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UK railway news round-up
On June 24 South Western Railway returned to traffic its first three refurbished Class 458 Juniper EMUs. Reformed back to four-car sets for use on longer-di
UK must stop ‘walking on eggshells’ over post-Brexit deal, says…
The UK’s current trade deal with the EU is not working and the country must stop “walking on eggshells” around the issue of building closer ties with its
Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s…
A human rights group has urged Britain’s financial regulator to block the Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein’s planned blockbuster flotation on the London
99% of UK businesses fined for data breaches, study finds
More than 99% of UK businesses were fined for data breaches or violations of data protection rules over the last year, according to research conducted by
Union calls for Royal Mail staff to get ‘serious stake’…
The union representing postal workers has called for them to be handed a serious stake in Royal Mail, after the Czech billionaire bidding to snap up its owner f
German car maker VW to invest up to $5bn in…
German car making giant Volkswagen (VW) says it will invest up to $5bn (£3.94bn) in Tesla rival Rivian.The deal creates a joint venture that will allow VW and
Tata Steel: Families put plans on hold amid job loss…
9 hours agoBy Paul Heaney, BBC Wales InvestigatesOwen MidwinterOwen and his girlfriend Cori are just some of thousands affected by the decision to close blast
Royal Mail takeover to land advisers £130m fee bonanza
Advisers working on the controversial takeover of Royal Mail's parent company are in line for a fee bonanza worth more than £130m.Sky News has le
UK Music Makes It Official, Appoints Tom Kiehl to Chief…
LONDON — Tom Kiehl has been announced as the new chief executive of UK Music, succeeding Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, who left the British industry trade body last
Post Office: Wrongly jailed sub-postmistress rejects apology
1 day agoBy Tom Espiner, BBC business reporterJailed sub-postmistress does not accept Horizon engineer's apologyA former sub-postmistress who was wrongly jail
Vauxhall owner says car plants could shut unless ‘stupid’ UK…
The owner of the Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroën brands has warned its car plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton could close unless market demand for electric vehic
Vauxhall owner threatens to close UK car factories
The car giant behind Vauxhall has threatened to mothball its UK factories amid a row over net zero targets for electric vehicle
