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New hybrid car sales allowed until 2035 in UK, government…
Sales of some new hybrid cars will be allowed until 2035, the government has said, but it denied that this was a change to a manifesto pledge to ban petrol and
UK Ministers visit Gulf to boost trade and investment –…
UK Government Ministers are in the Gulf this week on a joint visit to boost trade and investment, one month out from the International Investment Summit.
Big US interest rate cut in the balance, with UK…
Financial market participants are increasingly of the opinion the US central bank will impose a bigger than expected interest rate cut this week,
Majority of UK SME owners thinking of sale
Two-thirds of small and mid-sized enterprise owners in Britain are thinking of selling their company. But they s
Student loans: ‘I borrowed £44,000 for university and now owe…
Getty ImagesHere’s a maths problem for you.Adam borrowed £44,000 to go to university and has paid back £7,000 since graduating four years ago. How much does
Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the…
Campaigners have urged the chancellor to start taxing jet fuel – with a report showing that charging duty at the same rate paid by motorists would raise up to
UK ministers visit Gulf to boost trade and investment
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Trade Policy Minister Douglas Alexander choose the Gulf for first joint international visit since election
Foreign investors dominate private equity funding of UK firms, data…
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Rayner at odds with Business Secretary over workers’ rights reforms
Ms Rayner and Mr Reynolds have held a series of joint meetings with chief executives, unions and lobby groups meant to reassure
‘There’s something in the air’: UK airport expansion gears up…
The younger, tormented minister mulling his position before the Labour government granted Heathrow’s third runway in 2009 might have been greatly relieved to
One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the…
Domestic issues have dominated in the two months or so since the general election. Much of the talk has been of holes in the public finances, the dire state of
The British pensioner paradise becoming a graveyard for small boat…
The migrants he treats have been at sea for as long as 15 days, sitting only in one position. Many are in a bad state when they
