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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The latest projections indicate up to £650m in extra funding will be needed to complete the project London’s Crossrail is expected to be fully operational in mid-2022, according to the project’s developers. Europe’s largest transport scheme had been due to open in December 2018 but the central sections will […]

Hundreds of restaurants have launched tasty plant-based treats in conjunction with Veganuary, a campaign encouraging people to follow a vegan diet for the first month of the year. From pea protein pepperoni to watermelon steak, will any new products rival Greggs’s vegan sausage roll success from last year? Late at night on New Year’s Day,

Image copyright Getty Images The system of pricing extensions for leasehold homes has been branded “absurd” by a campaigner. The Law Commission this week outlined a variety of potential reforms to the system, but stopped short of suggesting leaseholds be scrapped. Holders of shorter leases were watching out for any potential changes to so-called marriage

Jan 10 (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, stands to receive $62 million in long-term incentive, stock awards and pension benefits, but forfeited $14.6 million and will receive no severance, the plane maker said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company

Image caption Mothercare sales advisers Karen (L) and Sue (R) have worked in the Romford store for years “We’re devastated. It’s not just a job, it’s a family.” Karen and Sue have known each other since they were nine years old, and will work their final shifts at Mothercare’s Romford store this weekend. All of

Image copyright Getty Images WH Smith has been warned by investors over the salary package of its new chief executive, Carl Cowling. The top boss of the UK stationer is being paid a pension contribution worth 12.5% of his salary. The Investment Association has issued its strongest-ever objection to the payment, because it says it

Image copyright AFP Sweden has seen a 4% drop in the number of people flying via its airports, a rare decrease in recent years for a European country. More than 40 million people travelled through the country’s 10 airports, compared with 42 million during 2018. Domestic travel was down further, at 9%, according to Sweden’s

Image copyright Stansted Airport Image caption An artist’s impression of the new arrivals terminal, which was put on hold Expansion plans for Stansted Airport are a step closer to lift off after it outlined £35m of investments for the local community. Officers at Uttlesford District Council have recommended proposals to increase its passenger cap to

Image copyright Portland Press Herald Image caption The firm sold books, gifts, toys and stationery online and via a catalogue More than 150 jobs have been lost at online book retailer The Book People after it went into administration in December. Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) were appointed on 16 December, but a new buyer has not

Image copyright Getty Images BBC presenter Samira Ahmed has successfully taken the broadcaster to court after she was paid less than a male colleague doing similar work. So what exactly is equal pay, and how can you find out if you are not being paid enough? What is equal pay? Equal pay is the legal