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Boohoo’s Debenhams renaming at risk amid Ashley row

The online fashion retailer’s efforts to rename itself Debenhams Group could be thwarted by the billionaire at a shareholder meeting to be held on Friday, Sky News learns.
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Tycoon Mike Ashley. Pic: PA

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Boohoo’s Debenhams rebranding at risk amid Ashley row

The online fashion retailer’s efforts to rename itself Debenhams Group could be thwarted by the billionaire at a shareholder meeting to be held on Friday, Sky News learns.
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Tycoon Mike Ashley. Pic: PA

Bank payday outages ‘will absolutely happen again’, tech expert says

Major lenders declined to say there wouldn’t be similar glitches or payday banking outages like the ones seen twice so far this year.
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Bank payday outages ‘will absolutely happen again’, tech expert says

Major lenders declined to say there wouldn’t be similar glitches or payday banking outages like the ones seen twice so far this year.
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Pic: iStock

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Analysis
How was the spring statement? Three experts give their verdicts on key policy areas

Three experts have given their thoughts on how the government is performing on health, growth and housing after the spring statement on Wednesday.

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Podcast
How will Trump’s car tariffs affect UK? Ed Conway explains

Labour unease builds over suggestions ministers could axe digital tax on tech giants

Backbench MPs criticise the optics of potentially slashing the tax bill paid by global tech firms like Google, Meta, and Amazon, at the same as cutting the welfare bill by billions of pounds. One says the move would look “absolutely horrific”.
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Tech bosses Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Pic: Reuters

‘Disgraceful’ amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers, says environment secretary

The frustration for consumers is that many of us will see significant increases to our bills in order to finance the investments being demanded by Ofwat and the government to meet pollution targets.
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Sewage overflow into a river. File pic: iStock

Sky announces 2,000 jobs at risk at its customer service centres

The company says the planned job losses reflect declining call volumes as customers increasingly use digital technology to conduct their business.
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The Sky Livingston site where the company plans to base its ‘centre of excellence’. Pic: Peter Devlin

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Breaking
WH Smith to pick buyer of 233 year-old high street chain

The London-listed group could choose between Alteri and Modella Capital as soon as next week as it seeks to offload the high street arm which traces its roots back to 1792, Sky News learns.
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