Recent results from the UK’s leading recruitment firms have been, quite frankly, dismal: profit has collapsed across the board as firms struggle to stay afloat amid a sharp downturn in …
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Sad Oompa Loompa actor: I’ve been offered no mental health support since Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow
Vicky Paterson was the ‘sad Oompa Loompa’ in the globally derided Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow. It has led to a paid acting job at the Fringe in a Willy …
Alice Tai: ‘I used to cry before swimming. Now it’s my job’
Alice Tai is a Paralympic champion who has demonstrated that she is equally adept in front of the camera and in the pool. It has been some journey for an …
UK credit unions report surge in loans after demise of payday lenders
Lending by UK credit unions has surged in recent years, following the collapse of major payday lenders and cost of living pressures fuelling a rise in demand for credit. These …
‘Sticky’ hurdle rates contributing to resilient UK business investment
The Bank of England’s interest rate hikes may not have impacted business investment as much as expected due to “sticky” hurdle rates, new research suggests. Higher borrowing costs should lead …
Baillie Gifford US Growth: Investor patience ‘will wear thin’ over underperformance
The £643m Baillie Gifford US Growth trust is at risk of investor patience wearing thin over its failure to keep up with the strength of US markets, analysts have warned. …
Costain chief: Super sewer-style PFIs would power up UK infrastructure
The UK should adopt a similar private financing model to that used in the construction of London’s £5bn super sewer, the chief executive of construction giant Costain said. The approach …
Regulator calls out Barclays and Santander for breaching retail banking order
Britain’s competition watchdog has rebuked Barclays and Santander UK for breaching rules on transaction history data and presenting information through open banking, respectively. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opted …
‘It can be spaghetti out there’: can Cityfibre take on BT?
The UK’s altnet industry is a tangled mess of “spaghetti” – at least, that’s how the boss of Cityfibre put it earlier this year. Altnets, or alternative networks, such as …
Hilltop Honey secures £10m boost as it plans overseas expansion
Hilltop Honey has secured a £10m banking package from Santander UK as the brand looks to gain the financial support it needs to expand globally. The banking package includes stock …