BUSINESS

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Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-at-home problem

Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-...

Britain launches companies brilliantly. It just can’t keep them. Richard Alvin ...

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Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?

Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Sta...

From a £3.4 billion National Insurance hit to a refusal to cut hospitality VAT,...

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Singapore’s ‘Queen of Bond Street’ takes a seat at Heston Blumenthal’s table

Singapore’s ‘Queen of Bond Street’ takes a seat at Hest...

Singapore billionaire Christina Ong's Como Group has taken a controlling stake ...

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Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early-stage funding crashes to five-year low

Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as earl...

Early-stage funding for Britain's clean tech start-ups halved in 2025, hitting ...

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Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London

Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions cl...

New research lays bare a striking paradox: workforces at Britain's most innovat...

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Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit

Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit

Britain's distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump a...

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Whitbread axes branded restaurants and puts 3,800 jobs at risk in £1.5bn Premier Inn shake-up

Whitbread axes branded restaurants and puts 3,800 jobs ...

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is scrapping its branded restaurants and recycling ...

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Chapel Down toasts million-bottle milestone in race to challenge champagne

Chapel Down toasts million-bottle milestone in race to ...

Britain's biggest winemaker uncorks a record-breaking year as chief executive J...

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Meta’s $145bn AI splurge spooks investors despite engagement surge

Meta’s $145bn AI splurge spooks investors despite engag...

Meta lifts its 2026 AI capex forecast to as much as $145bn, sending shares 7% l...

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Rolls-Royce holds nerve on £4bn profit target as flying hours soar past pre-pandemic peak

Rolls-Royce holds nerve on £4bn profit target as flying...

Rolls-Royce reaffirms its £4bn profit guidance for 2026 as engine flying hours ...

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Stephen Fry’s £100,000 lawsuit against tech conference puts events industry liability under the spotlight

Stephen Fry’s £100,000 lawsuit against tech conference ...

Sir Stephen Fry is suing CogX Festival Ltd and Blonstein Events for £100,000 af...

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Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict pushes inflation back above 4%

Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict ...

Niesr warns the UK economy will lose £35bn over two years as the Iran conflict ...

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Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh-hour creditor pact

Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh-hour c...

Aidan and Howard Barclay escape bankruptcy as HSBC withdraws its High Court pet...

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John Lewis dragged into High Court over click-and-collect rent at Brent Cross

John Lewis dragged into High Court over click-and-colle...

John Lewis faces a High Court battle as Brent Cross landlords Hammerson and Sta...

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JP Morgan reverses Brexit-era Paris move as London beckons trading roles back

JP Morgan reverses Brexit-era Paris move as London beck...

JP Morgan is shifting trading roles from Paris back to London after over-estima...

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Lloyds tops the league of shame as Britain’s finance firms pay out £236m to aggrieved customers

Lloyds tops the league of shame as Britain’s finance fi...

Lloyds Banking Group was the UK's most complained-about financial services firm...