Siobhan Kennedy , Business Editor
Siobhan Kennedy is the Business Editor, and her beat includes everything from industrial action and the long term impact of the recession to where growth is coming from in the economy.
Siobhan joined Channel 4 News in 2008, from The Times. As a newspaper reporter she worked as Politics and Business Correspondent, and before that the Mergers and Private Equity Correspondent. Before The Times, Siobhan worked for Reuters based in London and New York.
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WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing to feature on new £50 note
He was a computing pioneer, a codebreaker and a war hero, who was cruelly persecuted for his sexuality.
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William Hill shop closures could put 4,500 jobs at risk
It said it had seen a “significant fall” in revenue from fixed odds machines.
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Hammond warns disorderly no-deal Brexit will cost UK £90bn
In the UK, the damage which a no-deal Brexit could cause, and the spending pledges of the two Tory leadership contenders, continued to dominate politics, with the Chancellor warning a disorderly exit could deliver a £90 billion hit to the economy.
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No-deal Brexit back on agenda
The government has formally put a no-deal Brexit back on the agenda with a statement today from the minister in charge of the Cabinet Office, David Lidington.
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Heathrow launches public consultation on third runway plan
More than 700 homes have to be demolished and a 12-lane section of the M25 will have to be diverted through a new tunnel.
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UK and China launch stock exchange tie-up
In London, Chancellor Philip Hammond said he’d had an “extensive discussion” with the visiting Chinese Vice-Premier about Hong Kong, but was more keen to talk up close trade ties.
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Government too slow on no-deal Brexit preparations, warn businesses
The prospect of leaving Europe without an agreement is looming large for businesses.
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Grenfell survivors and relatives take legal action in US
Survivors and bereaved relatives of many of those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire are suing three firms over the blaze, in legal action described as “one of the largest product liability cases in history”.
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Do Tory leadership candidates’ pledges stack up?
Two of the frontrunners, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, have made some pretty meaty financial pledges.
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Government poised to tell key transport and logistics businesses to step up No-Deal preparations
Channel 4 News has learnt that the government is poised to tell key transport and logistics businesses to order No-Deal preparations be stepped up again.
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Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel collapses
At least 5,000 jobs in the north of England are at risk after British Steel was put into compulsory liquidation.
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Google imposes Huawei Android restrictions
The Chinese mobile phone giant Huawei says it’s the victim of a trade war between America and China after Google said it would no longer supply the company with its Android software.
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China hits back in trade war by raising tariffs on US goods
China has hit back against the US as the trade war between the world’s largest economies escalates.
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Brexit stockpiling helps economy rebound
Was it all down to Brexit stockpiling or a sign that the economy is robust, with new figures showing the highest quarterly boost in manufacturing since the 80s.
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Uber drivers strike ahead of record stock market floatation
Thousands of drivers for cab hailing apps including Uber went on strike today in protest at what they claim are declining wages and poor employment terms.
