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The UK’s biggest telecoms providers are lining up above-inflation price increases for broadband and mobile customers that will add almost £500m to consumers’ bills from next spring, according to a new estimate. more

U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna has hired a former FBI agent to track celebrities who criticize vaccinations, including Elon Musk, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and actor Russell Brand, the New York Post reported.more

Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. more

A leading cruise ship company is being accused of planning to fire more than 900 staff members if they do not accept new terms and conditions.more

New driving laws have been introduced to improve the development of self-driving vehicles, putting safety at the heart of an industry that could become worth £42billion. more

The cut in social security contributions - larger and faster than expected - is the most important of the package of measures announced by Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt to stimulate the British economy and improve the ratings of the ruling Conservative Party.more

Shoplifting is “creeping in” among the middle classes because of faulty self-checkouts, the chairman of Marks & Spencer has said... more

This year, for the first time in the European Union, more new electric cars were registered than diesel cars, reports the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).more

There is considerable controversy in the UK over the increasingly real prospect of a takeover of the 'Daily Telegraph', and its 'Sunday Telegraph' version, as well as the weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', by a consortium involving a company with links to the ruling family from the United Arab Emirates.more

London businesses struggling with sales due to the cost-of-living crisis are calling on the government to relax Sunday trading rules in the capital. more

One in three people in the UK had problems with the most recent delivery of a parcel to them, Citizens Advice research has shown, as the charity named Evri and Yodel as the worst courier companies. more

Supermarket giant Morrisons plans to convert scores of self-scan tills to card only in a fresh blow for shoppers who rely on cash. more

The annual inflation rate in Great Britain fell to 4.6% in October, the lowest level in two years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. This means that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak managed to achieve one of this year's five priorities, which was to cut inflation by half.more

Royal Mail has been fined £5.6 million by regulator Ofcom for a “significant” failure to meet its postal delivery targets in the past financial year. more

Wages have risen faster than inflation by the most for two years, but there are signs the jobs market is starting to weaken. more

Global beauty giant Avon is launching its first stores in Britain as it makes a major push into bricks and mortar retailing. The group is opening an initial tranche of beauty outlets in the UK within the next two months, which will be run under the Avon fascia as franchises by its representatives.more

Nearly a third of service workers have considered leaving their role because of customer hostility, research shows. New data from the Institute of Customer Service has revealed that many workers have taken sick leave after facing abuse, as a group of leading businesses has called for more police action on the issue.more

Drop in retail sales also because of consumer worries over high energy bills and mortgages, surveys suggest.more

Over 23 percent entrepreneurs from the construction industry in Poland are counting on larger orders in the last months of the year. A quarter earlier, this percentage was 11%. - according to the EFL barometer.more

Along with Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia and Morocco, Poland is one of the key countries in the changing global economy that benefit most from changes in global supply chains resulting from the rivalry between the US and China, according to an analysis published by Bloomberg. The report points to Poland's importance in the context of battery production.more

Poland is the largest exporter of candles among EU countries - according to Eurostat data. In 2022, Poland exported candles worth EUR 922 million (38% of total candle exports in value terms). The next places were taken by the Netherlands (EUR 246 million) and Germany (EUR 205 million).more

The number of companies going bust this year is on track to be the highest since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. more

Wilko will return to the High Street, with the brand's new owner opening up to five shops before Christmas. The owner of the Range, which also bought Wilko's website after its collapse, will launch the first two Wilko shops in Plymouth and Exeter.more

Fried chicken favourite KFC is ending its relationship with Deliveroo in a blow to the London-listed delivery outfit’s customer offering. more

The number of cars built in the UK increased by almost 40% last month, driven by a rise in exports, figures show. more