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Gender pay gap won’t close until 2056 at current pace, warns TUC

Gender pay gap won’t close until 2056 at current pace, ...

The TUC warns the UK gender pay gap, currently 12.8%, will not close for anothe...

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Alphabet ramps up AI spending with up to $185bn capital plan

Alphabet ramps up AI spending with up to $185bn capital...

Alphabet plans to spend up to $185bn this year as it accelerates AI investment,...

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Banning WFH is lunacy, and the politicians out of touch enough to mandate it are too

Banning WFH is lunacy, and the politicians out of touch...

Let’s get something straight right at the outset: The idea of banning working f...

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Record profit for Sir Gerald Ronson’s forecourt empire

Record profit for Sir Gerald Ronson’s forecourt empire

GMR Capital, parent of Rontec, posted a record £98.4m pre-tax profit as its for...

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Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable

Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, sa...

Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has called for a police investigation...

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BrewDog put up for sale as advisers explore break-up options

BrewDog put up for sale as advisers explore break-up op...

BrewDog has appointed advisers to explore new investment options, including a p...

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Lloyds Banking Group to close 95 more branches across UK

Lloyds Banking Group to close 95 more branches across UK

Lloyds Banking Group will shut 95 more branches across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank...

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Norfolk police chief calls for tougher penalties for prolific shoplifters

Norfolk police chief calls for tougher penalties for pr...

Norfolk’s chief constable has urged swifter and tougher sentencing for repeat s...

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Tangible raises $4.3m seed round to unlock scalable debt finance for hardtech firms

Tangible raises $4.3m seed round to unlock scalable deb...

Fintech startup Tangible has secured $4.3m in seed funding led by Pale Blue Dot...

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Ford overtaken by BYD as China reshapes global car industry

Ford overtaken by BYD as China reshapes global car indu...

Ford has been overtaken in global sales by China’s BYD, highlighting the rapid ...

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City stalwart Schroders to be sold to US rival in £9.9bn deal

City stalwart Schroders to be sold to US rival in £9.9b...

Schroders has agreed a £9.9bn takeover by US asset manager Nuveen, ending more ...

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Tariffs and falling demand leave Scotch distillers under pressure

Tariffs and falling demand leave Scotch distillers unde...

Dozens of Scottish distilleries are showing signs of financial distress as expo...

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Retail spending rebounds in January after weak Christmas

Retail spending rebounds in January after weak Christmas

UK retail sales rose 2.7% year-on-year in January, according to the BRC and KPM...

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Mozart AI raises $6m to put artists at the heart of AI-powered music creation

Mozart AI raises $6m to put artists at the heart of AI-...

London-based Mozart AI has raised $6m in a seed round led by Balderton Capital ...

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Oatly loses ‘milk’ branding battle in UK Supreme Court

Oatly loses ‘milk’ branding battle in UK Supreme Court

Oatly has lost a Supreme Court challenge over its “post-milk generation” slogan...

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Children ‘bombarded’ with weight-loss drug ads online, commissioner warns

Children ‘bombarded’ with weight-loss drug ads online, ...

England’s children’s commissioner says young people are routinely exposed to on...