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Derek Quinlan

Former Claridges owner Derek Quinlan files for bankruptcy

Waitrose Christmas advert changed

Waitrose cuts sun tan scene from Christmas ad following complaints

Royal Mail dispute

Royal Mail makes ‘best and final offer’ to try to resolve dispute

Tube strike

Christmas rail strikes will be ‘devastating’ warn hospitality chiefs

University of York buildings

Quarter of students taking on new debt to cover higher living costs – survey

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

RMT leader Mick Lynch to meet Transport Secretary Mark Harper over rail dispute

RMT workers on strike

Passengers face more and more disruption without settlement, rail union warns

Newspapers

Scotsman owner decides against bid for company behind Mirror and Express

Halfords store

Profits at Halfords drop amid consumer cutbacks on non-essentials

Depressed man typing text message on mobile phone in dark room, selective focus

Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says

A bottle and glass of J2O

J2O and Robinsons maker Britvic buoyed by hot summer

Christmas presents under a tree

63% of Christmas shoppers ‘plan to spend as much this year as they did in 2021’

Redcar Blast Furnace demolition

Demolition of giant Redcar blast furnace changes skyline in North East

An Openreach worker and van

Openreach defers new ultrafast fibre projects in bid to clear backlog

Shoppers

Recession fears mount as private sector to shrink for fourth consecutive month

Banknotes

De La Rue warns jobs under threat after third profit alert this year

A Pets at Home store

Freight and energy costs pull Pets at Home profits lower

EasyJet

easyJet launches recruitment campaign for over-45s