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Ski hell taught me not to cut corners on insurance, says LUCY WHITE

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Back on the slopes: Lucy White had taken out travel insurance before her accident in 2018, but it was still a hard fight to get a payout Lying immobilised on my back in a French ski resort trauma centre, after a nasty fall in which I’d broken two vertebrae, I was relieved to find out … Read more

Nearly 40% of US doctors are burnt-out and half would be willing to take a pay cut for better hours

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American physicians are burnt-out and would take a substantial pay cut for better hours, a new survey has found. Researchers found that almost half of Generation X physicians (ages 40 to 54) reported feeling burnt-out mainly due to too many bureaucratic tasks and lack of respect from bosses and colleagues. By comparison, 38 percent of … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Bank should think of savers and hold fire on rate cut

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The drumbeat for a cut in interest rates is building, with money markets betting on a reduction as soon as January 30 when the Monetary Policy Committee meets. Some 62 per cent of traders have placed deals which point to a quarter of a percentage point cut in the bank rate to 0.5 per cent. This … Read more

Savers face more misery as interest rate cut looms

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Savers face more misery as interest rate cut looms… but mortgages could get EVEN cheaper By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 15 January 2020 Long-suffering savers are braced for a further hit to their nest eggs as pressure mounts on the Bank of England … Read more

Interest rate cut now on the cards as the pound takes another leg down

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Interest rate CUT now on the cards, say analysts, as pound falls to two-year lows after shock data shows UK economy shrinking Raising of rates ‘increasingly out of kilter with economic reality’ economist says The pound has fallen to $1.208 versus the dollar and €1.077 against the euro Pressure on Bank of England to join US and … Read more

FTSE CLOSE: Markets rally on hopes of US rate cut

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FTSE CLOSE: Markets rally on hopes of US rate cut; FCA hits banks with clampdown on overdraft fees; Depressed pound edges up as Theresa May steps down The FTSE 100 closed up 1%, or 72 points, at 7,331.94  The FCA has banned banks from charging more for unarranged overdrafts  The pound has edged up a little … Read more

Aviva axes 1,800 jobs as it aims to cut costs ahead of the business being broken up

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Aviva axes 1,800 jobs as it aims to cut costs ahead of the business being broken up By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 June 2019 Aviva’s boss has unveiled plans to axe 1,800 jobs and pave the way for a break-up of the … Read more

Corporate raider Melrose has cut nearly 900 jobs at engineer GKN since its controversial takeover 

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Corporate raider Melrose has cut nearly 900 jobs at engineer GKN since its controversial takeover Staff numbers fell by 861 to 48,068 under Melrose in 2018  Biggest decline was at its Driveline division, which makes driveshafts for cars  It was recently revealed Melrose was shutting a GKN factory near Birmingham  By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail … Read more

Government’s plan to ban junk food adverts before 9pm ‘will cut just TWO calories a day’

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Banning junk food adverts before the watershed will only cut two calories from a child’s diet a day, research shows.   The Government revealed plans in March to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, fat and sugar on television and social media until after 9pm.  They hoped the strict rules would curb soaring childhood obesity … Read more