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Nuclear9 hours ago
Britain’s Mini Nuclear Bet Draws a Polish Tycoon Into the Centre of the Energy Debate
Britain’s search for a more stable energy future has drawn in an unlikely but increasingly influential backer: Michal Solowow, the Polish billionaire industrialist whose company, Synthos Green Energy, is preparing
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Mortgage10 hours ago
Britain’s Housing Market Falls Into a Holding Pattern as Confidence Gives Way to Caution
Britain’s housing market has entered the summer in a state of unusual stillness, with June bringing neither the clear retreat feared by pessimists nor the renewed momentum hoped for by
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Trading10 hours ago
Foods confronts the cost of a weaker sugar market as Primark heads for separation
Associated British Foods has spent years living with an internal contradiction. On one side sits Primark, a retailer that built its name on sharp pricing, scale and a talent for
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Business10 hours ago
The Quiet Disappearance of Halifax and What It Says About British Banking
Lloyds Banking Group’s decision to retire the Halifax brand from the high street next year is, on one level, an exercise in corporate housekeeping. A large bank has looked across
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Financial10 hours ago
United Utilities and the price of insulation
At first glance, the dispute over executive pay at United Utilities can be made to look technical. A regulator tightens the rules on bonuses. A listed company adjusts its remuneration
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Business10 hours ago
BlueCrest tax defeat exposes a deeper argument over what Britain offers business
Michael Platt is not a man given to casual complaint. The BlueCrest founder has spent more than two decades in a rarefied corner of finance where grievance is usually expressed
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Government11 hours ago
Andy Burnham Faces Fiscal Reckoning as Defence Demands £7 Billion in Cuts
Andy Burnham arrives in Downing Street confronted not by the luxury of political momentum but by the discipline of arithmetic. Before any government can define itself by reform, renewal or
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China11 hours ago
Brompton Bets on Scale Without Surrendering Its Soul
Brompton has spent half a century refining an idea that once looked almost eccentric: that a bicycle could be not merely a machine for leisure or sport, but a piece
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PropertyYesterday
Barclays Makes a 999-Year Bet on Canary Wharf
Barclays has chosen to express its faith in London with a property transaction of almost feudal duration. By acquiring a 999-year lease on One Churchill Place, its headquarters at Canary
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Electric VehiclesYesterday
Electric Vehicle Mandate Faces a Hard Reckoning as Carmakers Warn Over Jobs, Investment and Britain’s Industrial Future
Britain’s car industry has delivered an unusually blunt message to the new Labour government: the transition to electric motoring is in danger of being mishandled, and the price of getting
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BusinessYesterday
Royal Mail’s Christmas cap leaves small firms counting the cost
For thousands of British small businesses, the run-up to Christmas is not simply a busy quarter but the period on which the rest of the year quietly depends. Cash flow
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RestaurantsYesterday
Britain's restaurants and pubs want a VAT cut, but the crisis runs wider than tax
Tom Kerridge has chosen a pointed moment to make his case. The chef, whose Hand & Flowers in Marlow remains the country’s only two Michelin-starred pub, is leading a campaign
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FinancialYesterday
Oil and gold fall as markets wager on a fragile peace in the Gulf
Financial markets, which have spent much of the past two years pricing in one emergency after another, are now performing a more delicate manoeuvre: they are beginning, cautiously, to discount
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BankingYesterday
Bank of England sounds alarm over AI agents and the fragility of modern finance
The Bank of England has delivered one of the clearest warnings yet that artificial intelligence is moving from the margins of finance to its operational core, and that the speed
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EntertainmentYesterday
Britain may yet become the toughest hurdle to Paramount Skydance’s $110bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
The proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance was supposed to be remembered as one of those vast entertainment deals that seem to belong to a borderless corporate
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MetaYesterday
Silicon Valley’s Reckoning With AI Is a Warning to the Rest of the Labour Market
For years, a job in Silicon Valley stood as one of the defining ambitions of modern professional life. The campuses of Meta, Google and Amazon offered not simply handsome salaries,

PropertyYesterday
Barclays Makes a 999-Year Bet on Canary Wharf
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Economy6 days ago
Inflationary Pressures Rise as Energy Costs Surge
In a startling revelation, recent figures show that inflation in the United States has accelerated to 4.1 per cent as of May, marking the steepest increase in three years. This
Investment1 week ago
London Property: A Haven for the World's Wealthy Despite Economic Turbulence
In a landscape marked by economic uncertainty and political turmoil, one might expect a significant retreat from the once golden allure of London property. However, the opposite has unfolded. The
Economy1 week ago
Kemi Badenoch Calls for Sweeping Economic Reforms as Britain Faces Decline
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party and former business secretary, has issued an urgent call for a radical economic transformation in Britain, proposing measures that she argues must
Energy2 weeks ago
UK Economy Sees Shifts Amidst Inflation Challenges
In recent weeks, the complex tapestry of the UK economy has taken centre stage, revealing both the trials and tentative triumphs faced by households and policymakers alike. As inflationary pressures

