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Pizza Express to close 73 restaurants putting 1,100 jobs at risk, after turnaround plans approved
Landlords back restaurant chain’s rescue plans that will see rents and jobs cut
The start-up fusing pints with putters
This Liverpool Street start-up shows that the stag-do, hen-party and after-work drink no longer has to be in a traditional boozer or club but can be something ‘on the edge of raucous’. Andy Martin tries his hand at Junkyard Golf
Companies are talking about the climate crisis but it’s just hot air
A new survey has found that only a small minority of firms have gotten as far as putting plans in place to mitigate the risks from such a seismic problem, writes James Moore
New job support scheme needed or UK faces unemployment ‘tsunami’, TUC warns
Government urged to pay firms to keep workers on part time while offering training to develop skills likely to be in high demand after the pandemic
Oil industry pumping £300bn into producing more plastic despite global moves to slash waste, report finds
Fossil fuel firms pinning their hopes on plastic as fuel usage set to decline – but research indicates investments in more petrochemicals may become worthless if policies shift
Who would be hit by the new tax rises being explored by the chancellor?
Analysis: Briefings to newspapers suggest that the ‘better off’ would be affected by the specific tax increases the Treasury is considering. But is that true? Ben Chu investigates
How Andersen Cheng plans to defend against the quantum computer
Quantum computers are the future, but they’re also potentially dangerous – Nomidio was set up to find a way to ‘build a cage’ and stop it running wild, writes Andy Martin
UK households face £1,200 hit to incomes after pandemic, Bank of England warns
Shifts such as more working from home and greater caution about going out will cause economic ‘dislocation’ that could create mismatches in skills and permanently reduce output, says Bank
Why the Kickstart scheme to cut youth unemployment could end up as a government own goal
The £2bn scheme, which offers fully funded work placements for unemployed young people, requires smaller employers to find an intermediary to apply for them if they want to take part. It has been criticised by business groups as a result, writes James Moore
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