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Taxing the banks: what Europe’s windfall levies brought in as Burnham eyes his next move
Ahead of a crucial budget, four countries’ experiments offer a mixed verdict on how to tax bumper profits
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Tim Cook handed $47m package for new role as executive chair of Apple
Pay and shares deal nearly matches $58m award to John Ternus, his successor as CEO at the $4.7tn tech company
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Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids
US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago
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Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring | Robert Reich
The US president’s need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home
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Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’
As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original work
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Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest
Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site
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Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones
I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’t, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer
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Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070
Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Solihull
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Bond market sell-off calms as oil price drops, and Burnham pledges ‘fiscal responsibility’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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Ryanair warns air fares in Europe will jump next year if oil price stays high
Budget carrier says airlines could go bust as it cuts passenger targets to reduce exposure to ‘unhedged winter oil’
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Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name
London mayor convicted under controversial system where magistrates can decide outcomes in seconds
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BP seeks to end years of boardroom turmoil with appointment of new chair
Ian Tyler, who was already in role on interim basis, selected and pledges to ‘lead the board’s evolution’
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Fake 10 Downing Street listing on Booking.com highlights security failures
Consumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’
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Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?
Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system
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Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
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Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning
Matt Clifford, who drafted AI action plan and advised Starmer and Sunak, hired for senior role at US firm
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US officials defend Venezuela oil deal amid questions over rebuilding plan
Government talks up pact but Venezuelan opposition alarmed that democracy yet to return after Maduro exit
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Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey
Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions
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House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms
Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump
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The Guardian view on the global bond shock: Andy Burnham should take note | Editorial
Editorial: Japan’s collision with Donald Trump reveals the dilemma facing Britain: economic independence is becoming more necessary – and more tricky to achieve
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Who is John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO?
Hardware engineering executive succeeding Tim Cook is a longtime Apple insider, indicating company will continue strategy that has led to record profits
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Private equity keeps picking off London-listed firms – and Westminster barely notices | Nils Pratley
The latest swoop – for Bodycote, another FTSE 250 industrial firm – has barely raised barely an eyebrow in Westminster
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