Scotland’s so-called white van man looks set to be hit hard by next month’s smoking ban.
The Road Haulage Association has said about 50,000 drivers will be affected when the ban on lighting up in public places comes into force.
The rules mean drivers of vans and lorries, along with farmers, may be fined if caught smoking […]
Online travel group Ebookers has recorded an underlying profit and reported strong bookings for the autumn and winter.
The company made an adjusted pre-tax profit of 1.3m ($2.2m) in the three months to 30 September, against a loss of 800,000 in the same period last year.
Turnover doubled to 18.2m ($30.9m), and it said it was upbeat […]
A woman who was abused by her boss after she converted to Islam has said the way she was treated hung over her throughout her first pregnancy.
Caroline Elgedawy, 32, from Harrietsham in Kent, won an employment tribunal case on Thursday against Lincoln insurance firm Hanover Park Commercial.
The tribunal ruled she suffered discrimination over remarks made […]
Wal-Mart has pulled out of plans to obtain a US banking licence.
The retail giant had planned to create an in-house bank, known as an industrial loan corporation (ILC).
However, it decided to withdraw its the application with the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) a government finance watchdog.
Its plan had been controversial and aroused strong […]
Aviva, the biggest UK insurer and owner of Norwich Union, has agreed to buy US rival Amerus for 1.6bn ($2.9bn).
Aviva will finance the deal through debt and a 900m share issue. It will pay $69 for each Amerus share, 10% more than the closing price on 6 July.
Buying Iowa-based Amerus will enable Aviva to […]
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