Homebase deal leaves 2,000 jobs at risk
The jobs of more than half of the workforce at the DIY chain Homebase are at risk after the retailer's...
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Train companies to face review over how they prosecute rail fare evasion
Train companies are set to face a review over how they prosecute and enforce rail fare evasion after reports of...
Full list of 115 Post Office crown branches that could close under transformation plan
The Post Office has announced that 115 larger crown branches - those owned by the company directly - could close...
The Range closes in on chunk of Homebase in pre-pack sale
The Range, the privately owned general merchandise retailer, is closing in on a deal to snap up a large chunk...
Why P&O Ferries’ pariah status may never change
P&O Ferries' summary sacking of hundreds of seafarers in March 2022 was and remains perhaps the most ruthless act of...
Post Office faces backlash over job cuts – as ‘transformation plan’ revealed
A union representing Post Office staff has lashed out at proposals that could result in significantly more than 1,000 workers...
P&O spent £47m sacking and replacing 786 mainly British seafarers in 2022
P&O Ferries spent more than £47m summarily sacking hundreds of seafarers in 2022, helping it cut losses by more than...
Thames Water confident over £3bn funding lifeline
Crisis-hit Thames Water says it has received enough support from its creditors to potentially secure up to £3bn in emergency...
Retailers warn Reeves of inflation and job losses after budget tax hikes
Some of Britain's biggest retailers have warned the chancellor that last month's budget will stoke inflation in the economy and...
Typical family farm ‘would have to spend 159% of its profits for a decade to pay inheritance tax’, says rural land group
A typical family farm would have to put 159% of annual profits into paying the new inheritance tax every year...