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Weekend strikes by LNER train drivers called off

Posted by August 29, 2024

Train driver strikes at London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have been called off following last-ditch talks between union and company officials.Some 450 drivers

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Homelessness: Councils spent £1bn housing families in England

Posted by August 29, 2024

Councils in England spent a record £1bn on temporary accommodation for homeless families in the past year.This is more than 50% higher than the year before, dr

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Garden centre operator Dobbies digs up plan for rent cuts

Posted by August 29, 2024

One of Britain's biggest garden centre operators is plotting a far-reaching financial overhaul which could pave the way for store closures and ste

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Tata Steel: Over 2,000 workers apply for voluntary redundancy

Posted by August 29, 2024

BBCTata Steel UK plans to cut 2,800 jobs as part of its restructure Over 2,000 workers have applied for voluntary redundancy at Tata Steel’s south Wales sites

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Scottish GDP Growth falls behind UK amid Economic Challenges –…

Posted by August 29, 2024

Scotland’s economy is currently underperforming compared to the rest of the UK, according to the latest GDP figures. Kevin Brown, Savings Specialist

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UK to join CPTPP by 15 December

Posted by August 29, 2024

The UK has secured the sixth and final ratification required to trigger our accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partners

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Fuel duty: Get rid of 5p cut, RAC tells chancellor

Posted by August 29, 2024

A 5p cut on fuel duty should be scrapped in the upcoming Budget, according to the RAC motoring organisation, because drivers are not gaining any benefit.The RAC

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UK government will not fight Rosebank oil field legal challenge

Posted by August 29, 2024

PA MediaEnvironmental campaigners have welcomed the government's decisionThe UK government will not fight a legal challenge against the decision to grant consen

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Nvidia profits fail to spark share price rally; UK car…

Posted by August 29, 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureEuropean stock markets are basically unmoved this morning, despite the money on the m

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Rosebank and Jackdaw: Government to drop legal defence of UK’s…

Posted by August 29, 2024

The government will not defend the legal challenges brought against plans to develop the UK's largest untapped oil and gas field and a second Nort

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Starmer addresses leaked smoking ban and refuses to rule out…

Posted by August 29, 2024

Keir Starmer and Olaf Scholz shake hands as prime minister arrives in BerlinSign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit

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