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Lottery scam shopkeeper to be sentenced
News | 07 May 2013A shopkeeper who was found guilty of trying to con a lottery syndicate out of nearly pound 80 000 in winnings will be sentenced today Imran Pervais misled the winning group into thinking they had won pound 10 when in fact they had scooped pound 79 887 after matching five...More > -
Diageo chief to step down
News | 07 May 2013Long serving Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh is calling time on 13 years in charge of the drinks group Ivan Menezes will take over the position from July 1st though Mr Walsh will remain with Diageo for a year long transition period before retiring the company said His period in...More > -
Building collapse death toll reaches 700
News | 07 May 2013The death toll from last months collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh has passed 700 police said today The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the toll reached 705 as workers pulled more bodies out of the wreckage of the countrys worst ever industrial disaster...More > -
Selfridges to launch drive-thru click-and-collect service
News | 03 May 2013Retailer Selfridges is to open a drive thru click and collect service at its London flagship store The department store will adapt forecourt space off the side of its Oxford Street site so that customers can collect products ordered online without having to leave their cars The service will launch...More > -
Fake reviews on Tripadvisor boosts Glasgow homeless hostel up the ranks
News | 03 May 2013After a string of fake reviews on website Tripadvisor the Bellgrove Hotel homeless hostel in Glasgow ended up being named as one of the citys best hotels The hostel was given a series of raving reviews by customers who may or may not have ever stayed there with some reviewers...More > -
Savoy’s Kaspar's Seafood Bar and Grill now open
News | 03 May 2013Following a 220 million facelift Londons Savoy has replaced its River Room restaurant with Kaspars Seafood Bar and Grill giving the hotel a more relaxed dining space The change in restaurant was made to encourage a more relaxed form of eating with an intention to replace the hotel dining room...More > -
Mary Portas offers employment chance to over-65s
News | 02 May 2013Mary Portas is to help over 65s back into work by opening an employment agency The high street shopping guru believes she has spotted a new business opportunity by tapping into the grey army of people who may be considered to be on the scrapheap She is hoping to free...More > -
Morrisons cuts petrol prices in ongoing fuel war
News | 02 May 2013Morrisons looked set to spark another round of supermarket cuts today by announcing a reduction in its fuel prices for drivers From today Morrisons is cutting the price of its petrol by up to 2p a litre and diesel by 1p a litre This is the latest in a series...More > -
Tesco coffee chain to expand
News | 02 May 2013Tesco backed coffee chain Harris Hoole is to open 10 more sites across the southeast over the next four months The chain made headlines last year after it emerged that Tesco had made a non controlling investment in the company According to the M C Report Harris Hoole will add...More > -
Youth unemployment "through the roof"
News | 02 May 2013Youth unemployment has gone through the roof with a huge increase in the number of long term jobless since the coalition came to power Labour has said The party said the number of 18 to 24 year olds out of work for over a year had jumped from 25 800...More >
