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Gatwick Airport posts £343m interim loss as passenger numbers tumble
Gatwick Airport posted a £343. 0m interim loss on Friday as passenger numbers tumbled two-thirds in the six months ended 30 June in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Japan's Abe resigns over ill-health; Nikkei slumps 2%
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned on Friday, citing the return of a chronic bowel condition that had previously forced him out of office.
British Gas pays £1.73m for botched prepayment switch
British Gas has paid £1. 73m in compensation for failing to tell prepayment customers about a change of provider and minimum top-up spend.
Gatwick Airport to cut up to 600 jobs
London's Gatwick Airport announced plans for a significant restructure aimed at further reducing operating and staff costs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on passenger and air traffic numbers.
Aberdeen in lockdown as Covid-19 spreads
The Scottish government has reimposed partial lockdown conditions in Aberdeen to deal with a Covid-19 cluster in the city.