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Ministers to target ‘wild west’ of ebikes blocking pavements
Exclusive: Consultation led by Department for Transport will consider parking standards, fleet sizes and insurance requirements
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The Guardian view on EU ‘Made in Europe’ rules: a fatal blow to Brexiter delusions | Editorial
Editorial: It is getting ever harder for Eurosceptics to deny that it was an economic and strategic blunder for Britain to leave the single market
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‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
Businessman styled stars such as Twiggy, Madonna and Joanna Lumley and created popular hair care line Frizz Ease
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Poundland staff could be out of work for years if retailer collapses, founder says
Steve Smith calls on owners to accept proposed buyout as 12,000 staff face uncertain future in run-up to Christmas
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Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup
The handover marks the end of a 13-year licence for Smart DCC, a subsidiary of Capita, after years of spiralling costs and delays
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Brickmaker’s woes deepen the UK housebuilding gloom
Ibstock has issued a thumping profits warning, with sales 22% below expectations in the third quarter
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Tomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’
‘Giving Lara Croft pistols meant we could show off her acrobatics. And when she goes to Peru, we threw in a T rex!’
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Snowball fight: Cadbury owner in trademark row over festive chocolate treat
Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves
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Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens
Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector
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Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack
Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North Korea
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National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre
New electricity generating capacity would enable north-east to attract investment for large-scale AI infrastructure
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How Rachel Reeves has mapped out the economic agenda for Andy Burnham’s government
On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked her
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UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials say
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The measure slipped into UK budget that could protect spending on children, youth and rough sleeping | Heather Stewart
PDEL, which will ringfence money for preventive policies, marks a welcome and potentially consequential addition
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High street ‘slot farms’ could avoid budget tax rise through bingo hall loophole
Hundreds of adult gaming centres in England have bingo licences that still qualify them for discounted business rates
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The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading
A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilities
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Fashion and tradition: how John Smedley is innovating in a tough market
In the final article in a series on high-end British manufacturing we look at a clothing brand that dates to the 18th century but is increasingly on-trend
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Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack
Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor
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Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt
Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifesto
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Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets
Mayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capital
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Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit
Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’
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A gift to scammers: why you should probably keep your birthday a secret
Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theft
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Piles of rubbish, power cuts and potholes: anger grows over Johannesburg’s run-down infrastructure
The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections?
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‘We’re doomed anyway’: young people disheartened about the future are splashing out on the present
Spending $8 on a matcha every day seems worth it when the alternatives – like saving for a house – feel virtually unattainable
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