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• European oil facilities hit by cyber-attacks

  03-02-2022 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Multiple oil transport and storage companies across Europe have been hacked, the BBC has confirmed.
  
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• Rishi Sunak defends response as energy bills soar

  03-02-2022 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chancellor says offering help of £350 to most households will take the "sting" out of the rise.
  
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• Energy bills to soar by £693 from April

  03-02-2022 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A typical household will pay £1,971 a year from April but plans to soften the blow have been revealed.
  
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• Don't ask for a big pay rise, warns Bank of England boss

  03-02-2022 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Bailey says a 'painful' period of prices rising faster than wages is needed to control inflation.
  
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• Soaring prices: 'I may have to move back in with my parents'

  03-02-2022 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People from across the UK tell BBC News how they feel about soaring energy bills.
  
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• Carillion: KPMG hit with £1.3bn government lawsuit over audit

  03-02-2022 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit claims KPMG failed to spot misstatements in the construction giant's accounts before it went bust.
  
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• Most homes to get energy bill discount of £350

  03-02-2022 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions will get a repayable £200 rebate, with a further £150 council tax cut in England.
  
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• Interest rates rise again in bid to cool soaring prices

  03-02-2022 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bank of England increases rates for the second time in three months as the cost of living rises.
  
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• How the interest rate rise might affect you

  03-02-2022 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England has now increased interest rates to 0.5% , the second rise in three months.
  
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• KP Snacks hack prompts crisp and nut supplies warning

  03-02-2022 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The producer of McCoys, Hula Hoops and various varieties of nuts, is hit by a ransomware attack
  
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• UK Scaleup Navenio Hires New CEO To Drive US Expansion Following 153% Growth in 2021

  03-02-2022 11:00
  
  Navenio strengthens senior team with the appointment of a new CEO to build out its global offering, after securing first two sites in the US Follows December’s £9.5m series A top-up, £1.5m NHSX AI in Health and Care Award and new partnerships with platforms such as HERE Technologies Oxford, UK; 3rd February 2022: Navenio, the UK health & location tech scale up, today announced plans for its next chapter of growth and expansion into the...Source: RealWire
  
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• Digitalisation of global business helps turbocharge IT & Business Services M&A, says Hampleton Partners' report

  03-02-2022 10:35
  
  London, UK – 3 February 2022. The latest IT & Business Services M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals a 23 per cent increase in the number of M&A transactions in the second-half of 2021 compared to 2H2020 - 538 deals compared to 437. As for the whole year, 902 deals were recorded in 2021 compared to 818 deals in 2020, a 10 per cent increase in the...Source: RealWire
  
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• Spotify boss says too early to know Joe Rogan row impact

  03-02-2022 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in the streaming platform fell by more than 10% in after-hours trading.
  
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• Andrew Forrest: Australian billionaire launches criminal case against Facebook

  03-02-2022 05:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a world-first case in Australia, Andrew Forrest takes aim at scam ads that used his image.
  
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• Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history

  03-02-2022 05:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology giant's owner Meta said platforms like TikTok were hurting its growth.
  
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• Many people still in the dark over gas boilers, say MPs

  03-02-2022 02:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government needs to clearly spell out the major changes required in the years ahead, a committee says.
  
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• Cost of living: ‘How will we afford anything with bills this high?’

  03-02-2022 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recent poll for BBC 5 Live suggests a third of adults working full-time are struggling to pay their bills.
  
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• Budget 2022: India's job crisis leading to a 'nowhere generation'

  03-02-2022 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Finding opportunities for hundreds of millions of young Indians is crucial for the country's future.
  
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• 'I have had more time, silence and solitude to write'

  03-02-2022 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why authors like Isabel Allende have moved the traditional book tour online.
  
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