Archive for August 18th, 2026

Job vacancies at five-year low as smaller firms scale back recruitment

Aug 18

Small firms cite labour and operating costs as reasons for […]

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    • Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs

    Aug 18

    The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about “other […]

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    • ‘I’m in Barbados’: The dos and don’ts of writing an out-of-office reply

    Aug 18

    As we hit peak holiday season, the BBC looks at […]

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    • Carney’s final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms

    Aug 18

    Negotiators want a deal to avoid fresh US tariffs – […]

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    • Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce

    Aug 18

    The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of […]

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