Image copyright Getty Images Qantas has picked Airbus jets to fly its ultra long haul routes, dealing a blow to rival plane maker Boeing. The airline selected the A350-1000 for its planned non-stop Sydney to London service, which would be the world’s longest commercial flight. Qantas also delayed a final decision on whether to begin […]
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images The US and China are close to signing a trade deal that averts another round of tariffs due to start on Sunday. The deal could be announced as soon as Friday, after US President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on the terms. The US has agreed to remove some tariffs as
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Image copyright AFP The pound surged against the dollar after exit polls suggested the Conservative Party was on course for a comfortable general election victory. Sterling gained 3% to $1.35 – its highest level since May last year – on hopes that a big majority would remove uncertainty over Brexit. The pound also jumped to
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images US stocks have rallied after Donald Trump said the US and China were “very” close to a “big” trade deal. “They want it and so do we!” the US President wrote on Twitter. The statement comes just days before the US is due to impose another round of tariffs on Chinese
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Image copyright PA National Rail has apologised for “technical issues” which meant some railcards were issued with photographs missing. Customers who bought “Two Together” railcards online complained that only one person was pictured on them instead of two. Other customers have experienced problems receiving their railcards and getting through to the company. National Rail says
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Image caption Fifteen Cornwall carried Jamie Oliver’s name but was run by the Cornwall Food Foundation Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant is closing with immediate effect, “following an independent financial review”. The restaurant near Newquay was run by charity the Cornwall Food Foundation (CFF), which trained unemployed people to work in its kitchen, in Newquay.
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Football fans express their fears over record club losses in the EFL Championship. The Championship is a “bubble waiting to burst” because clubs are posting record losses in a “gamble” to reach the Premier League. Former Wigan chairman David Sharpe, who sold the club in 2018, said the situation is “frightening” – following a BBC
Image copyright Getty Images Inaccurate or late bills remain energy customers’ biggest source of complaints, says Citizens Advice. The accuracy of bills accounts for 60% of problems, ahead of the way complaints are handled (17%), and phone line waiting times (12%). More customers prefer the phone when contacting their supplier about a problem, the charity’s
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Image caption Julian Dunkerton co-founded Superdry in 2003 Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton has said he is “pleased with the progress” the fashion retailer firm has made despite it reporting a half-year loss. Mr Dunkerton said reviving Superdry would “take two to three years” and has pledged to stay at the firm until 2021. He returned
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Image copyright Getty Images Ben Roberts orders takeaways five or six nights a week – and he often orders food to the office at lunchtime as well. The 25-year-old software salesman reckons that some months he and his girlfriend might spend as much as £1,600 on takeaways. He says that, on average, they will spend
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