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Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour
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Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour

Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumptionLabour ministers asked in recent days about the looming energy crisis sparked by the Iran...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Chancellor meets UK supermarket bosses to discuss cost of living
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Chancellor meets UK supermarket bosses to discuss cost of living

Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surgeThe bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are to meet the chancellor on Wednesday as the gover...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds
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Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholdsTwo-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffo...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Head of NHS England ‘really worried’ about medicine supplies
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Head of NHS England ‘really worried’ about medicine supplies

Jim Mackey responds to concerns about cost implications and supply disruption link to war against IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe head of the NHS in England has said he is “really worried” ab...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Marmite maker Unilever agrees $44.8bn deal to combine food arm with McCormick
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Marmite maker Unilever agrees $44.8bn deal to combine food arm with McCormick

Core focus will be on beauty, personal care and home products after spinning off brands such as Hellmann’s and Pot NoodleUnilever has agreed to combine its food business with US-based McCormick in a $...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Centuries-old pottery firm Denby set to call in administrators
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Centuries-old pottery firm Denby set to call in administrators

Almost 600 jobs could go amid higher cost of gas and labour and softening consumer demand Denby has called in administrators, putting the 217-year-old Derbyshire pottery at risk of closure with the l...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK aviation regulator rejects Heathrow’s plans to significantly raise landing fees
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UK aviation regulator rejects Heathrow’s plans to significantly raise landing fees

Heathrow wanted changes to fund upgrade, but airlines warned cost increases would be passed on to passengersThe UK aviation regulator has partly rejected plans by Heathrow to significantly raise its l...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to hit almost £2,000 a year this summer
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Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to hit almost £2,000 a year this summer

Consumers brace for ‘awful April’ and Iran war cost hikes, which have pushed UK’s gas market past three-year highs Households in Great Britain could see their energy bills increase by about £290 a yea...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures
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Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New measures will protect Tata and British Steel but allow foreign pre-made parts into the UK, say industry bossesSteel bosses have warned ministers that a “back door” in new trade rules could hit Bri...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Food price rises unlikely before summer, says boss of Sainsbury’s
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Food price rises unlikely before summer, says boss of Sainsbury’s

Simon Roberts says Easter shop will be unaffected by Middle East conflict, but industry warns prices may rise this yearShoppers will not see food prices rise until at least the summer and Easter will...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK house prices rose sharply in March but Iran war expected to cause slowdown
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UK house prices rose sharply in March but Iran war expected to cause slowdown

Price of typical UK home increased by 0.9% in March but surging mortgage rates expected to put brake on activityBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices increased at the fastest rate in almost 18...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Car finance victims to get an average £830 payout but fewer loans eligible
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Car finance victims to get an average £830 payout but fewer loans eligible

City regulator reduces number of loan agreements in line for compensation from 14m to 12mExplainer: how will the payout scheme work?Victims of the car finance scandal will be in line for payouts worth...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
When will car finance compensation be paid out and how much could you get?
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When will car finance compensation be paid out and how much could you get?

Financial Conduct Authority says millions of claims will be paid up this year and vast majority settled by end of 2027Car finance victims to get average £830 payoutMillions of victims of the UK’s car...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
IMF warns Middle East conflict will lead to higher prices and slower global growth
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IMF warns Middle East conflict will lead to higher prices and slower global growth

Washington-based fund says rising energy and food costs will hit economies worldwide and could leave lasting scarsThe International Monetary Fund has warned that “all roads lead to higher prices and s...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’
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Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’

Scheme for accusers of store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed to close before end of retailer’s internal investigationHarrods has been accused of being “neither fair nor just” over its decision to clos...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Putin likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack, exiled oil tycoon says
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Putin likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack, exiled oil tycoon says

Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Russian security services may seek to create a ‘sense of vulnerability’ in BritainVladimir Putin is likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack on UK soil unless the gover...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach
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Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach

Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming serviceThe UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions agains...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Mounjaro maker wants NHS drug price rises in return for more investment in UK
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Mounjaro maker wants NHS drug price rises in return for more investment in UK

US firm Eli Lilly, which is also pushing for end to rebate scheme, optimistic about talks with ministersBusiness live – latest updatesThe US pharmaceutical group behind the Mounjaro weight-loss drug h...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord
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Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord

City Property, which manages buildings for council, accused of ‘coercive and unfair’ increases and issuing eviction noticesTenants at one of Glasgow’s leading cultural hubs are battling what they desc...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline
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UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rushCost of living: how to prepare for the ‘awful April’ shower of bill increasesSavers who want t...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago