Ahead of the general election, politicians from different parties are offering radically different policies, which means that there is a real choice to make on 12 December, says Ian Swanson. IT may be cold outside, but the election campaign is hotting up with the first head-to-head TV debate tonight and …
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Metro Bank is among the organisations who have published their parental leave policies. Image: Shutterstock Only 15 of the organisations in the FTSE 250 are telling job candidates how much paid leave they could expect if they have a baby, according to new analysis. Parents’ network Mumsnet, which looked at …
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The latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index report, a long-term study of global dividend trends, shows underlying growth in payouts from publicly listed companies of 5.3% for the third quarter, coming in at $355 billion (£273 billion). Janus Henderson says growth is in line with the long-term trend identified by …
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Business leaders warn Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn would be worse for Britain than crashing out of EU without a deal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06, 18 November 2019 | Updated: 22:27, 18 November 2019 A Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn would be worse for Britain …
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‘The Crown’ creator Peter Morgan has said the series, whose first two seasons cost about US$130 million to make, is based on known facts and imagined private conversations. — AFP pic LONDON, Nov 19 — Television series The Crown might have won millions of fans across the globe with its …
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Extreme E aims to highlight climate change in five remote locations British driver Billy Monger has been named as one of the latest entrants to the Extreme E championship. Monger is a double leg amputee after suffering serious injuries in a high-speed Formula 4 crash at Donington Park in 2017. …
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Labour’s immigration civil war deepens as ex-home secretary Lord Blunkett demands that Jeremy Corbyn ignore ‘CRAZY’ activist vote to extend freedom of movement Lord Blunkett said the Labour Party is currently facing ‘two ways’ on immigration He said party must be ‘absolutely clear’ on issue when it publishes its manifesto …
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(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his Conservatives are canceling plans to cut corporation tax next April so the government can save money to spend more on voters’ priorities, including the state-funded National Health Service. The rate was …
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On November 24, 1992, the Queen gave a speech to mark her four decades on the throne. It was memorable for a phrase she used that is now in common parlance — ‘annus horribilis’, the Latin for ‘horrible year’. She and her family had had to contend with Prince Andrew’s …
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New data shows there’s currently more than 20,000 Christmas jobs available in the UK – including hundreds in Birmingham. This makes the festive season is the perfect time to earn some extra cash. With December 25 fast approaching, you’d be forgiven for worrying how you are going to make ends …
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