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BT boss refuses to rule out job cuts after ‘unprecedented’ Talktalk rescue

The FTSE 100 boss told reporters she could not guarantee the jobs would be protected while the deal remained under regulatory review, as BT presses ahead with its own sweeping workforce reductions. The company acquired…

Welsh aviation firm AerFin bought in £475m deal

Japanese firm ORIX Aviation has agreed to acquire AerFin, which employs more than 230 people and operates from sites in the UK and around the world. Founded by Bob James, AerFin has developed from a south Wales business…

Trump is wounded but not finished – that’s a problem for Burnham

As Democrats swept both chambers of Congress, his defence was that his name was not on the ballot. Candidates who spent months fighting uphill campaigns against historically high petrol prices, in a nation where nearly…

On this day: Robert Maxwell dies

The crew gave an immortal and pithy description of the 22-stone corpse: “desnudo, rígido y flotando”, naked, stiff and floating. The man had apparently drowned after falling from a yacht. Robert Maxwell was a huge…

Form: Self Assessment: Partnership Tax Return (SA800)

Get emails about this page Documents Partnership Tax Return (2026) PDF , 355 KB , 8 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format If you use assistive technology…

Start or end an exception to mandatory payrolling of benefits

Get emails about this page Print this page Contents Which employees are eligible for an exception How an exception changes the reporting of benefits When to apply for an exception When to apply to end an exception What…

South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’

In a warning to the privatised company that serves 1.8 million people across the south-west of England , the regulators said it had been failing to meet targets to reduce leaks and repair burst pipes for seven years.…

David Buik: The City needs a bit more fun

He tells Ali Lyon what’s changed since his first day in September 1962, and what, mercifully, has remained the same. It is 12:30 on a mild Tuesday afternoon, and as he takes to the blue leather stool and peruses his…

Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse

The rest would be deferred. With Poundland close to collapse, US-based owners Gordon Brothers have already rejected a rival bid from an Irish property group which would have saved its 12,000 staff. Gordon Brothers said…

Live: Bank of England raises interest rates

We will end our live report now, but join us on 18 November for the latest inflation data, and 17 December for the next interest rates meeting. In the meantime, make sure you sign up to MoneyWeek ’s newsletters for the…