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Boost for Rachel Reeves as borrowing costs fall

Posted by August 14, 2024

Thanks for joining me. We begin with official figures showing inflation rose last month for the first time since February last

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UK inflation rate ticks up to 2.2% in first rise…

Posted by August 14, 2024

The UK's inflation rate has risen for the first time this year, official figures show. It means overall prices rose by 2.2% in the year to July, up from 2% in J

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UK inflation rises to 2.2% in first increase since December

Posted by August 14, 2024

Britain’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.2% last month – its first increase since December last year – as domestic energy bills fell by less than in July

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Government R&D Spending ‘Vital to Rectify UK Private R&D Investment…

Posted by August 14, 2024

Government needs to ramp up R&D investment to help rectify a reduction in total spend on research and development, says the National Centre for Universities

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Intel sells stake in UK chip designer Arm amid company-wide…

Posted by August 14, 2024

A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters on August 01, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIntel has sold

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UK CPI inflation reaches 2.2% – the first growth in…

Posted by August 14, 2024

The pace at which prices are rising has sped up, according to official figures.The rate of inflation grew to 2.2% in July, up from 2% a month earl

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Zeekr: China EV firm claims world’s fastest-charging battery

Posted by August 14, 2024

Chinese car maker Zeekr says its new electric vehicle (EV) batteries charge faster than any of its rivals, including industry leaders Tesla and BYD.The firm cla

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Train strikes near end as train drivers’ union Aslef secures…

Posted by August 13, 2024

Train drivers will vote on a new pay deal aimed at ending long-running strike action.It follows talks between representatives of Aslef and the Department for Tr

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Revealed: how UK’s poor paid price of ‘cheapflation’ in cost…

Posted by August 13, 2024

Britain’s poorest households saw the bill for their weekly shop rise by far more than that of the rich during the height of the cost of living crisis as the s

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Inflation rises by 2.2% for first time this year in…

Posted by August 13, 2024

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsUK inflation rose

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Starbucks suddenly replaces CEO after sales drop

Posted by August 13, 2024

Starbucks has suddenly replaced its chief executive after the company suffered a bigger-than-expected drop in sales.The coffee chain's board annou

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Owner of Avon in UK files for bankruptcy in attempt…

Posted by August 13, 2024

The owner of the beauty brand Avon in the UK, Europe and Latin America has filed for bankruptcy as it tries to off-load more than $1bn of debt, including millio

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