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Leeds: Bank of England to increase staff in city from 50 to 700
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Leeds: Bank of England to increase staff in city from 50 to 700

[ad_1] The Bank of England has announced an expansion of its Leeds office – with one in 10 staff set to be based in the city within three years. Its governor, Andrew Bailey, said the bank’s northern hub would grow from a team of 70 to 500 by 2027. The bank’s overall headcount will remain...

Can troubled Thames Water avoid collapse?
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Can troubled Thames Water avoid collapse?

[ad_1] The water company that supplies clean water and removes waste for a quarter of the UK is, quite simply, drowning in debt. When the company was privatised in 1989, it had no debt. But over the years it borrowed heavily and is currently £15.4bn in debt. A large proportion of that was added when...