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06 Mar
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Friday newspaper round-up: Andrew Bailey, Virgin Media, EY top job

A powerful committee of MPs has criticised Andrew Bailey, the incoming governor of the Bank of England, for his management of the UK’s main financial watchdog, saying it had “serious concerns about the culture and operations” of the organisation, including during Bailey’s time as its chief executive. The Treasury select committee said that it backed Bailey to become the new governor, saying they were satisfied he had “the professional competence and personal independence to be appointed”.

05 Mar
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Flybe, NMC Health, Andrew Bailey

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has collapsed into administration less than two months after the government announced a rescue deal. The impact of the coronavirus on flight bookings proved the last straw for the Exeter-based airline, which operates almost 40% of UK domestic flights, as the government stalled on a controversial £100m loan. - Guardian.

04 Mar
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Amazon, Google, Braemar

Amazon is struggling to prevent profiteering as “bad actors” attempt to cash in on coronavirus fears by raising prices of masks and sanitisers by as much as 2,000%. The US company said it had removed “tens of thousands” of listings but analysts have likened the situation to a game of whack-a-mole with products reappearing soon after deletion. - Guardian.

03 Mar
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Budget, supermarkets, Sirius, Asset Life

Rishi Sunak has been forced to redraw next week’s budget to focus on shoring up the economy against the impact of coronavirus. After Sajid Javid’s abrupt resignation from the Treasury last month, Sunak’s first major statement was due to herald a radical departure from the cautious Conservative economic policies of the past decade. But a No 10 source said the budget would now “prioritise economic security” in the face of the growing threat from the virus.

02 Mar
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Monday newspaper round-up: BoE, Metro Bank, Northern Rock, KPMG

The Bank of England carried out due diligence three times on a firm that was subsequently revealed to have given paying clients early access to market-sensitive information without the Bank’s knowledge. Bank officials scrutinised the technology supplier Encoded Media three times between 2008, when it first became a technology supplier to the Bank, and 2019, the Guardian can reveal. However, Encoded’s status as a supplier to the Bank was only revoked following media inquiries in December.

01 Mar
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Coronavirus, Turkey, NMC Health

Twelve more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the UK, with one of the patients having no known travel to any of the affected countries. The new cases were announced as Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters that he was "very, very confident" that the NHS could cope with an outbreak and urged the public to do their bit by following public health advice. - The Daily Telegraph.