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Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs
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Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs

Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of SeptemberThe number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years...

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Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
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Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals

Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group findsBritish steelmakers have been pushed further behind European rivals on electricity costs aft...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns
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Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns

Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in country loses anchor tenantThe development of a huge AI datacentre hailed by the UK government has received a fresh setbac...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
More peas, please! 17 delicious ways to devour Britain’s most brilliant vegetable
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More peas, please! 17 delicious ways to devour Britain’s most brilliant vegetable

They’re healthy, versatile, sustainable and available. Yet pea consumption in the UK is at a 50-year low. Here are the curries, dips, pasta dishes and even cakes that could turn all that aroundIt’s no...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Condé Nast’s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out
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Condé Nast’s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out

Magazine group points to restructuring bill but says it ‘remains profitable in the UK for another year’Profits at Condé Nast’s UK arm slumped by more than a third last year, according to figures publi...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible the Spectator, he has helped shape th...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
From 3,000 feathers to pet portraits, Rolls-Royce rides high on custom craze
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From 3,000 feathers to pet portraits, Rolls-Royce rides high on custom craze

In our second in a series on high-end UK manufacturing, we visit the artisans producing rich clients’ bespoke luxury cars‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wal...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Stinky business: south London bike shop hit by ‘unbearable’ stench from Thames Water sewer
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Stinky business: south London bike shop hit by ‘unbearable’ stench from Thames Water sewer

Owner and mechanics fear for their health and future of the Herne Hill shop with no date for fixing problemThe leafy south London neighbourhood of Herne Hill is a haven for cyclists who can often be s...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
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Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England

Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisisEmployers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible, the Spectator, he has helped shape t...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
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Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue

Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third ru...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme
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No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe packageNo 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey
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Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey

Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during financial crisis and can afford to pay more nowJohn Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budgetThe International M...

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UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss
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UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss

Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet satellitesThe boss of Airbus has told Andy Burnham that choosing its US rival Lockheed Marti...

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British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
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British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit

NFU analysis of official data shows falls in exports to UK’s largest trading partner since 2019 include 70% for sugar and 74% for egg productsExports of British food and drink to the EU have collapsed...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis
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‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis

Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city’s politicians demand TfL should have power over licencesFor passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals
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Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals

Regulator for Great Britain weighs up reintroducing market stabilisation charge to prevent firms going bustEnergy suppliers could be forced to pay a charge to rivals if they lure customers with cheape...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says
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Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says

Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for businessRepairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burn...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Number of cloned number plates on UK roads at record high, data shows
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Number of cloned number plates on UK roads at record high, data shows

More than 11,400 drivers last year were fined for offences they did not recognise as RAC says system needs reformThe number of reported “cloned” vehicles involved in offences on UK roads has reached a...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation
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France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation

British government must however align with the European Union’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVsFrance has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” legislation...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago