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Stoke takeaway owner delivers 1,000 presents to children in need
A takeaway owner has delivered a thousand presents to children across his city this Christmas. Arfan Mohammed, the owner of Sizzlers Fastfood, has donated a pound from every order to buy presents for children who might otherwise not receive one on Christmas Day. Pupils at Our Lady and St Benedict Academy are some of the…
Back to school: How to save on uniform costs
Parents can cheaply stock up on frequent-wear items with supermarket bundle deals, while the charity Family Action suggested they team up to bulk buy items that would otherwise take them over budget. According to research from the bank Nationwide, a third of parents said they buy uniform from supermarkets, a third shop around for the…
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending that they should have physical copies of their plans at the ready as a precaution. A recent spate of hacks has highlighted the chaos that…
JLR job cuts a cause for uncertainty and worry
News that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was to cut 4,000 jobs was a cause for uncertainty and stress for company workers and those in the wider supply chain, experts have said. Prof David Bailey from the Birmingham Business School said he worried it could limit the company’s ability to innovate in the future while David…
Virgin Media fined after hanging up on customers trying to cancel contracts
Ofcom received complaints from 1,881 customers who reported difficulties cancelling. It added that some customers resorted to having to cancel their direct debits, which led to further difficulties such as missed payments impacting their credit score. Black said Ofcom had introduced “further safeguards to prevent this from happening again”, including its “One Touch Switch” process…
Rachel Reeves backs Andy Burnham for prime minister
Reeves emphasised the importance of the next leader sticking to her fiscal rules, which include ensuring day-to-day spending is funded through tax revenue by the end of the Parliament and reducing debt as a proportion of GDP. Burnham has previously committed to keeping the current government borrowing and spending rules in place. “The last government…
