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Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case
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Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s roomKeir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel cha...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
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Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octo...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year
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Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Co-op boss quits after year marked by cyber-attack and claims of ‘toxic’ culture
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Co-op boss quits after year marked by cyber-attack and claims of ‘toxic’ culture

Shirine Khoury-Haq denies exit linked to allegations about behaviour at retail and funerals group as it sinks to £125m lossBusiness live – latest updatesThe Co-op Group has announced that its chief ex...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’
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Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this yearThe conflict in the Middle East will damage the UK’s economy more than any other industrialised na...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage
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UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three monthsA shuttered carbon dioxide plant on Teesside is to reopen with £100m of government invest...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
British suppliers to be prioritised for contracts in sectors vital to national security
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British suppliers to be prioritised for contracts in sectors vital to national security

Policy brought forward as Middle East war highlights fragility of global supply chainsBritish suppliers will be prioritised for public contracts in shipbuilding, steel, AI and energy infrastructure un...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Stocks rise and oil dips on hopes of 15-point Iran peace plan
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Stocks rise and oil dips on hopes of 15-point Iran peace plan

Markets in Asia, Europe and US move higher after Iran says it will permit ‘non-hostile’ ships through strait of HormuzBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of oil has dipped and stock markets around...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?
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What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?

Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politicsMinisters are introducing a temporary ban in cryptocurrency donations following an of...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in EU and UK
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Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in EU and UK

Industry fears strait of Hormuz closure could disrupt shipping of crucial parts for UK and German North Sea projectsA string of large offshore wind projects in Europe are facing potential delays as th...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Estate of Mike Lynch ordered to pay £920m to Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Estate of Mike Lynch ordered to pay £920m to Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Ruling linked to takeover of Autonomy in 2011 comes two years after tech tycoon died in superyacht disasterThe estate of the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been ordered to pay £920m to the te...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank
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‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public servicesA “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting o...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war
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UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war

February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is ‘calm before storm’Business live – latest updatesThe UK inflation rate held steady at 3% in February, before D...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK offers to host international summit on reopening strait of Hormuz
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UK offers to host international summit on reopening strait of Hormuz

Defence chiefs have been discussing how to unblock the conduit for about a fifth of the world’s oil suppliesThe UK has offered to host an international security summit to draw up a “viable, collective...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Crispin Odey: I can’t remember telling female employee ‘I could attack you now’
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Crispin Odey: I can’t remember telling female employee ‘I could attack you now’

Hedge fund tycoon faces questions in court over sexual harassment allegations that have left his career in tattersFacing a litany of questions over sexual harassment allegations that have left his car...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’
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UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaves UK lagging behind in global race for fundingDefence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleed...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites
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Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites

GB Energy’s Jürgen Maier says production could bring economic benefits and give supply chains ‘time to transition’ to renewablesThe head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other hig...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
What levers could Rachel Reeves pull to help with rising prices?
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What levers could Rachel Reeves pull to help with rising prices?

What the chancellor could do to counter the economic impacts of Iran war, from stopping price gouging to cancelling fuel duty risesReeves rules out universal support on energy billsBusiness live – lat...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK manufacturers hit by sharpest rise in cost inflation since Black Wednesday in 1992
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UK manufacturers hit by sharpest rise in cost inflation since Black Wednesday in 1992

PMI figure reveals impact on economy of rise in oil prices driven by Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s manufacturers have suffered the sharpest one-month acceleration in costs since the a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto
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Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto

Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month Business live – latest updatesThe UK banking app Revolut has said it could face a backla...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago