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Alan Yentob urges BBC bosses to make their output more like a social media platform

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Alan Yentob urges BBC bosses to make their output more like a social media platform to lure in younger audiences Former BBC1 controller Alan Yentob said BBC should act more like social media  Said it should be more of ‘playground’ like Youtube where young talent emerges  Encouraged BBC to open up arts and culture archive … Read more

Car production slumped by a third in 2020 to lowest output in 36 YEARS

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Car making in the UK fell by almost a third to less than 1 million vehicles in 2020 – the biggest year-on-year plunge since the financial crisis and the lowest total output since 1984, new figures have revealed today. Industry bosses said around 10,000 jobs in the sector had been lost so far, and predict … Read more

Car production slumped by a third in 2020 to lowest output in 26 YEARS

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Manufacturing of new cars in the UK fell by almost a third to less than one million units in 2020 – the biggest year-on-year plunge since the financial crisis and the lowest total production output since 1984, new figures have revealed today. Industry bosses said around 10,000 jobs in the sector have been lost so … Read more

UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals 

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We lead the world on cutting CO2 emissions: UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals The nation had the highest long-term reduction in its greenhouse gas output  Carbon emissions fell by 3.7% every year, according to accounting firm PwC To meet Paris Agreement target countries need to cut … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain fires up output but Covid has left nasty scars

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Soon after lockdown, as economic output plunged in Britain and the rest of the world, an economist friend told me he refused to buy into parallels with the Great Depression and other historic disasters. His argument was that Britain and the other Western democracies had learned from the past and the unprecedented fiscal and monetary … Read more

UK business output jumped in June but optimism remains low

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Business output jumped significantly in June but optimism remains as low as it was during the credit crunch Services and manufacturing output jumped by over 10 points each last month Today, nail bars, massage studios, and beauty salons were allowed to reopen  On June 15, non-essential stores were allowed to reopen by the government By … Read more

Business output jumped significantly in June but optimism remains low

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Business output jumped significantly in June but optimism remains as low as it was during the credit crunch Services and manufacturing output jumped by over 10 points each last month Today, nail bars, massage studios, and beauty salons were allowed to reopen  On June 15, non-essential stores were allowed to reopen by the government By … Read more

Britain’s manufacturers suffer record drop in output

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Britain’s manufacturers suffer worst drop in output and employment since records began nearly 30 years ago – outstripping the figures seen during the global financial crisis IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index fell to a record low of 32.6 in April Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to get the country’s economy moving The reading is … Read more