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Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank
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Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank

Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring shoppers backThe long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments f...

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Microsoft outage: company scrambles to fix global issue that took down Outlook and Teams
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Microsoft outage: company scrambles to fix global issue that took down Outlook and Teams

Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption that took services down and has now addressed the underlying issueWhat caused the outage and when will it be fixed?Microsoft outage hits UK hospitals...

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A global Microsoft 365 outage has hit millions – what happened and when will it be fixed?
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A global Microsoft 365 outage has hit millions – what happened and when will it be fixed?

Problem affects businesses, government agencies and even tech firm’s own employeesMicrosoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and OutlookMicrosoft outage – live updatesTell us: have you b...

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Jaguar Land Rover reports £451m quarterly loss after cutting 4,000 jobs
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Jaguar Land Rover reports £451m quarterly loss after cutting 4,000 jobs

JLR chief executive calls for EU and Britain to join forces amid competition from Chinese electric carmakersJaguar Land Rover has reported a £451m quarterly loss as it counts the cost of cutting 4,000...

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UK-EU deal will ‘dissolve’ £60m a year of costs for plant trade, says Angela Eagle
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UK-EU deal will ‘dissolve’ £60m a year of costs for plant trade, says Angela Eagle

Signing of agreement to smooth movement of food, plants and animals next week will not recoup huge sums firms were forced to spendThe removal of border checks and paperwork on plant imports will “diss...

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UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer
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UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer

Increase reported by Aviva after Hastings Direct said claims were up 140% in August and Axa said it had been a ‘surge year’The UK’s largest insurer has been hit by a rise in subsidence claims after an...

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‘They’ve cut all entry-level jobs’: unlikely seaside town on frontline of AI threat
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‘They’ve cut all entry-level jobs’: unlikely seaside town on frontline of AI threat

Bournemouth became a hub for thousands of finance jobs after the 1980s big bang, but new tech risks hurting Dorset’s economyA few minutes’ drive from Bournemouth’s sandy beachfront, on the site of a f...

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UK car industry to press EU for two-year delay to Brexit EV tariffs
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UK car industry to press EU for two-year delay to Brexit EV tariffs

‘Rules of origin’ on vehicle batteries due to come into force on 1 January if deal on new delay is not reachedThe UK car industry is preparing to push for a two-year delay to Brexit tariffs on electri...

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Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival
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Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival

US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough fundsPoundland’s owner has said it is “taking due care” to consider if one of three bidders had e...

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AI helped UK defy expectations – but will economy’s resilience fizzle out?
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AI helped UK defy expectations – but will economy’s resilience fizzle out?

Despite John Healey’s defiance, the economy faces threats from a tech slowdown and energy bills this winterAI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two yearsThe forecasters were clear wh...

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Metro Bank up for sale, with billionaire investor in line for £420m windfall
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Metro Bank up for sale, with billionaire investor in line for £420m windfall

Shares up 7% after announcement as Jaime Gilinski Bacal seeks exit three years after helping to rescue bankMetro Bank is putting itself up for sale three years after its near-collapse, in a move that...

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Burberry returns to profit as sales soar, from £85 socks to £9,000 coats
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Burberry returns to profit as sales soar, from £85 socks to £9,000 coats

CEO says ‘democratic approach’ has helped brand outperform tough market, with big rises in China and USBurberry has returned to profit as its back-to-basics strategy drove strong sales of the British...

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UK drone maker founded by Ukrainians hits £4.5bn value after raising £500m
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UK drone maker founded by Ukrainians hits £4.5bn value after raising £500m

Britain’s national wealth fund invests £113m in UForce, whose equipment has been used heavily in war with RussiaA London-based naval drone maker founded by Ukrainians has reached a £4.5bn valuation af...

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AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years
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AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years

GDP ‘grew robustly’ by 0.7% in third quarter and by 0.2% month on month in September despite high oil pricesAI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out?The UK economy...

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Water industry bonus ban to be tightened as Ofwat warns of ‘damage to public trust’
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Water industry bonus ban to be tightened as Ofwat warns of ‘damage to public trust’

Regulator to hasten review over concerns that firms are ‘undermining’ rules to make large payments to bossesBusiness live – latest updatesThe water company bonus ban is set to be tightened after the r...

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‘We can’t be at the bottom indefinitely’: Can Britain’s most maligned service station be turned around?
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‘We can’t be at the bottom indefinitely’: Can Britain’s most maligned service station be turned around?

In 2022 and 2023, Hartshead Moor East, near Leeds, was voted the worst in Great Britain. Ever since, staff have been on a mission to redeem its reputationThe crime issue of the Long Read magazine is o...

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Poundland owner extracted millions when chain was on ‘knife-edge’, MPs say
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Poundland owner extracted millions when chain was on ‘knife-edge’, MPs say

Retailer’s management to seek two-week extension of legal protection from creditors in high courtMPs have accused the owner of Poundland of extracting millions of pounds from the budget retailer when...

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ITV to cut show budgets as UK TV and film production spend drops by more than £2bn
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ITV to cut show budgets as UK TV and film production spend drops by more than £2bn

Broadcaster plans to make £30m in ‘temporary’ savings before inquiry into takeover by SkyITV plans to slash its programming budget as new figures showed that spend on the production of films and prest...

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Air traffic control boss says he was ‘most disliked person in the UK’ after flight chaos
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Air traffic control boss says he was ‘most disliked person in the UK’ after flight chaos

Nats chief says he ‘quite enjoyed’ ignoring calls from Ryanair CEO to quit over system outages in SeptemberThe boss of Nats has said he was “the most disliked person in the UK” after air traffic contr...

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Diesel still costing close to a ‘dismal’ £2 a litre despite oil price falls
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Diesel still costing close to a ‘dismal’ £2 a litre despite oil price falls

Pump prices stay stubbornly high as leading bank official warns energy costs are likely to remain ‘elevated’The price of diesel on UK forecourts remains stubbornly close to October’s record high of £2...

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