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UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026
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UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026

Consumers and businesses are not yet taking the hint despite six interest rate cutsUK economy grows by only 0.1% amid falling business investmentBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has suggest...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley review – a sympathetic, urgent look at a life cut tragically short
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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley review – a sympathetic, urgent look at a life cut tragically short

Amy Berg’s arresting documentary delves into the early life and untimely death of the 90s singer-songwriter, with extensive contributions from his mother and girlfriendsSome moths are drawn to the fla...

The Guardian Music7 months ago
Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says
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Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says

System used for civil servants not thorough enough for those with ‘baggage’ of years in politics or business, Peter Ricketts saysDowning Street cannot appoint politicians or business figures to senior...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’
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Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’

Rics surveyors report inquiries from new buyers, agreed sales and house prices were less negative in JanuaryThere are “tentative signs” that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Lib Dems plan to scrap Treasury for new ‘department for growth’
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Lib Dems plan to scrap Treasury for new ‘department for growth’

Daisy Cooper says ‘over-centralised’ Treasury would be merged with parts of Department for Business and moved to BirminghamThe Liberal Democrats would replace the Treasury and Department for Business...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears
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UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears

Drop comes as AI firm Altruist launches service that helps advisers create personalised tax strategiesBusiness live – latest updatesWealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest co...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Economy grows by worse-than-expected 0.1% in final quarter of 2025
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Economy grows by worse-than-expected 0.1% in final quarter of 2025

Early official figures are doing nothing to dispel concerns the economy remains stuck in the doldrums.

Sky News - UK7 months ago
‘Unsustainable’ gaps in policing of franchise businesses must end, MPs say
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‘Unsustainable’ gaps in policing of franchise businesses must end, MPs say

House of Commons business and trade committee calls for changes after series of scandals in sectorThe UK government needs to eradicate “unsustainable” gaps in the policing of franchise businesses afte...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment
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AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment

Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge siteBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Britain’s biggest pharmaceutical company has said the governm...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago