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Plans to restore a historic pier in Weston-super-Mare have been revived after a last-minute injection of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Project...
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Barratt Redrow, Britain’s biggest housebuilder, has reported higher revenues and profits but warned that uncertainty over government tax policy could dampen demand in an...
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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has said he is “disappointed” by reports that China has ordered its leading technology firms to stop buying the...
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Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, has left the ice cream brand after nearly 50 years, deepening a bitter dispute with its parent...
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British drugmaker GSK has pledged to invest $30bn (£22bn) in research and manufacturing in the United States over the next five years, in a...
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Microsoft has announced a $30bn (£22bn) investment in the UK’s artificial intelligence sector, the largest outside the United States, as part of a sweeping...
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A proposed deal to scrap tariffs on UK steel exports to the United States has been put on hold indefinitely, dealing a blow to...
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has told suppliers its UK factories will remain closed until at least 24 September following a major cyber attack that...
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has unveiled a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in the UK’s artificial intelligence sector, in what ministers are calling a...
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Belfast City Airport has announced an ambitious 2040 Master Plan that includes proposals for the island of Ireland’s first direct airport rail link —...
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Britons are continuing to feel the squeeze on their finances, even as official figures show wage growth staying strong in the face of a...
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Millions of pensioners are expected to see their weekly payments rise in April, after the latest wage figures confirmed that the state pension is...
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Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and director who became one of the defining faces of American cinema and later the driving force behind the...
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More than £1.1 billion of investment has been announced for the UK’s maritime sector, in a package ministers say will create jobs, drive innovation...
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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a new blockchain-based platform for private funds, becoming the first major global exchange to use distributed...
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Defence drone manufacturer Tekever has opened its biggest UK site in Swindon, in a move hailed as a major boost for the town’s growing...
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European markets started the week on a positive note on Monday, even as shares in Danish energy group Orsted slipped following news of a...
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The shipping industry, which moves about 80% of the world’s goods, is increasingly finding itself in the crosshairs of hackers. From organised criminal gangs...
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Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has abandoned plans to close its Scottish factories after securing a £4m support package from the Scottish government. The deal...
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Fourteen NHS hospital trusts in England are to be investigated over serious concerns about maternity care, amid claims that avoidable failings have put mothers...
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The trial of a former British soldier accused of murder on Bloody Sunday has opened in Belfast, with prosecutors claiming the shooting of two...
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing unease within the Labour Party following the abrupt dismissal of Lord Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador...
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Two men accused of spying for China have been cleared after prosecutors admitted there was not enough evidence to bring the case to trial....
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Windsor is preparing for the arrival of US President Donald Trump, who is set to stay overnight at Windsor Castle with King Charles III...
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The UK and the United States are set to sign a major nuclear energy agreement this week, a move both governments say will cut...
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The family of Virginia Giuffre, the most high-profile victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has said Lord Mandelson should never have been given the role of...
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Belfast is to benefit from a wave of American investment after Bank of America announced plans to open a new base in the city,...
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A late-night explosion ripped through an empty terraced house in Bradford, leaving four people hurt and neighbouring properties badly damaged. The blast happened just...
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TV presenter Davina McCall has announced her engagement to her partner, celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas, after seven years together. The news was confirmed by...
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The five-day strike that paralysed much of London’s transport network has finally ended, but questions remain about whether this is the last of the...
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BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is preparing to announce a £500m investment in UK data centres as part of President Donald Trump’s state...
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First-time buyers struggling to save a big deposit are being thrown a new lifeline — but they’ll need to go it alone without help...
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Jaguar Land Rover’s factories are still standing still almost two weeks after a cyber attack forced the carmaker to shut down its computer systems,...
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AstraZeneca has paused a planned £200 million expansion at its Cambridge research hub, in another setback for Britain’s pharmaceutical industry. The project, announced with...
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Peers in the House of Lords have begun a major debate on plans to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill...
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Prince Harry has made a surprise trip to Kyiv, where he promised to do “everything possible” to help people who have suffered life-changing injuries...
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Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana has joined Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season. The 29-year-old moved to Old...
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Ireland has said it will not take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. RTÉ, the country’s national...
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More than 4,000 actors, directors and film workers in Hollywood have signed a pledge to boycott Israel’s film industry, in protest over the war...
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The Princess of Wales has paid a visit to Sudbury Silk Mills in Suffolk, celebrating the craftsmanship of Britain’s textiles industry and meeting the...
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Sir Kenneth Branagh is returning to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) after more than 30 years away, in what artistic directors have described as...
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Britain’s data watchdog has raised the alarm over a rise in children hacking into their own schools’ computer systems — often for dares or...
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Oracle shares eased on Thursday, pausing after a dramatic surge that had pushed the software giant close to joining the exclusive $1 trillion club and...
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted the UK economy “feels stuck” as she pledged reforms to business rates in an effort to boost growth and...
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Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced £142 million in aid for Ukraine during her first official visit to Kyiv, stressing that “Ukraine’s...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog was dominated by sharp exchanges over the crisis in Gaza, with Downing Street...
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Recruitment has begun for key senior roles at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) as plans to reopen the site move forward, nearly two years after...
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Dale Vince, one of Britain’s most prominent green entrepreneurs, has called on the government to subsidise North Sea oil and gas producers to ensure...
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Klarna, the Swedish fintech best known for its “buy now, pay later” service, made its long-awaited Wall Street debut this week, briefly hitting a...
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Shoppers in the UK may soon be able to spend more than £100 on a single contactless card purchase — or face no cap...