Dixons Carphone will axe 2,900 jobs under plans to close Carphone Warehouse

Dixons Carphone will axe 2,900 jobs under plans to close all 531 of its Carphone Warehouse stores across the UK Group said shops will shut on April 3 amid a major shift to selling mobiles online It expects to make 2,900 redundancies, but said 40% of staff will take new roles Bosses today confirmed decision was … Read more

Matt Hancock says the NHS will axe non-emergency ops to fight ‘invisible killer’ coronavirus

‘We are in a war against an invisible killer’: Matt Hancock says the NHS will cancel or delay non-emergency operations to help free up staff and beds to help with coronavirus battle as death toll rises All elective surgery not time sensitive will either be cancelled or postponed  Hancock told MPs this eveing: ‘We are in … Read more

Studio 10 is ‘facing the AXE’ after ratings plunge to a worrying new low

Studio 10 is ‘facing the AXE’ after ratings plunge to a worrying new low – as insiders claim Denise Drysdale is the morning show’s ‘only hope’ Do you know more? Email [email protected]  By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:39 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 9 March 2020 Studio 10 is … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will axe the tampon tax in his first Budget 

End of the tampon tax: Chancellor Rishi Sunak will axe the unpopular levy on sanitary products in his first Budget Widely-unpopular levy will be axed when Britain exits the transition period EU law has prevented members from reducing rate below five per cent It treated tampons and sanitary pads as luxury items and not essential … Read more

Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms to axe more than 2,000 jobs

Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms to axe more than 2,000 jobs as Lloyds, Virgin Money and Direct Line continue relentless push online By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 09:04 GMT, 27 February 2020 Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms are to axe more than 2,000 … Read more

Pictured: Racing driver, 36, who was hacked to death in the street with an axe ‘by man he knew’

A 36-year-old racing driver who was hacked to death with an axe allegedly by a man he knew has been pictured for the first time. Ryan Lowry was chased down the street and attacked at around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  A 31-year-old man has been arrested under the … Read more

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was chased down a street with axe

Man, 31, is arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 36, ‘is chased down a street and attacked with an axe before killer called the police and fled’ ‘Shocking’ attack occurred around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester   Attacker is reported to have rung the police to report incident before fleeing  A 31-year-old man has been … Read more

Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online

Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs as a response to the growing prevalence of customers interacting with the firm … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Lloyds will axe 780 full-time branch jobs, according to trade union Unite

Lloyds will axe 780 full-time jobs, claims trade union Unite, as 56 branches are due to close by autumn Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland owner has been cutting back on branches News follows HSBC revealing that it will shut another 27 branches Lloyds said it had taken another £2.45billion hit from PPI in recent … Read more