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Cornwall icon Rick Stein hit by Reeves’s tax hike as hospitality jobs vanish

Cornwall icon Rick Stein hit by Reeves’s tax hike as ho...

Rick Stein’s Cornwall restaurant empire has plunged into deeper losses, blaming...

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Reeves urged to slap drivers with pay-per-mile tax that could raise £20bn

Reeves urged to slap drivers with pay-per-mile tax that...

Drivers could be taxed per mile under Reeves’s Budget plans, raising £20bn a ye...

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OECD forecasts UK to have highest inflation in G7 in 2025

OECD forecasts UK to have highest inflation in G7 in 2025

The OECD has raised its forecast for UK inflation to 3.5% in 2025, the highest ...

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Thousands of Britons to be hit by Trump’s $100,000 visa fee

Thousands of Britons to be hit by Trump’s $100,000 visa...

Thousands of British tech workers face soaring costs after Donald Trump raised ...

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Boohoo warns suppliers of late payments as cash crisis deepens

Boohoo warns suppliers of late payments as cash crisis ...

Boohoo has warned suppliers of delayed payments amid a growing cash squeeze, we...

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Gold hits record high as analysts predict $4,000 milestone by Christmas

Gold hits record high as analysts predict $4,000 milest...

Gold has surged to an all-time high of $3,778 per ounce, with analysts warning ...

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Reeves VAT bombshell: Small firms face £30,000 registration threshold in Budget shake-up

Reeves VAT bombshell: Small firms face £30,000 registra...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering slashing the VAT registration threshold...

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Sky to Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Streaming Shift Forces Restructure

Sky to Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Streaming Shift Forces R...

Sky is preparing to slash hundreds of jobs in the UK as the broadcaster continu...

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Reeves tax raid to ‘drive unemployment up to five-year high’

Reeves tax raid to ‘drive unemployment up to five-year ...

UK unemployment is forecast to climb to 4.9% in 2026, the highest level since 2...

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Beyond Engagement: Why It’s Time to Rethink Social Media’s Addictive Algorithms

Beyond Engagement: Why It’s Time to Rethink Social Medi...

As social media continues to weave itself into the fabric of daily life, the al...

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘bust by Christmas’ warning questioned after £36m jobs cull at Manchester United

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘bust by Christmas’ warning questio...

Manchester United cut 400 jobs at a £36m cost but posted record £666m revenue, ...

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Gambling Commission costs double to £28.8m amid Richard Desmond’s £1.3bn Lottery lawsuit

Gambling Commission costs double to £28.8m amid Richard...

Gambling Commission costs doubled to £28.8m as Richard Desmond sues over the Na...

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Policymakers urge Rachel Reeves to tax wealthier pensioners to stabilise public finances

Policymakers urge Rachel Reeves to tax wealthier pensio...

Leading economists and policymakers have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reba...

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US collects $1.36bn in tariffs on British goods as Trump’s trade duties bite

US collects $1.36bn in tariffs on British goods as Trum...

US tariffs on UK goods have surged sixfold to $1.36bn in four months, with Brit...

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British firms ‘falling behind global rivals’ in adopting AI, warns government adviser

British firms ‘falling behind global rivals’ in adoptin...

Matt Clifford, architect of the UK’s AI action plan, warns that British firms r...