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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 News7 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 News7 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 News7 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 News7 months ago
Estée Lauder in talks on merger with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig
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Estée Lauder in talks on merger with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig

Combination of US and Spanish companies would create $40bn fashion and beauty groupBusiness live – latest updatesThe US cosmetics company Estée Lauder is in talks over a potential merger with the Span...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK vets face crackdown over fees as pet owners ‘left in the dark’ on bills
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UK vets face crackdown over fees as pet owners ‘left in the dark’ on bills

Prescription fees to be capped at £21 and practices must publish price lists, watchdog saysBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered vets to cap prescription fees at £21...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide
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‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide

From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usageMiddle East crisis – live updatesAlagesan, 35, needs liquefied petroleum g...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
English and Welsh winemakers report sharp rise in production in 2025
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English and Welsh winemakers report sharp rise in production in 2025

The hot, dry summer and an increase in vineyard planting resulted in the third-largest UK grape harvestEnglish and Welsh winemakers have reported a sharp rise in production, after the hot, dry summer...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production
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Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production

Government emphasises need to ‘get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets’ in response to Offshore Energies UKThe UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing to...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants
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Stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants

European shares start to rise after US president says talks have been ‘very good and productive’Business live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesGlobal stock markets swung wildly and oil...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs
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Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launchMinisters have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
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MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access

Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats sayMPs have urged the government to halt its latest contract with Palantir after the...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Leonid Radvinsky, owner of OnlyFans, dies aged 43
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Leonid Radvinsky, owner of OnlyFans, dies aged 43

Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned subscription service for adult content died of cancer, the company saysLeonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has died of cancer at the age of 43, the compan...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
EasyJet bookings fall because of Iran war as boss warns of air fare rises
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EasyJet bookings fall because of Iran war as boss warns of air fare rises

Airline has hedged much of fuel into 2027, avoiding soaring prices, but costs likely to hit passengers by end of summerBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of easyJet has said the war in the Middle...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Idris Elba-backed firm Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal
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Idris Elba-backed firm Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal

Co-founder Julian Hearn and actor likely to get big payday after takeover by French groupBusiness live – latest updatesHuel, the protein shake maker which counts the actor Idris Elba among its investo...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause
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UK mortgage interest rates expected to rise despite Trump’s Iran pause

Bank of England likely to make two quarter-point increases amid sustained rise in inflation, investors believeBusiness live – latest updates‘Trumpflation’: how the Iran war’s economic storm could affe...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle
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World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle

Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claimsBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s largest broadcasters have pushed for the EU to...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry
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HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete pricesOne of HS2’s biggest contractors has warned the government that raising tari...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms
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Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms

PM’s ‘cost of living champion’ calls for consideration of temporary measure to prevent profiteering from Iran war The government’s top cost of living adviser has called on ministers to explore a tempo...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Thousands of care leavers in England ‘locked out’ of work as firms slow to adapt
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Thousands of care leavers in England ‘locked out’ of work as firms slow to adapt

Survey suggests companies willing to hire care-experienced young people but few have changed recruitment processesThousands of young people leaving care in England are being left “locked out” of work...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago