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Conflict in Middle East is pushing jet fuel costs higher and many carriers are not hedged against such increases, Michael O’Leary says Ryanair’s chief executive has predicted a record increase in European air fares next…
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Flutter says one in 10 UK and Ireland workers at risk of redundancy because of a ‘material increase in betting and gaming duties’ The gambling company behind Paddy Power and Sky Bet has announced up to 1,400 job cuts…
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Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes ahead The group of Thames Water creditors pursuing a £10bn rescue deal for Britain’s largest water supplier has lined up a…
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Failed rains and a dire El Niño threaten the waterway that sustains the country, with farmers selling cattle to survive The cattle should be ambling, grazing contentedly, through Robert Delgado’s fields. Instead, the…
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Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on Wednesday India’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial…
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Services restored for most users, but power fault stalled hearings and left Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money An outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption…
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These yachts are highly popular with the ‘super-bourgeoisie’ – and getting bigger. Can anything be done to stop them destroying our seas? Who knew? Apparently everyone did, apart from me: you don’t wear shoes on a…
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Latest ONS data presents mixed picture amid slump in job vacancies and analysts warning labour market is ‘running on idle’ Healey to reject calls to raise CGT in budget Unemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in…
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As long as Healey doesn’t go overboard, a small turn on surcharge dial will not seriously undermine flow of capital Everyone is familiar with the banks’ plea: raising taxes on them amounts to taxing the nation’s growth…
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Google apologises after power issue causes a major Cloud outage in its London region today that led to problems at banks, Revolut, and court video cameras Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks…
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In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical asset, and Cop17 must deliver real action…
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Inspired by a gothic cathedral partly built using human bones, this gleaming monument to recycling boasts 82,000 bricks derived from construction waste – following a two-day brick-making festival Museums often try to…
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and China among those claiming developed countries have skewed findings of IPCC review The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suspended an important meeting on Friday in Addis Ababa without…
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Some users claim online marketplace’s automated systems stack odds against them when sales go wrong After Catherine Warrilow sold a Zara necklace for £6 on Vinted, she packed it up and posted it off, just as she had…
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Great hardware let down by software flaws on these pricey machines that combine ChromeOS with Android Google’s attempt to create a new type of laptop to compete with Windows and macOS machines is finally here, combining…
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Around one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds are ‘Neet’ – and Alan Milburn is hinting that the overhaul of their support may be controversial With nearly 1 million young people not in education, employment or training (a…
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Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ service A new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has…
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Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
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More than 160 offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies
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Former BBC presenter says programme starring Martin Clunes gave a misleading and unfair account of his downfall Britain’s media regulator is investigating a complaint from the former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards about…
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American warship sank in 1944 with approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions onboard A sunken US wartime ship in the Thames estuary holding enough unexploded bombs to devastate a Kent coastal town and send a tidal wave…
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Neso control room staff accused senior executives of covering up extent of blackout risks during June heatwave Independent investigators have found significant and concerning “cultural issues” at Great Britain’s grid…
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At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours that they were carrying valuable goods People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships…
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Leftwing outlet said it had faced ‘multiple attacks’ and ‘malicious lies’ which made its situation unsustainable The leftwing news site the Canary has announced that it is closing indefinitely. Earlier this year the…
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