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Gap Considers Closing All Its UK Stores

Thousands of jobs could be at risk as the US clothing chain mulls closing its company-owned shops. Read more

Finding Remote Working A Bit Of A Grind? Microsoft Staffers Feel Your Pain

Gloomy workers unlikely to moan about open plan again as office reopening slides to July 2021 Remote working is the gif... Read more

Covid: Virgin Holidays 'must Pay Refunds Or Face Court'

The regulator sets deadlines for refunds to be paid, but the company says it is "98% through the queue". Read more

Covid-19 App Users Can't Get Isolation Payment

An alert issued via the app will not mean the recipient can claim a payment for self-isolating. Read more

KFC To Create 5,400 Jobs In The UK And Ireland

The chain says some jobs will be partly funded by the UK's Kickstart scheme, which aims to help young people. Read more

Dangerous Products: 'I Heard A Loud Crackle And Bang'

Worries over dangerous products sold via online marketplaces prompt a call for changes in the law. Read more

Shoppers Defy Economic Gloom In September

The amount of retail sales saw a 1.5% rise last month, boosted by DIY and garden items. Read more

Britain And Japan Sign Post-Brexit Trade Deal

The countries formally sign a deal described by the UK's international trade secretary as "ground-breaking". Read more

Furlough Fraudsters 'may Have Stolen More Than £3bn'

The National Audit Office spending watchdog says a scheme designed to protect jobs was open to abuse. Read more

Huawei 'forging Forward' Despite Trump Sanctions

The phone maker is at the centre of the Trump administration's crackdown on Chinese tech firms. Read more

'A Big Supermarket Shop Feels Frivolous Now'

Families from both ends of the income spectrum have had to tighten their belts in the last six months. Read more

Goldman Sachs To Pay $3bn Over 1MDB Corruption Scandal

The investment bank will pay a record sum for violating bribery laws in the 1MDB corruption affair. Read more

Huawei Mate 40 Phones Launch Despite Chip Freeze

Chinese firm says its new phones are powered by the world's fastest mobile processor. Read more

Slow And Steady Progress In Microsoft's Latest Diversity Report, Though Most Execs Still Pale And Male

US lawmakers can look away now. Actually, don't Amid grumbling from lawmakers, Microsoft has pushed out a fresh diversi... Read more

Coronavirus: Canary Islands Added To UK's Safe Travel List

UK tourists will also no longer need to quarantine after visiting Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark. Read more