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EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China
Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotas
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Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns
AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts
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US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says
Cameron Stanley talks up ‘revolutionary’ AI capabilities and says Washington working with Nato and Five Eyes partners
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Supercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs in £450m tech investment
New roles at Woking-based manufacturer will include positions for indirect and agency workers
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Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates
Brent crude up by more than 2% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities
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Air traffic control boss has one week to deliver investigation into glitch, No 10 says, as UK flight cancellations top 2,000 – as it happened
Technical issue at air traffic control provider Nats leads to over 1,300 flight cancellations to and from UK airports; oil prices rise towards $100 a barrel for first time since July
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I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames
I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing, says conductor and composer Robert Ames
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Apple unveils folding iPhone Duo as new CEO takes center stage
The new model will serve as the first big test for John Ternus, who took the role last week
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says
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Burnham urged to tackle inequality with policies including wealth tax
Key thinkers suggest other radical measures in Compass report such as free personal social care and abolishing Lords
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Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces
The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis
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‘Miserable and impossible’: food scarce in Kyiv as Russia targets supply chains
Supermarket shelves half-filled in Ukrainian capital as Moscow bombs warehouses supporting civilian life
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Pilots tried to abort landing seconds before deadly Amazon cargo plane crash that killed five
The five people killed were employees of an aircraft cleaning company who were in a van struck by the plane after it overran the Miami airport runway
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US bans Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles as trade war escalates
The measure comes as Canada imposes $20bn in retaliatory tariffs and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vows to reduce his country’s economic dependence on the US
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LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection as it looks to ‘begin the next chapter’
Saudi investors stopped backing LIV Golf this year although top players like Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith are still involved
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OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours
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Ikea wins right to launch legal action against Belgian far-right party
EU’s highest court allows Swedish furniture firm to begin proceedings after Vlaams Belang used its trademarks in immigration campaign
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UK air traffic control breakdown strands hundreds of thousands of passengers
At least 600 flights cancelled as airlines call for overhaul of ATC system after third incident in as many years
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UK to force Apple and Google to block explicit images on children’s smartphones
Lisa Nandy says government will introduce legislation after talks end without breakthrough
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United Utilities fined nearly £1m after discharging raw sewage along Lancashire coast
Sewage plume reached seven bathing waters and significantly affected water quality in June 2023
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Yes, cut red tape. But shareholder votes on boardroom pay are not ‘pointless admin’
Nothing good can come of ditching annual investor votes on remuneration reports or encouraging online-only shareholder meetings
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UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budget
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UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?
Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into Wednesday
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Bank of England’s tricky balancing act in dealing with global bond shock | Letter
Letter: Complicated trade-offs raise the issue of whether the government needs to change its relationship to the Bank of England, says Prof Costas Milas
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