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UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
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UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals

Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven yearsA house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on average, according to res...

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BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom
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BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rolloutBT is on track for an estimated £2bn-plus windfall over the next decade from selling off o...

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The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
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The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance schemeFrom the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office bloc...

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Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds
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Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and WalesHousebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK nat...

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Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt
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Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt

New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administratorA recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumu...

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‘Without us, no wheel would turn’: the unsung heroes keeping England’s transport moving
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‘Without us, no wheel would turn’: the unsung heroes keeping England’s transport moving

On shift, but out of sight – from ‘that person with the table tennis bats’ on the airport tarmac to remote signallers managing rail trafficNot many people get to park their car here – bang in the midd...

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UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
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UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money

City firms tapped for case studies to try to convince global watchdog that London has cleaned up its actThe government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked...

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Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes
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Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes

Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham governmentTrain drivers have secured a significant pay rise after the threat of strike action was floated on busy rou...

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AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim
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AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim

Breakdown recovery group’s private equity owners reportedly in talks with various suitors to sell companyThe German-based financial services company ⁠Allianz is considering a £5bn takeover swoop for A...

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Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change
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Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change

Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practicesPet owners have been warned that they could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms who have b...

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On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
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On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant

Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threatsIn a factory in Gateshead, engineers carefully wind metal wires ar...

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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollutionSouth West W...

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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policyAs he struggles with questions about the mill...

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‘I’ve £80k in the account, here’s my pin’: turning the tables on the scammers
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‘I’ve £80k in the account, here’s my pin’: turning the tables on the scammers

Plagued by bank impersonation scams, one Guardian Money reader got even by stringing the fraudsters along … for hoursNew payment set up? The bank scam where your ‘bank’ is the scammer“A couple of Sund...

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Households could save up to £173 a year by switching to fixed energy deal
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Households could save up to £173 a year by switching to fixed energy deal

Moving tariffs will cushion the blow from the October price cap rise and the increase widely predicted for JanuaryWith higher energy bills looming and warnings of worse to come in the new year, many h...

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UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives
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UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives

Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic The UK risks becoming a laggard in the global AI race as crucial telecoms upgrades to harness...

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‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years
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‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years

As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatilityEurope is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13...

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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firmThe London Science Museum has ended its decades-long partnership with the oil and gas company BP in what ha...

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Fair pay, service charges and the pressure to tip | Letters
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Fair pay, service charges and the pressure to tip | Letters

Readers react to an article by Emine Saner about the arrival of US-style tipping culture in British restaurants and barsArticles comparing tipping culture in the UK to that in the US (‘It’s absolutely...

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Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres
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Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economyLabour has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain a...

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