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More disruption to rail services in England as heatwave shrinks soil
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More disruption to rail services in England as heatwave shrinks soil

South Western Railway joins operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetablesBusiness live – latest updatesPersistent drought conditions caused by the climate crisis are ex...

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GSK to cut jobs amid £1.9bn cost-cutting plan and bid for faster drug development
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GSK to cut jobs amid £1.9bn cost-cutting plan and bid for faster drug development

Pharmaceuticals company is investing £400m in UK life sciences and moving scientists to new Cambridge R&D siteBusiness live – latest updatesThe British drugmaker GSK is to announce sweeping job cuts a...

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Marmite and Dove owner Unilever warns of price rises due to growing costs
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Marmite and Dove owner Unilever warns of price rises due to growing costs

Consumer goods group reports strong sales growth, owing in part to World Cup marketing campaignsBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever has warned it will push through further price rises over the comi...

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ICE-linked security firm reports UK revenue slump after asylum contract ends
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ICE-linked security firm reports UK revenue slump after asylum contract ends

MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent – and could now make £500m managing arrivals at siteA private security company linked to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown reporte...

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Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ profits soar
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Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ profits soar

TUC says lender ‘can easily afford to pay more tax’ as it increases half-year bonus pool by nearly 30%Business live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has been urged to launch a tax raid on UK banks, as Bar...

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Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
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Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third

Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 OctoberRoyal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as a third, in a m...

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Cottage pie and glass of red, anyone? Britons shun salad despite heat in ‘reverse comfort eating’
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Cottage pie and glass of red, anyone? Britons shun salad despite heat in ‘reverse comfort eating’

Nostalgic foods like toad-in-the-hole also in demand at Waitrose as people pivot towards familiarity amid climatic and political upheavalForget a crisp salad and glass of chilled rosé. Enervated Brito...

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Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets
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Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets

Unions say basic needs still not being met a year after regulator told operators to improve facilitiesTrain drivers are considering strike action over a lack of toilets, with unions saying basic needs...

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Oil price slides as US and Iran pause fire; cancer treatments help AstraZeneca beat profit forecasts – as it happened
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Oil price slides as US and Iran pause fire; cancer treatments help AstraZeneca beat profit forecasts – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe UK’s financial watchdog has launched a £2m advertising campaign aimed at curbing use of claims management companies (CMCs), and encouragin...

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Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
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Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation

Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEOBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigat...

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AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’
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AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’

Europe and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal SoriotAstraZeneca must operate at “Chinese speed” to ensure it does not suffer the fate of the western au...

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DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover
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DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover

KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholdersNils Pratley: Private equity finds soft takeover targets in London – yet againOne of the bigg...

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Liberty embraces sewing boom with craft classes as it expands fabrics section
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Liberty embraces sewing boom with craft classes as it expands fabrics section

London store also plans bigger haberdashery area, where it will hold autumn workshops for craftersLiberty has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department as it prepares to embrace the social...

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Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds
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Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows Expanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions o...

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Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists
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Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists

Bank of England expected to keep rates on hold on Thursday but renewed Iran conflict casts shadow over energy costsThe Bank of England could be forced to tear up its economic forecasts and raise inter...

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Gary Stevenson to quit YouTube channel, citing health concerns
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Gary Stevenson to quit YouTube channel, citing health concerns

Former City trader’s weekly Gary’s Economics videos took off during the Covid pandemicThe City trader turned wealth tax campaigner Gary Stevenson has announced he is quitting the YouTube channel that...

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‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales
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‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales

England’s progress provides best football-related uplift of recent years, with one pub too packed to host its Dolly Parton tributeLate opening hours and England’s progress to the semi-final of an expa...

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Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees
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Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees

Adrian Howe’s family believe that fears his deal would be financially ruinous led him to kill himselfThe family of a former mobile phone store manager who was found drowned days before his new Vodafon...

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Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?
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Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?

Sanae Takaichi’s blueprint to inject £1.7tn and double economic growth leaves many investors fearfulInternational investors are asking where Japan’s prime minister will find the ¥370tn (£1.7tn) of ext...

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UK savings deals: the heat is on as banks offer up to 8%
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UK savings deals: the heat is on as banks offer up to 8%

Don’t delay in taking advantage of the competition that is pushing up interest rates and increasing choice, experts sayIt is shaping up to be a decent summer for savers as fierce competition among pro...

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