New council housing boss on salary up to £180k to lead revamped housing team
It will take six to nine months for the postholder to start to address Bristol's housing crisis
Temu removes copies of tiny firm's cards
A small business owner says identical versions of her products were copied without permission.
Warning millions will struggle to pay water bill rises
A proposed average rise of 21% a year will cause 'intolerable strain', a consumer group warns.
Survey Finds 21% of European Games Industry Professionals Were Laid Off in Last Year
Brain drain
'Best and worst' savings accounts before Bank of England interest rates decision
The Monetary Policy Committee will meet up this week and announce its review of national interest rates
New production technologies to make rice growing eco-friendly
agriculture
‘Moz protests threatens normal trade with SA’
As Mozambicans take to the streets against recent presidential elections, there are concerns that should violence escalate it might affect trading between SA and Mozambique.
Home price at 'all time low'
South Okanagan Real Estate Market seeing good opportunity for first-time buyers with lower prices and interest rates
'Opportunity in disguise'
When construction crews descended on Kelowna’s Leon Avenue to erect a behemoth tower across from one of the city's most well established homeless shelters, people had concerns. 
EUR/USD recovers few pips from multi-month low, still deep in the red around mid-1.0700s
The EUR/USD pair comes under intense selling pressure on Wednesday and dives to its lowest level since early July, around the 1.0720-1.0715 region during the Asian session.
Superdrug Black Friday shoppers race to buy heavily reduced Shark, perfume and gift sets as 'biggest ever' sale launches
Superdrug has slashed up to 70% off designer perfume, Shark haircare and gift sets
USD/CHF retreats from multi-month top, still well bid above 0.8700 amid bullish USD
The USD/CHF pair catches aggressive bids on Wednesday and spikes to its highest level since early August, around the 0.8755 region during the Asian session.
EUR/JPY remains subdued around 165.50 following BoJ Meeting Minutes, awaits Eurozone PMI
EUR/JPY maintains its position near 165.50 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) gained support from hawkish minutes of the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) most recent meeting.
New water bills will be too much to pay for 40 per cent of people
54% of people say they are now going to have to cut back to pay for their water
Nigerian govt begins disbursement of N75 billion loans to MSMEs
“If you need any information, if you are not sure of anything, go to the Bank of Industry."
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Eurostar, Asda, jobless rate
Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats on sale. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Eurostar ads across Instagram and Facebook for £39 tickets from London to Amsterdam and Brussels were misleading, the second time it has censured its ads this year. – Guardian
Pound Sterling nosedives as Trump wins US presidential elections
The Pound Sterling (GBP) plummets to near 1.2850 against the US Dollar (USD) in London trading hours on Wednesday.
NZD/USD Price Forecast: Falls toward descending channel's lower boundary near 0.5900
The NZD/USD pair loses ground to near 0.5930 during Wednesday's early European session.
China: Looking beyond the NPC meetings – Standard Chartered
With 2024 growth risk ebbing, we think the policy focus has shifted to 2025.
GBP/JPY rises above 198.00 as traders expect BoE to deliver a nominal rate cut in November
GBP/JPY extends its gains for the second successive session, trading around 198.30 during the European hours on Wednesday.
Tourism sector told to take up technology initiatives to make travel easier
The industry is being urged to also prepare for more "digital natives" to be arriving at NZ's doors in the future.
Mother haggles down in-laws plumbing fee from £8,650 to just £765
Ray and Kay Lau were just hours away from forking out thousands of pounds for the four-hour job, but cancelled the cheque just in time when told to do so by their son's wife Sarah Lau.
EUR/USD dives with Trump 2.O
EUR/USD nosedives to near 1.0700 in Wednesday’s North American session, the lowest level in over four months.
Driving instructor shows 'perfect' way to park - and it seems plenty of people have been doing it wrong
A driving instructor has shared a tutorial on how to reverse bay park
USD/JPY surges to near 154.40 as US Trump claims victory over Democrats
The USD/JPY pair refreshes a four-month high near 154.40 in European trading hours on Wednesday.
People on six DWP benefits given 14-day alert of 'automatic bank top-up'
Extra cash could be coming your way over the next few month with no limit on how many of the top-ups you can get
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Strives to extend rally above 200-day EMA
The USD/CHF pair rallies to near 0.8750 in Wednesday’s European session.
House prices set to rise with North East predicted to see second highest gains
Average house prices are forecast to rise by a huge £84,000 over the next five years and an expert shares region-by-region price increase expectations
USD: Waiting for details – Rabobank
The ‘Trump Trade’ was fully unleashed in the market this morning as evidenced across stocks, bonds, FX and crypto.
"What happens now?" as worry grows over recycling facility
The recycling facility, which cost £100 million to build and employs 120 people, has been affected by challenging market conditions and is set to close after just two years
Plans for 700-car storage site set for approval in Hilton
The 700-vehicle storage site would be to support a large car dealership
Full list of DWP payments worth £1,630 that millions could receive by Christmas
Families, pensioners, disabled people and carers in line for extra financial support this winter as heating bills go up and living costs remain high
'I'm an ex-Boots employee - these are the Black Friday deals actually worth buying to save money'
Boots promises 'amazing savings' in its biggest ever Black Friday sale, but it can be a tall task sifting through all the price drops to find the reductions worth buying
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