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Rural England Prosperity Fund Grants open for Bedford Borough community…

Posted by October 11, 2024

Bedford Borough Council is delighted to announce the opening of a new round of grant funding for community organisations based in rural areas. The Rural England

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Pension changes: How you could be affected

Posted by October 10, 2024

Getty ImagesThere is growing speculation that the way pensions are taxed could be changed in the Budget.Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she needs to find £22bn a

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Business schools see ‘significant’ drop in overseas applications

Posted by October 10, 2024

UK business schools have reported “concerning” declines in postgraduate international applications following the introduction of “challenging” governmen

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Council of Nations tackles challenge of UK power-sharing

Posted by October 10, 2024

ReutersSir Keir Starmer and John Swinney met at the talks in EdinburghSir Keir Starmer has chaired the first-ever meeting of a new Council of the Nations and Re

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Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed UK investment minister

Posted by October 10, 2024

The co-founder of the £4bn British tech firm Darktrace, Poppy Gustafsson, has been appointed as the government’s new investment minister.Darktrace, the liste

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New investment minister to spearhead bolstered Office for Investment

Posted by October 10, 2024

Former Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson OBE appointed as Minister for Investment ahead of inaugural International Investment Summit New minister to s

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Ikea says cutting prices ‘remains a priority’ after UK sales…

Posted by October 10, 2024

Ikea has said price cutting “remains a priority” after sales at its UK business fell last year as hard-pressed shoppers cut spending on furniture and home i

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Rachel Reeves considers raising capital gains tax to 39%

Posted by October 10, 2024

Rachel Reeves is considering raising capital gains tax as high as 39% in the budget, the Guardian can reveal, amid a scramble to raise funds for crumbling publi

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Post Office staff implicated in Horizon scandal may still be…

Posted by October 10, 2024

Post Office employees "implicated" in the Horizon scandal may "still be operating at the heart" of the business, the inquiry into it has heard.Chi

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Employment Rights Bill: How will it affect you?

Posted by October 10, 2024

Getty ImagesA major shake-up of workers' rights is on its way, but the reforms proposed are still being worked out and it is still unclear how some will work in

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UK employment bill to have ‘profound effect’ on on-trade –…

Posted by October 10, 2024

The UK government has introduced a new Employment Rights Bill today (10 October) ‘to help deliver economic securi

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Missing links: Upmarket UK newsbrands deny click-throughs to story sources

Posted by October 10, 2024

Screenshots of four articles (at, clockwise from top-left, The Times, Financial Times, Telegraph and BBC) w

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