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UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide
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UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide

Average price of home rose 0.2% month on month in August to £275,465 as market awaits interest rate voteHouses near top state secondary schools ‘cost £40,000 more’UK house prices increased for the fir...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
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Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme

FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allegeThe boss of the UK’s financial regulator is accused of threatening a consumer group with...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
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Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail ConsortiumThe pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two years in August, a tra...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026The number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas by water companies during...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
‘A huge learning curve’: apprentices on the benefits and pitfalls of vocational training
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‘A huge learning curve’: apprentices on the benefits and pitfalls of vocational training

While many young people have found jobs and built careers, some have struggled to complete their coursesThe crisis in the youth employment market, with almost a million young people not in education,...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots
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Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots

Exclusive: FCA pressures firms to do more to sort 760,000 accounts as watchdog urges families to use free tracking serviceChild trust fund providers are being put under the spotlight to check they are...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
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UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals

Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven yearsA house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on average, according to res...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom
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BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rolloutBT is on track for an estimated £2bn-plus windfall over the next decade from selling off o...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
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The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance schemeFrom the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office bloc...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds
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Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and WalesHousebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK nat...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt
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Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt

New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administratorA recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumu...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
‘Without us, no wheel would turn’: the unsung heroes keeping England’s transport moving
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‘Without us, no wheel would turn’: the unsung heroes keeping England’s transport moving

On shift, but out of sight – from ‘that person with the table tennis bats’ on the airport tarmac to remote signallers managing rail trafficNot many people get to park their car here – bang in the midd...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
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UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money

City firms tapped for case studies to try to convince global watchdog that London has cleaned up its actThe government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes
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Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes

Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham governmentTrain drivers have secured a significant pay rise after the threat of strike action was floated on busy rou...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim
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AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim

Breakdown recovery group’s private equity owners reportedly in talks with various suitors to sell companyThe German-based financial services company ⁠Allianz is considering a £5bn takeover swoop for A...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change
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Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change

Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practicesPet owners have been warned that they could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms who have b...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
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On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant

Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threatsIn a factory in Gateshead, engineers carefully wind metal wires ar...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollutionSouth West W...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policyAs he struggles with questions about the mill...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
‘I’ve £80k in the account, here’s my pin’: turning the tables on the scammers
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‘I’ve £80k in the account, here’s my pin’: turning the tables on the scammers

Plagued by bank impersonation scams, one Guardian Money reader got even by stringing the fraudsters along … for hoursNew payment set up? The bank scam where your ‘bank’ is the scammer“A couple of Sund...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago