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Serena Williams rallies black women for equal pay

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

Top tennis star Serena Williams has called on black women to step up their demands for equal pay.Writing in Fortune magazine, the world’s highest-earning female athlete urges black women to be “fearless” and to “fight for every penny”.She

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AA boss sacked but son says he is mentally ill

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

The AA appears to be engaged in a row with the family of its former executive chairman – sacked earlier on Tuesday for “gross misconduct”. In a statement to the City the motoring services group said Bob MacKenzie had left the company with immediate

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Ryanair CEO and Grayling to hold Brexit talks

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

The boss of Ryanair will emphasise the urgency of reaching a post-Brexit “open skies” deal between the UK and Europe on ‎Wednesday when he holds private talks with Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary. Sky ‎News has learnt that Michael O’Leary,

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Oscar Pet Foods – Rewarding Success

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

Huge congratulations to Samantha Parkes for winning the OSCAR Pet Foods sponsored prize for the ‘Top Nutritional Portfolio’. A glass plaque and a cheque for £250 has been awarded for her achievement in gaining a Foundation Degree (Fdsc) in Animal Studies – Welfare of

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EU airport security checks: Holidaymakers 'face long delays'

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

New checks at many EU airports have left holidaymakers facing long queues, an airline lobby group has warned.Rule changes brought in after recent terror attacks mean people entering and leaving the Schengen area, which allows passport-free movement across much of the

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Is Rudd's tech ambition California Dreaming?

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

Amber Rudd has arrived in Silicon Valley to a rather patronising tone from the tech media. The headline in IT online magazine The Register reads “Look Out Silicon Valley, here comes bruiser Amber Rudd to lay down the (cyber law)” and concludes that

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Manufacturing bounce boosted by new exports

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

The UK manufacturing sector bounced back strongly in July thanks to the strongest surge in export orders for more than seven years. Monthly purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data from Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing showed higher than expected growth in

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Rare London fashion label goes into administration

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

Customers have been left “fuming” after a fashion label modelled by celebrities went bust.Rare London announced on Facebook that administrators had decided it should cease trading, making staff redundant.Customers took to the site to complain they had not

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Savers 'rush' to open cash Lifetime Isas

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

As many as 28,000 savers have opened Lifetime Isas with the only provider offering a cash version of the product.The Skipton Building Society said there had been a high level of interest in the six weeks since it was launched at the beginning of June.The Lifetime Isa

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Export boost for UK manufacturing

ByNathan BissittAugust 1, 2017

A surge in export orders helped to lift manufacturing activity last month, according to a closely-watched survey.The Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 55.1 in July, up from 54.2 the month before. A figure above 50 indicates