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Car finance: Barclays becomes first big lender to offer payouts for mis-selling of loans

Bank to make ‘early settlement’ offers before outcome of legal battle, with those who accept likely to get money before Christmas Barclays will this month start offering compensation to tens of thousands of people who claim they were mis-sold car loans, with some of those who accept likely to see the money land in their account before Christmas. Amid an ongoing legal battle over an industry-wide compensation scheme for victims of the UK’s car finance scandal, Barclays has become the first big UK lender to break cover and begin offering payouts to some customers who have complained. Continue re

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Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings

Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer service Business live – latest updates Virgin Media O2 is to cut thousands of jobs in an £800m cost-cutting drive as the telecommunications company aims to tackle its £22bn debt pile. VMO2, which is jointly owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, said £300m of the savings target will come from job cuts that will reduce the company’s employee wage bill by 30% over the next two years. Continue reading...

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UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre

Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’ Britain’s most polluting power plant could soon power the country’s largest datacentre under a £20bn deal to build AI infrastructure on the site of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire. The power plant’s FTSE 250 owner has struck a deal with the infrastructure investor Brookfield and ⁠and the AI infrastructure platform Radiant to develop a datacentre with an eventual capacity of more than 1 gigawatt that could begin operations by early 2028. Continue reading...

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Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle

David Potts to take over immediately as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role Business live – latest updates Asda has appointed David Potts, the 69-year-old former boss of Morrisons, as its chief executive with immediate effect as it continues to struggle to lift sales. The UK’s third largest supermarket said its 73-year-old executive chair, Allan Leighton, who has been running the business since 2024, would now step back to a non-executive role focusing on “the long-term strategic agenda for the business”. Continue reading...

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Apple warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in memory chip prices

iPhone maker says decision to raise prices has offset some of impact, as revenues are stronger than expected Business live – latest updates Apple has warned of an “unprecedented” rise in memory chip prices, as it battles with datacentres to lay its hands on supplies. The iPhone maker’s shares fell in after-hours trading after it told investors that the higher prices will eat into its profit margins. Continue reading...

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El anuncio navideño de John Lewis está protagonizado por Kristin Scott Thomas como una abuela glamorosa en busca de regalos

La compañía toca la fibra sensible con Pickles, el perro de juguete que habla, mientras celebra 20 años de exitosos anuncios festivos Reseña: Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles, el malvado cachorro señor de la IA John Lewis ha recurrido a una celebridad mejor conocida por interpretar a aristócratas para darle un giro divertido pero bastante sofisticado a la cuenta regresiva para la Navidad con el anuncio festivo de este año, que presenta un perro de juguete llamado Pickles y una abuela glamorosa. Kristin Scott Thomas, conocida por interpretar personajes de la clase alta en películas como Cuatro bodas y un funeral y el programa de Apple TV Slow Horses, interpreta a Gloria, una abuela que busca

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RBA interest rates: Bullock says ‘pain now’ will prevent worse later as Reserve Bank hikes rates for fifth time

Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008 RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank cash rate decision Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has said that “some pain now will prevent even worse pain down the track”, after lifting official interest rates to an 18-year high of 4.85% in a bid to combat persistent inflation. The RBA’s decision to hit mortgage holders for a fifth time in 2026 will intensify pressure on indebted households, but there were signs that th

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El personal de Poundland podría quedarse sin trabajo durante años si el minorista colapsa, dice el fundador

Steve Smith pide a los propietarios que acepten la propuesta de compra, ya que 12.000 empleados enfrentan un futuro incierto en el período previo a la Navidad. El fundador de Poundland advirtió que el personal del minorista podría quedarse sin trabajo durante "años" si colapsa, y pidió a los propietarios de la cadena en problemas que acepten una propuesta de acuerdo de compra. Steve Smith, quien fundó la empresa con una tienda en Burton upon Trent en 1990, dijo: “Una vez que se pierden estos empleos, se pierden” en las calles principales de Gran Bretaña en dificultades. Su advertencia se produce cuando los 12.000 empleados de la cadena enfrentan incertidumbre sobre su futuro en el período previo a la Navidad. Continuar leyendo

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UK job satisfaction at record low amid rising frustration over pay and flexible working

Resolution Foundation study finds workers are less willing to go ‘above and beyond for employers than a decade ago’ Job satisfaction among UK workers has dropped to a record low, according to a study that shows a growing frustration with employers over pay and flexible working. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank shows that a lack of flexible working, insecure jobs and a loss of independence have undermined how workers feel about their employment. Continue reading...

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