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HMRC had reportedly filing a winding-up petition against the business. The company’s international owner Yum! Brands is believed to have saved 64 of the at-risk restaurants, and 1,277 team members are believed to be transferring to the Yum! business. But 68 locations remain at risk. The owner of the restaurants, DC London Pie Ltd, has…
The company has not disclosed how many workers will impacted by the closures. DC London Pie, the firm running Pizza Hut’s UK dine-in restaurants, appointed administrators from corporate finance firm FTI on Monday. Pizza Hut has entered administration for the second time this year (Andrew Matthews/PA) It comes less than a year after the business…
7 October 2025 As we have heard today, over more than two decades, the UN and the African Union have played important and mutually complementary roles tackling challenges across Africa. This includes working on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, sustainable development and addressing humanitarian need. To build on this, we see three areas for enhanced complementary cooperation, which take…
The chain’s UK restaurant owner appointed FTI Consulting as administrators on Monday, October 20, The Sun reported. It is understood that the brand’s global owner Yum! Brands has saved 64 dine-in restaurants as part of a deal; however, 75 eateries, and 741 jobs, remain at risk because they weren’t part of the rescue deal. READ…
Here is how the prince’s friendship with Epstein and the financier’s sex trafficker girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell led to the prince’s disgrace and downfall. Andrew’s downfall centres on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (Ian West/PA) – 1990s Andrew previously told BBC Newsnight he first met Epstein through “his girlfriend back in 1999”. In March 2011, the…
Irish nutrition firm Glanbia has sold off the meal replacement powders business amid pressure on the brand from the rapid growth of weight loss drugs, such as Mounjaro and Wegovy. It had put the business up for sale earlier this year after the European operations dragged on stronger trading in the US. Consumer goods business…
Ming Yang announced plans last week to build the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility in Ardersier near Inverness. The company said the £1.5 billion project could create 1,500 jobs. The UK Government has yet to confirm whether it will allow the project to go ahead. Speaking from his trip to Malawi, Mr Swinney warned…
Payrolls could be affected by the AWS blackout, experts have warned. Melanie Pizzey, the chief executive and founder of the Global Payroll Alliance, said there were reports that the accounting software Xero, and the payment tools Square and HMRC have been impacted. She said: “Today, the vast majority of payroll systems are cloud-based, relying on…
Customers were left unable to access their online banking accounts while some struggled with mobile banking. According to Downdetector, issues started at around 9am with users complaining that they couldn’t get the app or website to load. Problems were recorded by Lloyds Bank users across the UK on Downdetector including London, Manchester and Cardiff. Is Lloyds Bank down?…
David Olusoga, the well-known TV historian, is set to deliver a talk titled A Gun Through Time at the Pavilion Theatre on April 20 next year. The show promises to share the human stories behind some of the world’s most impactful firearms. READ MORE: Rab C Nesbitt legend announces tour heading to iconic Glasgow venue…