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AO World has warned of shortages of electrical products and delivery drivers before Christmas, as coronavirus disruption pushed one of the pandemic winners into a GBP10m loss between April and September. Issuing its second profit warning in two months, the online retailer said shortages had been
Police and banks have warned consumers to be vigilant when shopping in this week's Black Friday sales, with a rise in scams expected to cost shoppers milions. Police said crime over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period last year defrauded online shoppers in Britain of
Boris Johnson has been criticised by senior business leaders and Conservative MPs for a "rambling" speech to top industry figures that saw him extensively praise Peppa Pig World, compare himself to Moses and imitate the noise of an accelerating car. The prime minister's sprawling address to
Employers in the UK are following the lead of their counterparts in the US by stepping up demands for staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19, analysis of recruitment adverts reveals. According to figures from the jobs website Adzuna, the number of ads explicitly requiring candidates to
Atom Bank is moving staff to a four-day week with no loss of pay, making it the biggest UK employer so far to shift away from the traditional five-day week. The smartphone-based bank, which employs 430 people, is moving most staff from a 37.5-hour working week
It is unlikely to be welcome news for those hoping to put their feet up in later life: a study has found that the key to keeping a sharp memory could be to do more housework. A combination of light housework such as washing up, making
Westminster City Council has announced the launch of the Digital Academy, which will see a range of tech partners including Microsoft, O2 and Google work with the Council to help combat digital exclusion. The Academy is the first step in Westminster's Smart City programme, and offers
‘Stand your ground,’ ‘be your best friend’: Filipina founders offer advice to aspiring entrepreneurs
PIXABAY Focus on your values, make people the core of your strategy, and be a catalyst of change, said Filipina founders to fellow entrepreneurs at the Startup Pinay Summit held during a startup conference
TAIPEI - A U.S. warship again sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which always riles China whose government believes Washington is
PIXABAY MIZATA, El Salvador/LONDON - El Salvador plans to build the world's first "Bitcoin City" with money from a $1 billion bitcoin-backed bond the country's President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday. Here is what we
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday advised against travel to Germany and Denmark because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in