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New lifeline for bank customers as ‘super-ATMs’ go on trial in England

04-06-2024 14:25

Residents in areas without branches can withdraw and deposit cash with various high street banks using one machineThe first in a planned wave of new “super-ATMs” allowing customers of multiple banks to make cash deposits and free withdrawals have opened for business.Described as a UK industry first, major high street banks have worked together to install “multi-bank deposit ATMs” that could offer a lifeline for residents and small businesses in areas that have in some cas

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Will Labour rebalance the country in favour of working people? I don’t think so | Sharon Graham

04-06-2024 11:00

I have watched as corporate lobbyists push to water down Labour’s pro-worker policies. We, the labour movement, must push backSharon Graham is the general secretary of UniteUnite may be Labour’s biggest affiliate, but our job first and foremost is to defend workers. I make no apology for holding Labour’s feet to the fire on workers’ rights – no matter how uncomfortable it might make some or what criticism is laid at my door.Of course I want a Labour government, but

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Vistry sells 1,750 homes to Blackstone and Regis in £580m deal

04-06-2024 09:52

Portfolio of rental properties, focused in the south-east of England, will be managed by Leaf LivingBusiness live – latest updatesThe housebuilder Vistry has agreed to sell 1,750 new homes to the private equity group Blackstone and its partner Regis for rent in a £580m deal.Vistry said the portfolio, concentrated in the south-east of England and spanning 36 developments, would be managed by the private rented sector housing provider Leaf Living, which is backed by funds managed by Bl

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Internet provider Brsk has blocked our home’s view

04-06-2024 08:00

An enormous telegraph pole appeared out of the blue, and council says there is nothing we can doRecently, without warning, enormous telegraph poles were installed outside our house by internet provider Brsk. We already have BT and Virgin cables running underground. The council told me there was nothing it could do because telegraph poles come under “permitted development” rules. Ten days later we received a letter informing us that we would be invited to give feedback about an upcomi

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Tribunal cases to rise as UK firms push back on remote working, experts say

04-06-2024 06:00

Some employers emboldened by ruling against FCA manager’s claim over working at home full-timeLawyers and HR experts expect an increase in employment tribunal cases as companies increasingly clamp down on working from home and staff become resentful that the flexibility they have enjoyed since the Covid crisis is being slowly rolled back.A number of companies are now advocating a full five-day return to the office, with others enforcing a minimum number of days in the workplace. Administra

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