3 h. ago BP pivots back to oil and gas after ‘misplaced’ faith in green energy

Chief executive says group was too optimistic over shift to renewables

Politics

4 h. ago 'Exceptional circumstances' with CalMac's ageing ferry fleet trigger route changes

Chief executive says further setbacks have left it “stretched to the limit”

Politics

5 h. ago New Oldham council chief executive wants to make borough ‘unstoppable’

Shelley Kipling, who has been performing the role on an interim basis in recent months, has been confirmed as the council's top boss

Politics

6 h. ago Sewage overflows ‘not good enough’, boss of North West water supplier says

The chief executive of United Utilities said pollution incidents were not something that could be fixed ‘instantly’.

Politics

7 h. ago Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam GBThe savagely deep cuts that Keir Starmer has announced to the international aid budget make a mockery of the pledge his party made to the British people in its manifesto. Then, it promised to restore development spending at the level of 0.7% of gross national income “as soon as fiscal circumstances allow”. On Tuesday the prime minister stood in front of parliament and announced that he will cut it from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP. In the same manifesto, Labour made a commitment to “rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development with a new approach based on genuine respect and partnership with the global south”. This week, the government turned its back on it.Of course, I understand the argument that defence spending has to be increased, but cutting our aid budget still further when governm...

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22 h. ago Wes Streeting to axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after ousting of chief executive

NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of rolesWes Streeting will axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after his ousting of its chair and chief executive in what health service staff fear is a power grab.The health secretary’s plan follows Amanda Pritchard’s shock announcement on Monday that she was stepping down as the organisation’s chief executive next month. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Microsoft workers protest sale of AI and cloud services to Israeli military

Five Microsoft employees have been ejected from a meeting with the company’s chief executive for protesting the company providing artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military

Events

23 h. ago 'Keir Starmer is putting missiles before medicine and it won't serve UK's interests'

Writing for The Mirror, Dr Halima Begum, chief executive of Oxfam UK, said that compassion has gone out the window - while international aid helps the UK's self-interest

Events

29 h. ago CEO resigns after video of him giving ‘Nazi salute’ at company event goes viral

ESI Construction chief executive Tom Hill stepped down after giving two straight-arm salutes in what he alleges was ‘commentary on the craziness of our political environment’

Politics

29 h. ago NHS boss Amanda Pritchard QUITS as Labour's Wes Streeting bids to tighten his control of health service

Her departure as NHS England chief executive follows a meeting with the Health Secretary yesterday to discuss his plans for an overhaul.

Politics

29 h. ago Health Secretary insists he did not ask NHS boss to leave her job

Amanda Pritchard announced on Tuesday that she will leave her role as NHS chief executive at the end of March.

Society

29 h. ago Shock closure of Falkirk primary school sparks probe into other buildings

Falkirk Chief Executive Kenneth Lawrie apologised for the disruption caused by the closure of Maddiston Primary School and praised staff for their efforts to relocate nearly 500 pupils over the weekend

Events

30 h. ago Water boss admits ‘devastating’ impact of parasite outbreak while pay rises

Pennon’s chief executive Susan Davy said her base salary was rising from £494,000 to £511,000 this year.

Economics

31 h. ago Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties

Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD partyBusiness live – latest updatesSales of new Tesla cars almost halved in Europe last month, indicating waning demand for the US carmaker’s vehicles as its chief executive Elon Musk intervened repeatedly in the politics on both sides of the Atlantic.The Texas-based carmaker sold 9,945 vehicles in Europe in January, down 45% from last year’s 18,161, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Tesla’s share of the market dropped to 1% from 1.8%. Continue reading...

Politics

50 h. ago Manchester United's reason behind 200 MORE job cuts club says it 'deeply regrets'

Chief executive Omar Berrada has told Manchester United staff that job losses are an unfortunate part of club's wider plan to make it profitable after five consecutive years of financial losses

Society

50 h. ago Man United announce plan to make 200 MORE redundancies, taking Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bodycount to 450

CHRIS WHEELER: Staff were given the bad news during a meeting at Old Trafford on Monday afternoon by chief executive Omar Berrada and chief operating officer Collette Roche.

Politics

51 h. ago Manchester United announce another 200 job cuts as Omar Berrada issues statement

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada has confirmed that up to 200 more jobs are to go at the club as part of a wider restructuring project

Politics

52 h. ago BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this weekBP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels when it presents its strategy to investors this week.The chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, is poised to tell shareholders that the oil and gas company is scrapping its target to increase renewable generation 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

Events

53 h. ago Oldham council to cut agency spending after splashing £56m in four years

The Labour-led authority has been criticised for its spending

Economics

57 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 24 February: Just Eat backs £3.4bn takeover, B&M profit downgrade as boss quits

Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be bought by a Dutch technology investor in a deal worth around £3.4 billion.

Economics