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Liquidator FRP Advisory has launched a claim against the accountancy giant, which audited the cake shop's accounts for 12 years before it went bust.
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The Footsie has climbed more than 6 per cent in the first four sessions this year after a rotten 2020 when the market plummeted by 14 per cent - its worst performance since the financial crisis.
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Sanjay Shah, who had his £15m Hyde Park mansion seized last year, is accused of defrauding Denmark of £1.5bn after his firm Solo Capital drew up an elaborate financial wheeze.
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The Brexit-backing hedge fund manager had a disappointing year as performance fees raked in by Odey Asset Management slumped to just £0.9m in the year ending April 5, 2020.
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The bizarre juxtaposition of the US Capitol invaded and trashed and share indexes on both sides of the Atlantic hitting fresh highs looks inexplicable and certainly defies conventional wisdom.
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Bitcoin, whose value is now gaining another $10,000 every few weeks, hit $40,427 yesterday evening. Investors have piled into the digital currency in droves over recent months.
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Tycoon now worth an estimated $188.5bn
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Cryptocurrency doubles value in less than a month as supporters say asset is starting to supplant gold Bitcoin has surged above the $40,000 (£29,500) mark for the first time in its history after doubling its value in less than a month. The record comes just days after the cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of more than
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The decision comes less than three weeks before US President Donald Trump is due to leave office.
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Lorry traffic between Holyhead and Dublin is down to about one-third of usual capacity.
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Industry body calls for the early vaccination of workers to keep supply chains running smoothly.
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When Simon and Bobby Arora bought B&M in 2005, it was a failing chain of just 21 stores. Now it is a near-£4bn empire The Arora brothers are the brains behind the rapid rise of B&M, the discount chain that has come from nowhere to become one of the UK’s biggest retailers, a rapid rise that has banked the entrepreneurial founders a multibillion-pound fortune. When Simon and Bobby Arora snapped up B&M
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Twenty-eight per cent of surveyed accommodation and food firms said they had no or low confidence that they would survive the next three months, the ONS said.
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LVMH said it was installing new leadership at the US jeweller, including a son of its chief executive.
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The firm says tighter Covid restrictions and falling passenger numbers have prompted the decision.
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies said Sunak should focus on whipping into shape 'badly designed' charges such as pensions tax, council tax, inheritance tax and capital gains tax.
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The retailer says its move is not Brexit related, but other firms have paused deliveries due to new rules.
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Budget retailer said it will also give 30,000 staff an extra week’s wages
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Reading is one thing we can all do to stay busy, educated and entertained during the lockdown period - and an online firm is helping us do it for free.
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National Express coaches and Grand Central trains will not restart until March
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The proposals should help those with shorter leases fearing bills of many thousands of pounds.
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FCA poll of 23,000 firms expects many failures from first wave of outbreak of virus unless UK economy recovers
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Simon and Bobby Arora award themselves almost £100m in dividends as retailer benefits from changed shopping habits The billionaire brothers who own
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A former Deloitte partner banned from accounting for 'serious and serial' failings refused to apologise even as his firm faced multi-million-pound fines over audits of software giant Autonomy.
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Coach operator to halt all journeys until March as a result of tighter Covid restrictions
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Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents
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The airline warns few, if any, flights will operate to or from Ireland or the UK from the end of January.
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Monthly fee for standard package will go up from £8.99 to £9.99, with premium package rising by £2 to £13.99 The film and TV streaming service Netflix, is raising the cost of its most popular packages by a £1 a month. The monthly fee for UK subscribers on the standard, two-device package will go up from £8.99 to £9.99, while the cost of its premium package, popular with larger families because it runs on more screens, will rise by £2 to £13.99.
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The move might be particularly beneficial for over-55s, who can gain immediate access to their pension pots if they want.
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Carrier criticises ‘brutal lockdowns’ and calls for vaccination drives to be accelerated Ryanair said it expects to lose 95% of its traffic in February and March, with few if any flights operating from the UK and Ireland, due to the latest Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions. The Dublin-based carrier, which normally carries the most passengers in Europe, hit out at “brutal lockdowns” and called on the Irish government in particular to accelerate vaccinations.
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All house and flat owners to be given right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents, potentially saving thousands of pounds in victory for campaigners
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And as the virus crisis is still not yet under control, we could be in for another year of uncertainty for stock markets and investors. Here, we address the questions on every investor's mind.
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The US president is blocked from Twitter for 12 hours and Facebook for 24 hours after violent riot.
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Shoppers tell of shock at unexpected bills for VAT or customs duty as some retailers stop shipping to continent Customers in Europe buying products ranging from furniture to pet food from UK companies are receiving unexpected bills for VAT and customs duty or finding household names have stopped shipping to the continent, as
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The owner of pub chains Harvester and All Bar One says current restrictions cost it up to £40m a month.
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Greedy Growth, an Instagram-focused marketing agency, saw a boost in 2020 as founder Laurence Moss had more time on his hands - due to his GCSEs being cancelled.
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Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents
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We can reveal, using exclusive SMMT data, the 20 most in-demand motors of 2020, how many were purchased in Britain over the previous 12 months and where popular vans sit in the rankings.
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A new study from small business support network Enterprise Nation and Start Up Loans has found a fifth of UK adults want to start a business this year but some are nervous about the current climate.
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Things are likely to change for expats, who up until now may have depended on their EHIC card for some of their healthcare protection. However, there are other options available to ensure they are safe
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We've been here before: the country goes into lockdown and the stock market shoots up, but there's something slightly different going on this time.
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Divorces rose as the pandemic put families under unforeseen new pressures last year, and now the usual post-Christmas wave of break-ups has begun
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Certification of Biden win resumes in Washington; oil prices continue to rise amid supply constraints
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I am in a long running eBay dispute with a buyer that claimed the packaging I sent was damaged. I have now lost hundreds of pounds. Can you help?
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The airline warns few, if any, flights will operate to or from Ireland or the UK from the end of January.
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The start of the year has not meant a return to the office for most. This is Money, with help from Uswitch, investigates the most common WiFi woes at home and how to fix them.
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Carbon border taxes alone will not encourage poorer countries to meet climate goals With the US president-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration promising a fresh, rational approach to climate change, now is an ideal time to make the case for a
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Engineers and call centre workers will down tools for five days in response to management’s ‘fire and rehire’ plans Thousands of British Gas engineers and call centre workers will down tools from Thursday as part of a national five-day strike in response to the energy giant’s “fire and rehire” plans. The GMB trade union called the strike after 89% of its 9,000 British Gas members
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If you'd bought a bitcoin at the start of last year, you'd have paid about $6,986. Yesterday, the same coin might have cost you close to $34,000 - an all-time high.
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The New York stock exchange has sparked confusion over its reversal on ejecting the three firms.
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Twitter says if he doesn't delete three tweets he won't be allowed back on the platform.
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YouTube, Google and Facebook have taken his message to protesters down due to false allegations.
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Economic fallout from Covid pandemic and rise of home working likely to spur exodus
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Owner Centrica says it will prioritise vulnerable households and emergencies during the walkout.
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