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Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told
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Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told

Key allies of PM issue warning as details emerge of his plan to give mayors powers to oversee water companiesKey allies of Andy Burnham have warned the prime minister not to back down over his promise...

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Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%
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Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%

PM rejects claim he leads a ‘tax-and-spend’ government, as Bank of England prepares for interest rates decisionAndy Burnham has said “difficult decisions” will need to be taken in next month’s budget...

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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears

Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost petsAmazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbours community app in...

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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influential policy plan th...

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Mirror publisher to cut 220 editorial jobs as readers turn to AI summaries
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Mirror publisher to cut 220 editorial jobs as readers turn to AI summaries

Reach, which also owns Express, makes decision because of ‘mammoth shift’ in how audiences seek out contentThe publisher of the Mirror and Express newspapers is to cut a further 220 editorial jobs as...

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Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV
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Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV

Latest attempt to secure future of Britain’s biggest car factory may be subject to UK weakening EV sales mandateNissan has said it will invest £170m to build a new SUV at its factory in Sunderland – b...

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Ladbrokes owner prepares to cut 400 jobs weeks after profit boost
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Ladbrokes owner prepares to cut 400 jobs weeks after profit boost

Entain, which also owns Coral and BetMGM, starts consultation process over customer care rolesBusiness live – latest updatesThe Ladbrokes owner, Entain, has said it is preparing to cut 400 jobs, only...

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Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people
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Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people

Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council areaYoung people in Rotherham face a local jobs market with the fewest suitable opportunit...

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McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children
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McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children

Model comes as part of £500m UK investment by firm’s new Abu Dhabi owner that will also fund new factoryMcLaren is gearing up to build an SUV for the first time in its 63-year history, betting that th...

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Barclaycard sent me a bill for someone else’s account
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Barclaycard sent me a bill for someone else’s account

It told me a year ago I had applied for a credit card – now it is it telling me my payment is overdueA year ago I got an email from Barclaycard stating that my “application was successful” for a credi...

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Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
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Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds

Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved AfricansThe Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the...

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Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
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Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC

Extreme weather has made brittle road surfaces more likely to crack, increasing strain on infrastructureThe UK’s dilapidated roads are expected to get even worse, with motorists warned to expect a jum...

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The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters
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The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters

Readers respond to the news that Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from Ben DeloCryptocurrency is often sold as decentralised and democratic, yet its real behaviour...

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UK retirees with no other income will not pay tax on new £13,000 state pension, No 10 says
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UK retirees with no other income will not pay tax on new £13,000 state pension, No 10 says

Average wages rose by 3.9% in three months to July, signalling pensioners will receive uplift of same percentage in 2027 under triple lockThe government has promised retirees they will be excluded fro...

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Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – as it happened
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Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – as it happened

Wage growth – used to set triple-lock pension – slows to 3.9%, meaning state pension should hit £13,000 next year‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?If th...

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Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries
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Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries

Carmaker builds on relationship with British armed forces by seeking to cash in on Europe’s rearmament driveJaguar Land Rover is in talks with Nato countries about selling them the newly revamped Defe...

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More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade
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More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade

Women used profits from trafficking of enslaved Africans to secure their families’ futures, research revealsMore than 1,000 women invested in the slave trade, challenging the conventional notion that...

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Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s £300m-plus TV ad sales business from Sky
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Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s £300m-plus TV ad sales business from Sky

Exclusive: Move is a big boost for Channel 4, days after it announced it is to cut 340 jobsBusiness live – latest updatesChannel 4 has poached the Channel 5 owner Paramount’s £300m-plus TV advertising...

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Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53
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Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53

Overall grocery inflation in Great Britain rises to 2.3%, as Ocado and Lidl gain market shareBusiness live – latest updatesParents and carers in Great Britain spent 12.5% less on school uniform in the...

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Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
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Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

More than 1,200 people, including Ben Fogle, sign letter saying domestic contracts will help preserve UK manufacturingLondon fashion week is only days away, but one industry organisation has turned it...

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