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Family-run pubs exposed after London hit hardest by Covid closures

London landlords are facing the end of government support and are hoping for drinkers to keep coming back to the pub

The UK’s biggest listed companies are set to be pressed on how they are tackling ethnicity pay gaps in the largest shareholder push to-date (ShareAction/ PA)
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UK top listed firms targeted in biggest ethnicity pay gap push

The pressure will build on companies gathering together shareholders at their annual general meetings (AGMs) this year.
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M&S CEO Stuart Machin: I want to invest in a London we can be proud of

City voices: The chief executive of Marks & Spencer believes in the long-term future of bricks and mortar stores, but says London is falling way behind other major global cities

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Podcast: Britain’s $1 TRILLION Tech Rich List revealed

More than 20 ‘unicorns’ worth over $1 billion each appeared in London since 2021

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UK office occupancy hits highest level since lockdown

Occupancy picked up steam in the post-Easter period

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Nearly half of Pearson shareholders vote against new bumper pay policy

Shareholders almost rejected the company’s remuneration policy.
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Heathrow calls on Khan to cut Elizabeth Line fares for its staff

A journey to or from Heathrow Airport that starts in, ends in or goes through Zone 1 costs £12.80

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BP and Shell set to reveal more bumper profits

The companies are facing calls for higher taxes from opposition parties.
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Annual jump in number of people taking up debt ‘breathing space’ schemes

Breathing space schemes give legal protections for people with problem debt.
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Co-op Bank buoyed by interest rate rises amid takeover speculation

The bank saw its total income surge by a fifth in the first three months of the year, driven up by rising interest rates.
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UK house sales fell by 19% annually in March – HMRC figures

The number of house sales edged up by 1% compared with February 2023, according to the figures from HM Revenue and Customs.
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Germany narrowly escapes recession as economy flatlines

However, investors may take confidence from elsewhere in Europe, as France and Italy both returned to growth

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Government: Online gambling industry could lose £895m on new reforms

Paddy Power owner Flutter expects to lose up to £100 million per year

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Education publisher Pearson buoyed by work skills training

Pearson said that sales grew 6%in the first quarter, excluding some items.
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Average house price premium of 24% ‘to live in streets with royal in name’

Streets including words such as royal and king typically have higher house prices than average, according to research by Savills.
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130,000 civil servants join industrial action over pay and conditions

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union in 132 Government departments are walking out on Friday.
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School leaders in England will be balloted again over strikes in pay dispute

All four major unions representing teachers and headteachers are balloting members in England over possible action.
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Increase in UK car production ’cause for optimism’, says trade group

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the global shortage of semiconductors had started to ease.
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UK set to miss 2035 target for green electricity, say MPs

Ministers have not provided ‘strategic leadership’ and there is no overarching plan, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said.
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Asking rents reach new record highs as supply remains squeezed, says Rightmove

The property website said it has seen some improvements to squeezed supply levels this year.
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Nearly one in five shareholders vote against £10m pay package for BP head

In a heated meeting, which was regularly interrupted by protesters, bosses defended their plans to water down environmental ambitions.
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Some parents could be set for state pension boost after Government announcement

The Government plans to enable some parents affected by an issue with child benefit to receive a national insurance credit retrospectively.
Business

The little said by bosses reveals a lot on inflation

City comment: It will be well into the middle of the year at the earliest before the inflation furnace really starts to cool

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Sainsbury’s boss offers food prices hope as profits slide 5% to £690m

He said aid the products like milk and other fresh foods would be the first to top out

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Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said its members were treated ‘worse than anyone else’.
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Vodafone hires interim boss to top job

Margherita Della Valle has been interim chief executive since her predecessor Nick Read left at the end of last year.