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Cricket-based chain Sixes falls into administration
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Tom Pellereau regains full ownership of Styl Pro after Lord Sugar buyout
Tom Pellereau, the first winner of The Apprentice to secure an equity investment from Lord Sugar, has regained full ownership of his business after buying out Lord Sugar’s 50 per cent stake. The deal, agreed 14 years after the original investment, returns Styl Pro to 100 per cent founder ownershipContinue Reading
Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned eight other politicians’ loyalty to UK
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A Reform candidate who said the deputy prime minister David Lammy should “go home to the Caribbean” also suggested that theContinue Reading
BBC viewers blown away by Chris Hoy’s wife’s gesture after her own heartbreak
BBC audiences have been left deeply moved by Sarra Hoy following a powerful new documentary offering an intimate glimpse into their lives as the Olympic legend confronts terminal cancer. Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me made its debut on BBC One on Thursday evening, with the celebrated cyclist candidly discussingContinue Reading
Angela Rayner ‘to publish memoir’ amid growing speculation over leadership challenge
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Fears patients with learning disabilities ‘will remain trapped in hospitals’ despite Mental Health Act changes
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Thousands of patients with learning disabilities will remain trapped in hospitals despite “milestone” changes to the Mental Health Act, campaigners haveContinue Reading
One chance to stop major projects being built on your doorstep under Labour’s nimbyism crackdown
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Labour has created new barriers for those who would seek to oppose large developments in their area as its landmark planningContinue Reading
Morrisons handed £17m ‘pasty tax’ bill over rotisserie chicken bags
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Paddington and Wonka director to helm first Labubu movie
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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted as banks gain freedom to set higher caps
Millions of people could soon be able to spend more than £100 with a single tap of their bank card, after the financial regulator confirmed plans to lift the current contactless payment limit. From March, banks and card providers will be allowed to set their own maximum limits for contactlessContinue Reading