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Brixton Soup Kitchen prepares for busy Christmas
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Crypto users forced to share account details with tax officials
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter Getty Images People buying cryptocurrency in the UK now need to share their account details or face penalties, in changes that came into effect on 1 January. The move by the UK’s tax body is designed to ensure they pay all relevant tax on buying and selling crypto, including capital gains tax….
M&S profits almost wiped out after cyber hack left shelves empty
M&S’s profits were almost wiped out after it was hit by a cyber-attack which left shoppers unable to buy online from the company for months. The hack was “an extraordinary moment in time,” it said, as it revealed statutory profit before tax – a figure that reflects all costs for a period – slumped 99%…
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How the new order of the Murdoch dynasty is playing out
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