By Gerald Heneghan Barclays has announced it is to cut 3,700 jobs in an effort to reduce its running costs by £1.7 billion.
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Cameron brands EU budget ‘too high’
By Lauren Grice David Cameron has described the European Union’s (EU’s) long-term budget as “too high” and called Britain’s place in the federation into question.
FSA reveals scale of interest rate swap scandal
By Laura Moulden The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed the scale of the scandal facing British banks over interest rate swap mis-selling.
Tesco issues apology over horsemeat burger scandal
By Laura Moulden Tesco has issued an apology to their customers following the revelation that three beef burger products retailing in their stores were found
Horsemeat found in UK supermarket beef burgers
By Laura Moulden Investigations are underway to determine why traces of horsemeat have been identified in a number of UK supermarket beef burgers.
Eurozone unemployment hits record high
By Laura Moulden Unemployment in the eurozone has hit an all-time high as November 2012 saw the total number of people out of work increase
1,700 jobs to be created by National Express
Yesterday West Midlands bus firm National Express announced plans to create 1,700 jobs over the next three years. The company also announced the arrival of
Thousands queue for Boxing Day bargins
THOUSANDS of shoppers in Birmingham queued up from the early hours of the morning in the hope of snagging a festive bargain. Eager punters started
Shoppers camp out to try new Tesco
RESIDENTS of the town of Dudley were so excited about the opening of their new Tesco that some of them queued through the night waiting
Savers shunned by banks when looking for inflation-beating solutions for their savings
Now that no bank savings account in the UK can match boast inflation-beating credentials, savers need to look beyond the banks to protect their money
Tipton Town chairman admits plundering thousands from murder victim
A FOOTBALL club chairman has admitted pocketing more than GBP276,000 from the life insurance and pension policies of a murdered father – that he helped
Hershey shows how cocoa may aid weight management
Scientists working with US chocolate giant Hershey claim they have discovered that extracts from Cocoa my block carbohydrate and lipid breakdown in the gut in
Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan shootout
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama announced, ending a 10-year
April could be the hottest since records began 350 years ago
Many parts of Britain has basked in one of the hottest, and driest, Aprils on record and the weathermen have said there are early indications
Catherine Marries her Prince Charming – The People’s Wedding
Prince William and his new wife have been cheered by thousands of people crowding the way and waving flags as they travelled to Buckingham Palace
Eco-funerals cashing in
FUNERAL homes are cashing in on death by selling cardboard coffins for almost THREE TIMES more than the wooden alternative. Eco-friendly folk who want green
Toilet used for work meeting
A WOMAN resigned from her job after her bosses held a meeting to discuss her targets – in a disabled toilet. Alison Jewson claimed she
Hitler plotted to bring down the UK economy with forged bank notes
FLOODING the economy with new money was the last government’s solution to the recession – but an upcoming auction reveals how Hitler tried to use
The Real Truth About the Actual Meeting of Creditors
As well as people directly involved within the insolvency market there’s a lot of fascination with what happens at the Meeting of Creditors (MOC) which
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