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Struggling John Lewis could axe famous ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price pledge after nearly a century as slump in profits starts to bite Boss Dame Sharon White said it could take 5 years to return John Lewis to glory Experts said the employee-owned company was fighting for survival Group profits plunged to £146 million, down from … Read more
Channel 10’s The Project premiered to 1.2 million viewers in 2009, but in the decade since has slumped in the ratings, with just 430,000 viewers tuning in Wednesday. Meanwhile, the current affairs show often makes headlines for the wrong reasons – with Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘awkward’ interview this week being picked up by publications around the world. Yet … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘is set to axe the freeze on fuel duty in upcoming budget but has ruled out bringing in a mansion tax’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak under intense pressure to maintain the fuel duty freeze Conservative backbenchers have warned a rise in tax would alienate voters Mr Sunak signalled wants to break cycle of freezing … Read more
A 36-year-old racing driver who was hacked to death with an axe allegedly by a man he knew has been pictured for the first time. Ryan Lowry was chased down the street and attacked at around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A 31-year-old man has been detained under … Read more
Man, 31, is arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 36, ‘is chased down a street and attacked with an axe before killer called the police and fled’ ‘Shocking’ attack occurred around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester Attacker is reported to have rung the police to report incident before fleeing A 31-year-old man has been … Read more
Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms to axe more than 2,000 jobs as part of their relentless push online By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms are to axe more than 2,000 jobs as part of … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Direct Line to axe 800 jobs By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs. The Churchill Insurance owner says the job cuts are a response to the increasing prevalence … Read more
Lloyds will axe 780 full-time jobs, claims trade union Unite, as 56 branches are due to close by autumn Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland owner has been cutting back on branches News follows HSBC revealing that it will shut another 27 branches Lloyds said it had taken another £2.45billion hit from PPI in recent … Read more
Class sizes are getting bigger to save cash as schools axe teachers as part of widespread cost-cutting measures Schools are axing teachers as part of widespread cost-cutting measures Quieter pupils becoming ‘lost’ in bigger lessons, inspectors in England found Ninety-one per cent of secondary head teachers reported ‘class sizes increased’ By Daily Mail Reporter Published: … Read more
Thousands of couples face a pensions blow as an income boost for older breadwinners is axed this year. The Government is pulling a weekly supplement worth up to £70 for pensioners who support a younger partner who is not yet old enough to collect their own state pension. It means some 11,000 couples will lose … Read more