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UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened
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UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened

US president has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil pricesThe United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow...

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Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’
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Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’

AGM briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS
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Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS

Bank’s chief executive points to alleged fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationNils Pratley: Another shadow banking hit – but otherwise, Barclays looks fineBarclays is p...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war
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BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war

First-quarter profits of $3.2bn prompt outrage from campaigners, who say figures come at expense of consumersBP has provoked outrage by revealing its profits more than doubled in the first quarter of...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
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Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutShares in some of the U...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died
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EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died

It cheerily addressed letters to my late spouse, and threatened penalties if he terminated his contractAfter my husband died suddenly, I discovered he had been paying £171 a month for our EE broadband...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers
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Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffe...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study
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UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education amon...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses
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Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery and accessories chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Monday with the loss of more th...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse
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Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse

The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategyTaylor Swift has filed applications to trademark her voice and image in a move seemingly desi...

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Nationwide could have first customer on board for nearly 25 years
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Nationwide could have first customer on board for nearly 25 years

James Sherwin-Smith will be up for election after securing more than 250 nominations to run alongside existing directorsNationwide building society could have a customer on its board for the first tim...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
We booked £4,000 in EasyJet flights – but it won’t let us postpone them all after devastating news
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We booked £4,000 in EasyJet flights – but it won’t let us postpone them all after devastating news

The airline refused a refund or credit for our group of 14 after a brain tumour diagnosis for my two-year-old childWe were organising our wedding for this June when the happiest period of our lives be...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Dozens of toys recalled in the UK after asbestos found in play sand
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Dozens of toys recalled in the UK after asbestos found in play sand

Candle-making kits and rubber toys among products recalled after revelation about play sand sold by HobbycraftMore than 30 children’s toys have been recalled in the UK after the Guardian revealed that...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Children’s shoe retailers say closure of specialist shops is harming foot health
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Children’s shoe retailers say closure of specialist shops is harming foot health

Experts report more young people with conditions such as bunions after wearing shoes that are too small or narrowParents should care for their children’s feet in the same way as their eyes and teeth,...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
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UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister
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UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister

Darren Jones suggests cost of energy, food and flights will remain high after de-escalation and Hormuz strait reopensThe UK faces higher prices for food and fuel for at least eight months after the wa...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’
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Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’

Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’Royal Mail is investigating allegations that a postal worker claimed to have “dumped” Reform UK campaig...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots
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Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backKeir Starmer will attempt to call time on a “disgraceful” shoplifting epidemic afflicting the UK’s ret...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax
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Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capita...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
NatWest faces AGM showdown over ‘climate backtracking’
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NatWest faces AGM showdown over ‘climate backtracking’

Shareholders including the Church of England back call for protest votes against bank’s chairNatWest is at risk of an embarrassing showdown at its shareholder meeting this week as investors and scient...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago