7 h. ago A third of company bosses are planning to lay off staff over holiday season, survey suggests

Over half of company heads said their cuts would most likely come between Thanksgiving and Christmas

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48 h. ago Fed up with wrapping presents? This festive pit stop might be the answer

Many of us cannot stand wrapping presents - with just over half of people saying it is their least favourite part of the festive season, according to a new survey

Politics

58 h. ago Watches of Switzerland sales jump as shoppers shrug off tariff impact

Bosses said the company had seen ‘no significant change’ in the behaviour of its shoppers since initial tariffs were introduced earlier this year.

Economics

3 d. ago Jaguar reveals 'London Red' Type 00 EV available to buy in the summer... just a day after design chief exits

Jaguar revealed a 'London Red' Type 00 yesterday in the capital but the event was overshadowed by the news that design boss Gerry McGovern has abruptly left the company.

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4 d. ago Design boss behind Jaguar's 'woke' rebrand departs abruptly after 21 years with the company

Sources said chief creative officer Gerry McGovern, who helped design the new Jaguar Type 00 concept electric vehicle, left the company on Monday.

Economics

4 d. ago JLR has reportedly axed the man behind the new Jaguar, but it’s a decision that may come back to haunt it

If I ran an automotive business, I’d hire Gerry McGovern in a flash. His departure will already have Chinese car company bosses looking up his number, says Steve Fowler

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4 d. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

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4 d. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to reform jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

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4 d. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap some jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

4 d. ago David Lammy to unveil major justice reforms to tackle 'courts emergency'

The Deputy Prime Minister will lay out his plan in parliament today to tackle the 'courts emergency' over a backlog of cases totalling more than 78,000.

Events

5 d. ago 'I went on holiday with my dad and was mortified by question I was asked'

A woman was left gobsmacked after staff at the holiday resort she was at made a wild assumption about her and her dad when she was just trying to make the most of happy hour

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8 d. ago Water company bosses still imposing hosepipe bans despite UK being drenched by Storm Claudia

Hosepipe bans are still in place across some parts of Britain despite a very wet November which saw the UK battered by Storm Claudia

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1 week ago Stepchildren of veterinary tycoon win court battle with his top aides over his £8.2million fortune after being labelled 'entitled spoilt brats'

The case reached London's High Court after the death of Graham Cheslyn-Curtis, boss of Nottinghamshire-based medical supply company Millpledge.

Economics

1 week ago Stepchildren of Notts tycoon who were labelled ‘spoilt brats’ win £8.2m court battle

Graham Cheslyn-Curtis, boss of veterinary medical supply company Millpledge, died in 2018

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2 w. ago Married CEO and woman executive quit after getting steamy on Zoom in front of colleagues

A company boss and a female executive have both quit their jobs after getting frisky in a boardroom, not realising that a computer was sending a video of their romp to their colleagues

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2 w. ago Married company boss and female executive quit after being filmed getting ‘frisky’ following online meeting

A MARRIED company boss and a female exec have quit after being filmed in a “compromising situation” following a video meeting for staff. CEO Rupert Pleasant and his senior colleague, also married, failed to realise they were still being recorded on a computer screen in the boardroom. As well as getting “frisky”, they criticised and...

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2 w. ago Pictures show sinkhole with main road to be closed for over week

Water company bosses have apologised for the inconvenience

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2 w. ago Welsh holiday giant sacks staff at luxury resort after damning food hygiene report

The resort reopened in March 2024 after a multi-million pound transformation

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2 w. ago No company is immune if the AI bubble bursts, Google boss says

Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google owner Alphabet, acknowledged there was some 'irrationality' in the current boom.

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2 w. ago Stock markets tumble as Google boss warns 'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts

Sundar Pichai told the BBC that while the level of investment in AI had been an 'extraordinary moment', there was some 'irrationality' in the current AI boom.

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