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Clarkson’s Farm credited with surge in agricultural college applications

Clarkson’s Farm credited with surge in agricultural col...

Amazon’s hit series Clarkson’s Farm is inspiring more young people to pursue fa...

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Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson appointed to UK government advisory board

Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson appointed to UK gov...

Greg Jackson, founder of Octopus Energy, has been appointed as a non-executive ...

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UK creative industries secure record £2.4bn in tax reliefs

UK creative industries secure record £2.4bn in tax reliefs

HMRC data shows the UK’s creative industries received £2.4bn in tax reliefs in ...

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Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves to stop ‘taxing everything’ and start investing in Britain

Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves to stop ‘taxing everythin...

Asda chairman Allan Leighton has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to halt further...

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Clarkson’s Hawkstone crowned England’s best at 2025 World Beer and Cider Awards

Clarkson’s Hawkstone crowned England’s best at 2025 Wor...

Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone has scooped multiple medals at the 2025 World Beer ...

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Lotus to cut 40% of UK workforce but pledges to keep Norfolk factory open

Lotus to cut 40% of UK workforce but pledges to keep No...

Sports carmaker Lotus will cut up to 550 UK jobs — around 40% of its workforce ...

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UK seen as top destination for tech growth ahead of US, Europe and APAC, says Barclays

UK seen as top destination for tech growth ahead of US,...

New research from Barclays shows 62% of tech leaders view the UK as a more attr...

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Tom Hartley Jnr completes sale of Mansour Ojjeh’s extraordinary McLaren collection

Tom Hartley Jnr completes sale of Mansour Ojjeh’s extra...

Classic car specialist Tom Hartley Jnr has finalised the sale of Mansour Ojjeh’...

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Trump administration to review 55m US visa holders in sweeping immigration crackdown

Trump administration to review 55m US visa holders in s...

The Trump administration has announced that all 55 million current US visa hold...

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AI profiling of social media will boost HMRC’s tax compliance, say advisers

AI profiling of social media will boost HMRC’s tax comp...

Blick Rothenberg says HMRC’s use of AI through its CONNECT system, which has al...

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Seven keys to a successful AI strategy for corporate enabling functions

Seven keys to a successful AI strategy for corporate en...

Corporations are spending big on AI. According to IDC, total business investmen...

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Virgin StartUp launches Momentum accelerator to back dyslexic entrepreneurs

Virgin StartUp launches Momentum accelerator to back dy...

Virgin StartUp has unveiled Momentum, a free eight-week accelerator for dyslexi...

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Food inflation hits 18-month high as chocolate, butter and egg prices surge

Food inflation hits 18-month high as chocolate, butter ...

UK food inflation has climbed to 4.2% – its highest level since February 2024 –...

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Poll finds MPs back electricity tax cuts to boost heat pump adoption

Poll finds MPs back electricity tax cuts to boost heat ...

Aira’s new cross-party study shows 48% of MPs support cutting levies on electri...

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Business secretary to meet JCB chief over US tariff chaos

Business secretary to meet JCB chief over US tariff chaos

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will meet JCB boss Graeme Macdonald after ...

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Britain’s top philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn condemns ‘cruel’ foreign aid cuts

Britain’s top philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn condemns ‘c...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn has attacked UK and US foreign ai...