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UK West Midlands Town Finds Five-year HR System Deal Is Only Offer On The Table In Pandemic-stricken Procurement

Five more years, five more years... or nothing! A West Midlands town has found out the hard way exactly how much sympat... Read more

30 Percent Of World Agrees Not To Require Onshore Storage For E-commerce Customer Data

New top trade bloc wants fewer barriers to business across China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and 11 more ... Read more

Inventors Design High-tech Helmets For Covid Protection

For two months, Yezin Al-Qaysi has been riding the Toronto subway wearing a huge black "mad helmet". Read more

Christmas Cards 'even More Poignant' This Year

Card shops in England have had to shut in lockdown, yet people still want to connect at Christmas. Read more

Tata: Concern Over Future Of Port Talbot Steelworks

Urgent talks are being sought to see how a funding plan will affect Port Talbot's workforce. Read more

Hays Travel Founder Dies After Collapsing At Work

John Hays ran the UK's largest independent travel agent alongside his wife, Irene. Read more

Covid: Watchdog Shelves Plans To Protect Loyal Savers

The Financial Conduct Authority has also dropped proposals to restrict exit fees paid by investors. Read more

University Staff Urge Probe Into E-book Pricing 'scandal'

More than 2,500 university staff ask MPs to investigate publishers over the rising cost of online texts. Read more

Wells Fargo Former Boss Charged With Misleading Investors

John Stumpf agreed to pay $2.5m to settle the latest claims arising from the bank's fake accounts scandal. Read more

Tesco Apologises After Online Issues Amid Christmas Rush

The supermarket apologises as people are forced to queue online to place their Christmas orders. Read more

Zambia On Brink Of Defaulting On Foreign Debt

Coronavirus has aggravated pre-existing financial pressures, including a $12bn external debt load. Read more

John Lewis Christmas Ad Focuses On Kindness Theme

The company says it has deviated slightly from the style of its previous festive ads due to Covid-19. Read more

Black Friday Emissions Boom Predicted

Climate change: why Black Friday needs patience Read more

Covid: Caffè Nero Seeks Help After Pandemic 'decimates' Trading

The coffee chain, which employs 6,000, people, is seeking financial breathing space from its landlords. Read more

Tax Working From Home, Says Deutsche Bank, Because The Economy Needs That Lunch Money Youre Not Spending

Taxes change all the time, but shifts in behaviour are usually slower than the rush to WfH Deutsche bank has proposed g... Read more