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Jul 18, 2024 | 
aol.com | Daniel Thomas |Victoria Park
July 18, 2024 at 9:56 AM[Getty Images]The collapse of High Street plastic surgery chain SK:N on Wednesday has shocked its customers and staff, many of whom have contacted the BBC to say they are owed thousands of pounds for treatments they've not yet had or wages not received.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Daniel Thomas |Victoria Park-Froud
Customers tell the BBC they have no idea if they will be refunded for treatments they paid for in advance.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Daniel Thomas |Lora Jones |Lucy Hooker
The retailer could be heading for London's stock market, but its rise has not come without controversy.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Daniel Thomas
Sales of vinyl LPs continued to rise, with Taylor Swift's 1989 becoming this year's best-selling record.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Abdujalil Abdurasulov |Daniel Thomas
Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid. Top general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said troops faced ammunition shortages along the "entire front line", creating a "big problem" for Kyiv. It comes as billions of dollars of US and EU military aid have been held up amid political wrangles. Ukraine said it hoped to boost its own ammunition industry with western help.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Daniel Thomas
It's not something your friends are likely to be talking about down the pub but in the City there's something fund managers and investors are increasingly worried about. They are falling and have been for some time. It is a flashing warning sign about the state of the UK and US economies and may affect the costs of our loans and mortgages. So how worried should we be? Governments borrow money by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Daniel Thomas
Customers' fears that they could be forcibly switched onto prepayment energy meters may be putting people off getting smart meters, MPs have warned. Last winter smart meters were used to switch some households remotely onto prepayment meters, leaving them at risk of running out of power. That is one reason smart meter roll-out remains "too slow", the Public Accounts Committee said. All homes were supposed to have been moved onto smart meters by now.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Daniel Thomas
Prepayment fears delaying smart meter roll-out, warn MPsBy Daniel ThomasBusiness reporterGetty ImagesCustomers' fears that they could be forcibly switched on to prepayment energy meters may be putting people off getting smart meters, MPs have warned. Last winter smart meters were used to switch some households remotely on to prepayment meters, leaving them at risk of running out of power. That is one reason smart meter roll-out remains "too slow", the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said.
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
news.nestia.com | Dougal Shaw |Daniel Thomas
Image source, Spotta By Dougal Shaw & Daniel Thomas Business reporters, BBC News "A fortnight ago we had a detection of a bedbug and it's frightening," says Max Malka, owner of the Montlhery Paris Sud Hotel, 15km south of Paris. ……
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Dougal Shaw |Daniel Thomas
Image source, SpottaBy Dougal Shaw & Daniel ThomasBusiness reporters, BBC News"A fortnight ago we had a detection of a bedbug and it's frightening," says Max Malka, owner of the Montlhery Paris Sud Hotel, 15km south of Paris. You don't know if bugs are moving between rooms, he said, and you risk being sued if a guest is bitten badly. His is one of many firms seeking solutions amid a rise in reported outbreaks in France and the UK.
