When Amazon, which is often blamed for single-handedly ruining the High Street, opened its first physical bookshops in 2015 it…
Odeon owner AMC to accept payment in Bitcoin
AMC, the US cinema chain that owns Odeon, says it will allow customers to pay for movie tickets and concessions…
Taliban will not be able to access most Afghan central bank assets
Any central bank assets the Afghan government has in the US will not be made available to the Taliban, a…
Will England’s success boost the UK economy?
Former England striker Alan Shearer has told the BBC that England’s success in the Euro 2020 tournament so far has…
‘We have six unfilled jobs but no one has applied’
“If we were to open up in full swing it would be at least 12 jobs unfilled, but it’s six…
Warnings of staff shortages due to self-isolation
A decision not to ease rules on self-isolation until 16 August could lead to severe staff shortages this summer, industry…
Wetherspoons warns price of meals to rise if VAT goes up
Wetherspoons says it will have to put up the price of food in its pubs by around 40p a meal…
Public finances vulnerable to shocks after Covid, says watchdog
The government faces an “increasingly risky” situation as debt has soared and the cost of Covid mounts, the fiscal watchdog…
Morrisons: Bidding war looms for supermarket as rivals circle
A US investment firm is considering making a rival offer for Morrisons, days after the UK supermarket agreed to a…
Economic outlook ‘unusually uncertain’ despite ‘rapid’ vaccine rollout
The outlook for the UK economy remains “unusually uncertain” despite the rapid rollout of the vaccine programme, the Bank of…
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