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Bank transfer scams

Bank transfer scams code is not working as intended, says UK Finance

High street

Nearly half of small firms to cut jobs amid Brexit and Covid-19 woes – report

Crossrail trains

Crossrail reaches ‘important milestone’

Sainsbury's market share is the same as it was this time last year

Sainsbury’s to double Christmas hiring as online sales boom

The G4S board have agreed a takeover approach

G4S board agrees £3.8bn takeover deal by US firm Allied Universal

Tesco sign

Tesco to hand over Asian business next week after £8bn sale

Brompton bike component delays

Brompton bike components delayed by ‘clogged up’ port

A Stagecoach bus

Stagecoach warns people will permanently travel less as profits crash 92%

A Cunard cruise ship

Cunard extends suspension of sailings

Cars

Marshall Motor ups profit outlook despite second lockdown impact

British American Tobacco

BAT lowers expected pandemic hit after South Africa lifts cigarette ban

FireEye's offices in Milpitas, California

US cybersecurity firm victim of hacking ‘by national government’

Phone voice

It’s Bouquet: More than a third of people alter voice when on the phone – survey

A piggy bank

One in four ‘feel like they are living on the breadline’

The Brexit transition period ends this year

More than a quarter of businesses ‘unclear on Brexit readiness’

Brighton

£86,000 typical price premium for a home with a sea view

Shoppers wearing face masks

A one-off ‘wealth tax’ could raise £260bn, says Commission

Online scams

Vulnerable people ‘being left as easy prey for online scammers’