Our Money team helps a reader every week with their consumer issue or financial dispute… Today, the problem comes from a reader called Ruth… A few days before Christmas, a 7.5-tonne John Lewis lorry that had just delivered a bed to me reversed too far off my drive and became stuck in my garden. The […]
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A wealth platform which targets professionals whose finances are becoming increasingly complex is raising nearly £8m from a syndicate of investors. Sky News understands that Sidekick, which was founded in 2022, will announce on Friday that it has secured the backing in a Series A round led by Eos Ventures and the Development Bank of
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US newspaper The Washington Post is making a third of its staff redundant, bosses at the title have said. The long-rumoured layoffs, affecting almost all areas of the newsroom, were confirmed to employees in a video conference on Wednesday. Afterwards, they received emails with one of two subject lines – telling them their role was
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The London-listed company which wants to extract one of the world’s largest tungsten deposits from a site in Devon is in talks with investors to raise tens of millions of pounds from a share sale. Sky News has learnt that Tungsten West is close to finalising the terms of an equity-raise aimed at providing additional
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Barclays and NatWest will this week fire the next shots in the battle to acquire Evelyn Partners, one of the UK’s biggest wealth managers. Sky News understands that the two high street banks will both submit formal offers for Evelyn on Thursday, when a deadline has been set by the advisers to its owner. Barclays
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The FTSE-100 oil giant Shell is close to unveiling a revamped boardroom pay policy which would see its boss handed a multimillion-pound annual pay incentive. Sky News has learnt that Shell has concluded a consultation with its largest shareholders which could result in Wael Sawan, chief executive, earning at least £4.5m more every year. Investor
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Food and drink giant Nestle has recalled a further batch of its SMA baby formula due to concerns about the presence of a vomit-inducing toxin. It joins a list of more than 60 batches of SMA formula recalled last month due to the possible presence of cereulide, a heat-resistant toxin that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea
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An automated foreign exchange risk management platform which protects clients against volatile currency markets will this week announce a funding injection of almost $25m. Sky News understands that Bound, which was founded in 2021 by Seth Phillips and Dan Kindler, has landed the new backing in a Series A round led by AlbionVC, a prominent
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Our Money team interview top chefs from around the UK every month, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, we speak to TV regular Mitch Tonks, founder and chief executive of the Rockfish restaurants. Tinned seafood is like a time capsule… perfectly preserved fish that are bursting with flavour.
While steak is a favourite for many people, choosing the perfect piece can be a daunting task. Supermarket shelves are filled with different sizes and types of meat, and butchers have display cabinets packed with options. So, where do you start? We’ve spoken to experts to give you this complete guide to buying steak like
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