China eases planned fuel price hikes as Asia reels from energy crisis

Laurie Watson Laurie Watson’s flight back from a sailing holiday was cancelled Airlines are paying out millions of pounds in compensation to passengers every year after initially saying no as consumer groups accuse firms of trying to put customers off making claims for severe delays or cancellations. Almost £11m was paid to passengers in the…

McVitie’s Penguin and Club bars are no longer classed as chocolate after rising cocoa prices led the makers to switch to using other ingredients. Club bars had previously been marketed under the slogan: “If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit, join our club”. But both treats are now described as “chocolate flavour”…

Jemma CrewBusiness reporter PA Media TGI Fridays has closed 16 of its UK restaurants, putting 456 employees out of work. The American-inspired casual dining chain’s remaining 33 restaurants will continue to operate after the business was sold in a rescue deal. Interpath was appointed as administrator to Liberty Bar and Restaurant group, which managed the…

“Foreign workers play a very important role when it comes to Spain’s macroeconomic success: the growth of its GDP, its strong and resilient labour market,” Elma Saiz, Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Immigration, tells the BBC. She underlines that, of the country’s 22 million registered workers, 14.1% are foreigners.