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Katy AustinTransport correspondent BBC At a rail yard near Milton Keynes, a group of men in orange outfits are making final checks on huge slabs of railway track, preparing them so that they are ready to be installed over Christmas and New Year. At a time when many commuters stop work to enjoy celebrations with…
A social action charity has welcomed the decision to increase the living wage in Jersey to £15.10 per hour in 2026. The new rate was approved this week and will come into effect at the beginning of January. The living wage is £1.51 higher than Jersey’s minimum wage which is set to increase to £13.59…
Michael RaceBusiness reporter BBC Sixes, the cricket-themed social chain backed by England captain Ben Stokes, has gone into administration following a “challenging trading period”. All of the company’s 15 UK-based venues remain open, but one branch in Southampton has closed following the decision, with three staff members losing their jobs. Administrators FRP Advisory said talks…
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…
Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentand Craig Buchan,South East BBC South East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issues The boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent. About 24,000 properties in…
The ousted chair of Ben & Jerry’s has accused the company which owns the brand of threatening to launch a public smear campaign against her. Anuradha Mittal, who chaired Ben & Jerry’s independent board for seven years, told the BBC that Magnum had threatened to publish “defamatory statements” about her if she did not step…
Josh MartinBusiness reporter Getty Images Retail sales fell unexpectedly in November as Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending, official figures show. Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts at retailers across November did not lift Black Friday spending as much as in recent years, the Office for National Statistics…
A dad-of-two wants a bus operator to reconsider its charges for a popular school route amid plans for a huge fare hike. Ambi Ambituuni’s daughter currently uses the 85 bus operated by National Express to travel between her home in Coventry and her school in Rugby – journeys costing £165 a term. From January 2,…
TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors for the majority of its business in America, TikTok’s boss told employees on Thursday. Half of the joint venture will be owned by a group of investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX, according to a memo sent…
Tom Bennett,Londonand Bernd Debusmann Jr,White House Reuters The UK has named career diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to the US, Downing Street has confirmed. The previous ambassador, Peter Mandelson, was sacked by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after evidence, including emails and photos, emerged showing his continued association with the paedophile Jeffery…
