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Investment in Scotland’s real estate market bucks UK trends –…

Posted by August 16, 2024

INVESTMENT in Scotland’s real estate sector increased considerably in the first six months of the year despite sharp falls across the rest of the UK, ac

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PwC fined £15m for not reporting suspected fraud at firm

Posted by August 16, 2024

The accounting giant PwC has been fined £15m by the financial conduct regulator in its first-ever financial penalty on an audit firm. One of the

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UK government woos Revolut as fintech favours US for potential…

Posted by August 16, 2024

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Treasury intends to emphasise L

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‘Best and worst’ UK banks for customer satisfaction revealed by…

Posted by August 15, 2024

Monzo has been named the best bank in Great Britain for customer satisfaction, according to a major industry-wide survey.The poll of more than 17,

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Why solid growth complicates the Budget masterplan

Posted by August 15, 2024

The latest data on the UK economy revealed it grew solidly between April and June, as it did in the previous three months. The figures clearly show a turning po

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Flagship green fuel factory scrapped in net zero blow

Posted by August 15, 2024

Ørsted suffered a second impairment totalling 2.1bn kroner at its Revolution wind farm project near Martha’s Vineyard, off t

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How the UK’s growth compares to the G7 as economy…

Posted by August 15, 2024

Britain’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent between April and June as it continued its recovery from last year’s recession, but the Chancellor warned “tough de

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Thousands of rail fare prosecutions set to be quashed

Posted by August 15, 2024

As many as 74,000 prosecutions for rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling.UK rail companies had been fast-trac

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‘Gangbusters’ British economy the fastest growing in the G7

Posted by August 15, 2024

While second quarter GDP figures for Japan have not yet been published, the economy shrank by 0.5pc in the first quarter, sugg

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UK economy continues recovery with 0.6% growth

Posted by August 15, 2024

Getty ImagesThe UK's economy grew by 0.6% between April and June as it continued its recovery from the recession at the end of last year.The latest figure was i

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