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Business leaders urged to toughen up cyber security protection
Technology
The code encourages firms to improve the cyber skills and awareness of their employees
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Number of firms in distress soars amid ‘debt storm’ worries
Insolvency and Administration
Latest Red Flag alert found 47,477 firms were in critical financial distress
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Breast cancer could cost º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy £3.6bn by 2034
Economy
There are around 55,000 new cases in Britain each year and breast cancer causes over 11,000 deaths annually
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'Whopping' pay deal for construction workers at energy sites means strike is called off
Employment
Deal is worth more than 17% over two years
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Nationwide to offer safe spaces to people suffering domestic abuse
People
More than 400 branches across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ will be involved in the scheme
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Airbus Helicopters to acquire US robotic aircraft maker Aerovel
Deals
The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals but is expected to close later in 2024
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Recruitment firm Robert Walters cuts 220 jobs as hiring slows globally
Professional Services
Many firms have reduced hiring activity in recent months
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Aim-listed Time Finance appoints head of relationship management
Appointments
The Bath-based firm specialises in the provision or arrangement of funding solutions to over 11,000 º£½ÇÊÓƵ businesses
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Pennon announces £89 million acquisition of SES Water
Deals
The Exeter-based utilities group is the parent firm for South West Water and Bristol Water
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Eco-friendly food packaging firms 2M Group and Xampla win Innovate º£½ÇÊÓƵ support to grow manufacturing
Technology
Morro technology designed to save millions of tonnes of waste from landfill or incineration
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Revolution Bars announces closure of eight sites
Food and Drink
Bars in cities including Liverpool, Sheffield and Southampton to close
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Hercules Site Services secures £1.3 million deal with recruitment firm
Deals
The Gloucestershire-based firm has a blue-chip customer base, which includes Balfour Beatty, Costain, Kier, Skanska, Dyer & Butler and Volker Fitzpatrick
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Chemicals giant Johnson Matthey announces plans to cut hundreds of jobs
Employment
The battery materials business has º£½ÇÊÓƵ sites in Swindon, London, Cambridge and Reading to name a few
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Government to invest £20m helping universities turn research into businesses
Jeremy Hunt
'Innovative, globally competitive businesses like Oxford Nanopore are making a huge contribution to our economy'
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Government urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains in bid to save 100s of Alstom jobs
Employment
Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies at the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest rail assembly factory in Derby
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Drop in retail sales pushes sector to worst month since the pandemic
Retail & High Street
Retailers reported cost-of-living pressures, reduced footfall and poor weather hit them hard
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Contractors face increasing cost pressures as tender workload slows
Construction
A survey by Southern Construction Framework found high inflation and interest rates were impacting spending within the construction industry amid inflated build costs
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Mars set to take over Hotel Chocolat in deal worth more than £500m
Deals
The upmarket chain said support of the major corporation was needed to back its plans to grow around the world
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Record rise in rents as house prices fall annually for first time in a decade
Housing
Rental prices in London rose by 6.8% annually in October
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PM says he will stick to his plan on reducing inflation amid calls for tax cuts
Conservative Party
Rishi Sunak warns 'hard decisions' still needed ahead of Autumn Statement
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Foot Anstey advises Solivus on Farnborough Airport lightweight solar installation
Energy
Solivus, specialists in light-weight solar solutions and decarbonisation, are expected to start the installation at Farnborough Airport before the end of 2023
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Enviromena to complete Somerset solar farm as one of two projects in 2024
Environment
The clean energy company said it will complete two solar energy farms in the South of England early next year
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Taylor Wimpey on track to meet significantly scaled back profits amid uncertainty
Company Results
The prominent housebuilder said its sites remained attractive though lending costs were taking their toll on buyers
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Bensons for Beds 'returns to profitability' after sales rise despite 'unfavourable weather'
North West
Bensons for Beds has not revealed any detailed sales or profits figures
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