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The government has said it does not believe any of its major suppliers are in a similar position to Carillion.It commented after shares in the construction and services firm Interserve fell amid reports that its financial health was under special Cabinet Office

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Carillion was in talks with the government since October as part of a desperate bid to stave off collapse, according to the chief executive.Keith Cochrane says the construction giant was left with just £29m in cash by the

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South African prosecutors have called for two consultancy firms to repay $130 million (£94.4 million) they earned from the state power company, Eskom.McKinsey, and a local firm called Trillian, were paid the sum in 2016 for giving advice.Trillian was controlled by the

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The timetables of big UK building projects have been thrown into doubt by the collapse of Carillion.Major new hospitals in Liverpool and the West Midlands face further delays after the liquidation of the UK’s second biggest construction firm.Work has yet to

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The mother of the five-year-old H&M model caught up in a racism row has told the BBC her family has moved house in Sweden “for security reasons.”Last week, photos of Liam Mango modelling a “coolest monkey in the jungle” hoodie went viral,

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Uber is introducing a new policy on drivers’ hours across the UK next week, which it says will help to increase safety for drivers and passengers.A licensed driver on its app must take an uninterrupted six-hour break after 10 hours of driving with a passenger or

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Image caption Michelle said the driver’s behaviour was “outrageous” Just Eat offered a £10 voucher to a woman who complained a delivery driver sent her unwanted messages.Michelle Midwinter posted screenshots of the conversation on Twitter in which

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The Welsh Government has bought a 3% stake in the sports car maker TVR for £500,000.It has also provided a £2m loan to the company ahead of production getting underway in Ebbw Vale.TVR said there is another year of research to be completed before manufacturing is due to

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Fast food giant McDonald’s has said all its packaging worldwide will come from sustainable sources by 2025. The restaurant chain will aim to get all items like bags, straws, wrappers and cups from recycled or renewable materials, up from half

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