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GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton
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GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton

Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of ‘clear violations’ of Ofcom’s due impartiality rulesUK politics live – latest updatesThe former Sky News political editor Adam Boulton has said GB News should lo...

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Reeves seizes on surprise UK growth as evidence Labour leadership must stay
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Reeves seizes on surprise UK growth as evidence Labour leadership must stay

Chancellor says ‘now not the time to put economic stability at risk’ as ONS records 0.3% growth in first month of Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesAnalysis: Reeves says ‘if economy ain’t broke, d...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it - as fight to keep her job goes on
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Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it - as fight to keep her job goes on

The GDP boost has raised the chancellor’s prospects for staying in post, whoever wins the Labour leadership battleBusiness live – latest updatesUK economy records surprise 0.3% growth despite Iran war...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans
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Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans

Zeal for ‘the Hamptons of England’ has rubbed off on sales, with luxury British fashion brand back to a full-year profitBusiness live – latest updatesThe luxury fashion brand Burberry has said a new £...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator
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Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator

Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’The board of Britain’s largest private hospital operator has backed a buyout proposal wor...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bet’ by investors, study finds
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Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bet’ by investors, study finds

Privilege being mistaken for competence as study reveals no evidence to suggest companies run by state-educated peers underperformChief executives who attended private school are perceived by investor...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Why do we keep building on land at risk of flooding?
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Why do we keep building on land at risk of flooding?

A recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning rules. Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how the syst...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘Inevitable’ jet fuel shortages will drive up air fares this summer, says Willie Walsh
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‘Inevitable’ jet fuel shortages will drive up air fares this summer, says Willie Walsh

Impact of disruption from Iran war may be felt into 2027 even if strait of Hormuz reopens, says aviation body bossIncreases in air fares for travellers in Europe are “inevitable” over the peak summer...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again
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‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrousBusiness live – latest updatesUK economy records sur...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Housing market in England and Wales weakening due to Iran war, say estate agents
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Housing market in England and Wales weakening due to Iran war, say estate agents

Homebuyers more cautious due to possible mortgage rate rises and higher inflation as sellers sit on propertiesFears of higher mortgage rates and rising inflation as a result of the Middle East conflic...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me  | Letter
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Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me | Letter

Restaurant owner Nicola Powell says the government’s tax burden has made her poorer even as she works harderYour report (Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control, 8 May)...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
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Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared sum he received before entering parliamentNigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire
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The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire

Reform UK leader insists the sum did not have to be declared but there are also other aspects of his finances to be addressedFarage faces inquiry over £5m giftNigel Farage has been dogged by questions...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare
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‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare

Council has voted to lease the Tropicana to entertainment company Live Nation which plans to turn abandoned space into events venueThe Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare was once a shimmering art deco lid...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant
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Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory spaceBusiness live – latest updatesNissan’s chief executive has confirmed he would consider bu...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT
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Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

FTSE 100 business ‘minded to recommend’ £60-a-share tilt from company owned by billionaire Wallenberg familyBusiness live – latest updatesThe laboratory testing company Intertek has become the latest...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty
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UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty

Bovis Homes owner’s shares plunge 10.5% after being forced to cut prices as buyers become cautiousOne of the UK’s biggest housebuilders has said its profits will be “significantly” lower, as it was fo...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast
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Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast

From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers near you. Jessica Murray on the AI systems increasingly used by the police and storesLive facial recognition is...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds
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Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds

Despite concerns super-rich are leaving due to tax burdens, 88% of those surveyed were proud to live in UK and would pay more to fund public servicesNine in 10 UK millionaires are proud to live in Bri...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News
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Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News

Deborah Turness, who resigned last year, says traditional news in danger of being replaced by personality-led contentBroadcasters must urgently adapt to an existential threat from “creator journalism”...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago