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• Brexit would threaten London's financial dominance: UK minister Jo Johnson - Economic Times

  25-04-2016 23:38
  
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  Brexit would threaten London's financial dominance: UK minister Jo Johnson
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  LONDON: If Britain votes to leave the European Union, London's dominant position as the pre-eminent global financial centre in its time zone would be placed under threat and other EU centres would seek to rip away business, British minister Jo Johnson ...
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• Zizzi cuts staff perks days after introduction of new living wage

  25-04-2016 20:04
  
  Pizza chain reduces workers’ tips and restricts choice of free meals in changes it says are not linked to fair pay schemeWaiting staff at the pizza chain Zizzi have had the amount they earn from tips cut, and workers will have their choice of free meals limited in changes the firm insisted were not related to the government’s “national living wage”. Related: How much of your tip goes to staff? A restaurant by restaurant guideContinue reading...
  
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• Mary Portas: how I would have saved BHS

  25-04-2016 19:58
  
  The department store chain was too slow to change in fast-moving retail landscape, but with bit of imagination it didn’t need to end this wayBritish Home Stores had a place in the heart of the 1970s shopper. It was a practical solution brand that was affordable and accessible.At its heart, it delivered good quality, decent stuff for people on a budget. That’s the historical position of British Home Stores. And it always had a brilliant lighting department.Continue reading...
  
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• 11,000 banks urged to check security amid fears hackers could steal TENS OF MILLIONS

  25-04-2016 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of global banks and financial firms have been urged to check security amid fears hackers have found a way to access systems and steal cash.
  
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• It’s seller beware as eBay’s buyer guarantee is exploited by scammers

  25-04-2016 10:42
  
  We have been telling eBay that it has a serious problem for years. Now it is going to do something about itAfter the highest bidder on eBay offered Jordan Allison £600 for his mobile phone he dutifully packaged it up and sent it off by registered post. However, although Royal Mail’s website showed it had been signed for, the buyer claimed it hadn’t arrived. When Allison sent proof of delivery the buyer said he had received the parcel after all, but instead of a phone it contain
  
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• The faces of Britain's banknotes – in pictures

  25-04-2016 10:38
  
  JMW Turner, Jane Austen and Sir Winston Churchill are the new additions to the Bank of England’s banknotes Continue reading...
  
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• Ups and downs of having a British Gas Homecare contract

  25-04-2016 08:00
  
  The annual charge has increased by nearly 10%, but we only had a new boiler installed in 2013We have a British Gas HomeCare 200 central heating contract, and the annual renewal recently became due. When the paperwork arrived the annual charge had been increased from £258 to £283 – a 9.8% increase.We have been longstanding customers of HomeCare for many years, and we value the service provided, but the increase appeared excessive, particularly as we had a new boiler fitted and a
  
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• How do I manage the stress of being director of a charity I love?

  25-04-2016 08:00
  
  I was promoted a few months ago, but I am struggling to cope with my new role and a very demanding bossTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?I work for a small charity doing a job I love for a cause I am passionate about.
  
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