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Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank
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Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank

At age 24, workers born in the late 1990s are paid more than any cohort since those born in the 1950sGen Z’s early careers are more financially rewarding than those of millennials, research suggests.T...

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Lloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AI
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Lloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AI

Exclusive: While recruits will increase headcount for now, broader adoption of AI could lead to job cuts in futureLloyds Banking Group has launched an AI recruitment drive for 300 tech experts, weeks...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows
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UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationalsTaxpayers want the UK to increase levies on giant global technology companies such as Facebook owner Meta, Go...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation
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Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation

Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of ManchesterismAndy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of priva...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘Slug sleuth’ farmers in England help develop prediction tool to cut back on pesticide use
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‘Slug sleuth’ farmers in England help develop prediction tool to cut back on pesticide use

Maps created as part of Defra-funded Slimers project allowed test growers to halve amount of slug pellets usedFarmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that dest...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
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Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off

Removal of Alan Latham’s firms means there is no longer an entity for creditors to make claims againstA prolific film producer, whose projects have starred Frasier’s Kelsey Grammer and Four Weddings a...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
JLR at risk of battery supply delays after Somerset factory turmoil
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JLR at risk of battery supply delays after Somerset factory turmoil

Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatchJaguar Land Rover faces the risk of delays to the first deliveries of electric car batteries...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Bedtime blues: London ‘killing off nightlife’ as UK city with strictest licensing rules
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Bedtime blues: London ‘killing off nightlife’ as UK city with strictest licensing rules

Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds are experiencing after-hours boom as a result of more lenient rulesLondon has the earliest council-mandated bedtime of any other city in the UK as a result of policies...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Great British summer savings: grab family deals on days out, films and more
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Great British summer savings: grab family deals on days out, films and more

Government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer – here’s what’s on offerFrom Thursday families can enjoy a cut-price trip to Legoland or the cinema to watch Toy Sto...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on
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Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on

What do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell us about the complex legacy of Britain leaving the EU?Ten years ago the UK voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, triggering a long and tor...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimates
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Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimates

Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offsThe economic boost from a Heathrow third runway could be a tiny fraction of previous es...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
The rise of the luxury barbecue: the UK’s new outdoor cooking obsession
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The rise of the luxury barbecue: the UK’s new outdoor cooking obsession

Sales of high-end barbecues are booming as hotter and longer summers increase appetite for alfresco diningBurned sausages, limp salads and undercooked chicken legs you live to regret; the British barb...

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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near BlackpoolQuestions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
What could US-Iran peace deal mean for UK household costs?
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What could US-Iran peace deal mean for UK household costs?

The impact on petrol and food prices, energy bills and mortgages if the truce holds and strait of Hormuz reopensAround the world, markets reacted with relief this week to news that Donald Trump had si...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Shoppers splash out on fans and paddling pools as retail sales in Great Britain hot up
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Shoppers splash out on fans and paddling pools as retail sales in Great Britain hot up

May heatwave drives up volume of sales 1.2%, the strongest monthly growth since January, says ONSRetail sales bounced back to growth in May as record hot weather spurred sales of fans and paddling poo...

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Heathrow third runway likely to harm health of millions nearby, official report warns
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Heathrow third runway likely to harm health of millions nearby, official report warns

Expansion could also hit access to housing, education, healthcare, open spaces and transport, analysis saysConstruction of a third runway at Heathrow is likely to have significant adverse effects on t...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
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On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake

Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who starred on Dragons’ Den and promised untold riches for the startups she championed. But peo...

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UK borrows more than expected as impact of Iran war takes toll
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UK borrows more than expected as impact of Iran war takes toll

May figure of £23.3bn underlines challenge facing Andy Burnham if he ends up as Labour leaderThe UK borrowed a higher-than-expected £23.3bn in May amid the economic fallout from the Iran war, underlin...

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MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims
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MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redressThe Japanese tech company at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal is facing calls from a par...

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Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run
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Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run

Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure marketsMakerfield byelection – latest updatesThree economic heavyweights have been brought in...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago