency if no new investment can be found, according to Sky which first reported the …
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Image copyright WPP Image caption Mark Read became boss of WPP in August Ad giant WPP has seen profits drop sharply as it continues to restructure the business following former boss Sir Martin Sorrell’s abrupt exit last year. Sir Martin quit after allegations of personal misconduct, which he denied. Pre-tax profits at the firm fell …
Image copyright Getty Images More than 5,000 online grooming offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in the 18 months to September 2018, a charity has found. The NSPCC said police figures suggested Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat had been used in 70% of cases of sexual communication with a child since it became …
Image copyright Getty Images Consumers who have been tricked into authorising bank payments to fraudsters are more likely to be reimbursed by their bank in future thanks to new rules agreed by the industry. Customers have lost millions of pounds through this type of scam, known as “push” or “authorised” payment fraud. Previously, because the …
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