Are office workers lonelier than they were during Covid WFH? Business A third of Brits feel lonelier at work than they did during the pandemic, with almost a fifth regularly going a full day without speaking to anyone. And while businesses around the UK push to get employees back into the office, more than half of workers admit to messaging colleagues on platforms like Slack and [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 giant raises profit guidance after £1bn boost Business Rolls-Royce has raised its profit guidance after a “strong start to the year” which saw its revenue surge by almost £1bn. The FTSE 100 giant has reported an underlying pre-tax profit of £1.68bn for the first six months of its financial year, up from the £1.03bn it posted for the same period in 2024. New [...]
Chetwood Bank surpasses £5bn after strong growth Banking Chetwood Bank’s balance sheet has exceeded £5bn for the first time, Morning Wire can reveal, after growing by £1bn in just three months. The digital challenger bank surpassed the milestone in July, with chief executive Paul Noble noting the bank’s “great growth trajectory” and expanding customer base to the rise, after the balance sheet stood [...]
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