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UK government debt highest since 1962

Posted by July 19, 2024

The UK's national debt has reached its highest level since 1962, according to new official figures.The total stock of government debt was worth 99.5% of the val

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Banks, media, airlines hit by major IT outage

Posted by July 19, 2024

A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported being hit by a mass IT outage.Australia has been particularly

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Global IT outages latest: Security firm CrowdStrike rules out cyber…

Posted by July 19, 2024

Workers who are paid weekly could be particularly impacted by today's IT outage after businesses said their software for pa

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Trump announces former Fox Business and CNN host Lou Dobbs…

Posted by July 18, 2024

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USConservati

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SK:N: Why has the cosmetic surgery chain gone bust?

Posted by July 18, 2024

1 hour agoBy Daniel Thomas and Victoria Park-Froud, BBC News business reportersGetty ImagesThe collapse of High Street plastic surgery chain SK:N on Wednesday

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UK Gov Enacts Fiscal Lock Law for Economic Stability

Posted by July 18, 2024

New law to deliver economic stability by ensuring that no future Government can sideline the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).Future fiscal announcements

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‘Global payments issue’ hits transactions including house purchases, Bank of…

Posted by July 18, 2024

The Bank of England has revealed disruption to some major financial transactions due to a "global payments issue", later confirmed to have been fi

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UK labour market: Final pandemic hangover starting to fade? –…

Posted by July 18, 2024

The employment rate came in at 74.4%, lower than the previous quarter. Unemployment came in at 4.4%, up slightly on the previous quarter and in line with ma

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Banks must improve how they treat parliamentarians, UK watchdog says

Posted by July 18, 2024

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Clarity needed on UK government’s digital verification proposals

Posted by July 18, 2024

The UK government’s plans for digital verification are unclear as they stand, according to a data

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Chunks to be cut out of HSBC skyscraper in Canary…

Posted by July 18, 2024

The bank was one of several financial services companies to move to Canary Wharf when it opened in 1991, with the tower once Br

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