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Britain’s low-paid urged to sign up to savings scheme offering cash bonus
Government-backed help to save is aimed at working people on universal credit and pays 50p for every £1 saved over four years
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David Beckham takes £39m dividend as World Cup deals drive record profits
Former footballer appeared in about 12 ad campaigns this summer, pushing holding company’s revenue to $110.5m
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TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group Octopus
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Iran war drives UK diesel price to near record high, and makes interest rate rise ‘hard to avoid’ – as it happened
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says persistently high oil and gas prices would make it hard to resist pressure to raise interest rates Capital gains tax: how it works, and the pros and cons of another rise…
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The lure of the loo: how restaurant bathroom design went wild
Restaurants are giving their bathrooms a makeover: plush or pared back, flatteringly lit or full-on disco camp, a TikTokkable loo is now part of the hospitality experience
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‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation
At Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal
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‘We can’t ride this storm’: the English farmers facing uncertainty after sustainability funding runs dry
After the available money ran out after just six hours, some fear they will have to reverse efforts to boost nature
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Andy Burnham talks about ‘public control’ of the utilities but it’s a minefield. We can lead him through it | Will Hutton and Andy Haldane
Nationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit, say journalist and economist Will Hutton and former chief economist of the Bank of England Andy Haldane
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‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
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Capital gains tax: how it works, and the pros and cons of another rise
Increasing the rate of CGT is one of the levers available to the chancellor as he considers revenue-raising options
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UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
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France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
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Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s
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BBC ‘risks entering inescapable doom spiral’ as further cuts hit TV and radio
Warning from union comes as corporation cuts local specialist correspondent roles as part of plan to save £500m
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Vistry is the laggard in a housebuilding sector full of cracks | Nils Pratley
Group shrinks ambitions from 20,000 to just 12,000 homes a year in an attempt to balance the books
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Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by window that fell from luxury property in London
Mick Ferris was crushed to death when the 130kg pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche housing development
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TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage users
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EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’
US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe
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Price hikes, ads and lower quality: has ‘streamflation’ ruined the TV experience?
US consumers are starting to opt out of the streaming world as several services raise prices without offering many perks
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Toxic bosses: why do companies protect managers who make working life hell?
Bullying, manipulation and intimidation can destroy lives, yet abusive authoritarians continue to rise to the top. How do they get away with it – and can they be brought to heel?
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‘You can’t just bet everything on exports’: as its gas runs out, is Bolivia doomed to repeat history?
A fossil gas boom that lifted millions out of poverty has collapsed and inflation is rising – but not everyone believes gold and soya exports are the answer
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Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year
Unions say record high figures, including assaults on rail workers as well as members of public, show need for more staff and policing
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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