BusinessYesterday
Royal Mail’s Christmas cap leaves small firms counting the cost
For thousands of British small businesses, the run-up to Christmas is not simply a busy quarter but the period on which the rest of the year quietly depends. Cash flow
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3 weeks ago

The Rising Tide of Inflation: Analyzing the Economic Landscape Amid Geopolitical Turmoil

3 weeks ago

The Rise of Personalised Nutrition: Nourished's Ambitious Expansion into the U.S. Market

3 weeks ago

A Strong Jobs Report Raises Expectations for Interest Rate Hikes in the US

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1 month ago

Trump's Economic Strategies: Disarray Amidst a New Global Order

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1 month ago

GB News Under Scrutiny for Regulatory Breaches Following Trump Interview

1 month ago

The Future of Peace in the Middle East: Economic Implications of a Potential Iran Deal

BankingYesterday
Bank of England sounds alarm over AI agents and the fragility of modern finance
The Bank of England has delivered one of the clearest warnings yet that artificial intelligence is moving from the margins of finance to its operational core, and that the speed
EntertainmentYesterday
Britain may yet become the toughest hurdle to Paramount Skydance’s $110bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
The proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance was supposed to be remembered as one of those vast entertainment deals that seem to belong to a borderless corporate
MicrosoftYesterday
Silicon Valley’s Reckoning With AI Is a Warning to the Rest of the Labour Market
For years, a job in Silicon Valley stood as one of the defining ambitions of modern professional life. The campuses of Meta, Google and Amazon offered not simply handsome salaries,
FinancialYesterday
Axel Springer Takes Possession of The Telegraph and Opens a Fraught New Chapter
The formal completion of Axel Springer’s takeover of The Telegraph has the air of a corporate transaction, yet the moment carries a significance that extends well beyond ownership papers and
BusinessYesterday
The price of leverage is being paid on Asda’s shop floor
Nearly 7,500 jobs have gone from Asda in the space of a year, a stark measure of the pressure bearing down on a business that was once regarded as one

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Business2 days ago
BT spins off international arm into joint venture with Verizon in latest retreat to the UK
BT is to fold its troubled international operations into a 50-50 joint venture with Verizon in a $625 million deal that marks another decisive step in the telecoms group’s retreat
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UK Tax6 days ago
Shifting Investment Incentives: A Bold Proposal for British Business Growth
In a landscape characterised by economic challenge and uncertainty, the British Chambers of Commerce has amplified calls for a strategic reorientation of the country’s pension tax relief system. At a
Manufacturing1 week ago
Private Jets: A Controversial Green Investment According to the EU's Second-Highest Court
In a ruling that has sparked considerable debate, the European Union’s second-highest court has deemed private jets as a form of green investment. This unexpected classification challenges conventional wisdom regarding
Property1 week ago
London Property: A Haven for the World's Wealthy Despite Economic Turbulence
In a landscape marked by economic uncertainty and political turmoil, one might expect a significant retreat from the once golden allure of London property. However, the opposite has unfolded. The
Companies1 week ago
The Urgent Call for Investment Reform in the UK's Tech Industry
In a striking commentary, Greg Jackson, the chief executive of Octopus Energy, has implored the UK government to act with swiftness to reform investment policies, particularly those affecting pension funds.
Investment2 weeks ago
Rathbones Faces Regulatory Scrutiny Amid High-Risk Client Review
In a significant setback for one of Britain’s oldest investment management firms, Rathbones has announced a temporary halt in onboarding high-risk clients following a critical review by the Financial Conduct
Electric Vehicles2 weeks ago
Labour's Dilemma: Navigating the Future of Net Zero Amidst Internal Conflict
In an era where environmental policy is becoming increasingly scrutinised and debated, the Labour Party finds itself at a critical juncture. Recent reports indicate that Sir Keir Starmer is contemplating

Economy2 days ago
Businesses warn Burnham that ambition on devolution needs a delivery plan
Andy Burnham’s first major economic intervention since becoming the effective prime minister in waiting has been greeted with a wary mixture of interest and scepticism by business leaders, who welcomed
Media2 days ago
Comcast to split off Sky and NBCUniversal in major shake-up of media empire
Comcast has set in motion one of the most significant restructurings in the global media business in years, announcing that it will separate Sky and NBCUniversal into a standalone publicly
Business2 days ago
Former WH Smith high-street stores edge towards insolvency as rescue plan stalls in court
WH Smith’s former high-street business has been pushed closer to insolvency after a judge delayed ruling on a restructuring plan designed to shore up the struggling chain, leaving the future
Financial3 days ago
Revolut enlists City grandee John McFarlane to help steer overseas push
A City veteran who once sat at the apex of Barclays and Aviva has been brought in by Revolut to help guide the fintech group’s ambitions abroad, underscoring how aggressively

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Business2 days ago
British American Tobacco’s AI overhaul to affect 9,000 jobs

Property4 days ago
One third of new London homes failed to find private buyers last year.
One third of new homes completed in London last year failed to sell to private buyers, a striking sign of how badly the capital’s housing market has become distorted by
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