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Housing market in England and Wales weakening due to Iran war, say estate agents
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Housing market in England and Wales weakening due to Iran war, say estate agents

Homebuyers more cautious due to possible mortgage rate rises and higher inflation as sellers sit on propertiesFears of higher mortgage rates and rising inflation as a result of the Middle East conflic...

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Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me  | Letter
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Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me | Letter

Restaurant owner Nicola Powell says the government’s tax burden has made her poorer even as she works harderYour report (Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control, 8 May)...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
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Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared sum he received before entering parliamentNigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire
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The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire

Reform UK leader insists the sum did not have to be declared but there are also other aspects of his finances to be addressedFarage faces inquiry over £5m giftNigel Farage has been dogged by questions...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare
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‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare

Council has voted to lease the Tropicana to entertainment company Live Nation which plans to turn abandoned space into events venueThe Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare was once a shimmering art deco lid...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant
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Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory spaceBusiness live – latest updatesNissan’s chief executive has confirmed he would consider bu...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT
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Lab testing group Intertek to back £10.6bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

FTSE 100 business ‘minded to recommend’ £60-a-share tilt from company owned by billionaire Wallenberg familyBusiness live – latest updatesThe laboratory testing company Intertek has become the latest...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty
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UK housebuilder Vistry warns of ‘significantly’ lower profits amid Iran war uncertainty

Bovis Homes owner’s shares plunge 10.5% after being forced to cut prices as buyers become cautiousOne of the UK’s biggest housebuilders has said its profits will be “significantly” lower, as it was fo...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast
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Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast

From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers near you. Jessica Murray on the AI systems increasingly used by the police and storesLive facial recognition is...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds
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Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds

Despite concerns super-rich are leaving due to tax burdens, 88% of those surveyed were proud to live in UK and would pay more to fund public servicesNine in 10 UK millionaires are proud to live in Bri...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News
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Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News

Deborah Turness, who resigned last year, says traditional news in danger of being replaced by personality-led contentBroadcasters must urgently adapt to an existential threat from “creator journalism”...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK households cut back spending at fastest rate in 16 months, Barclays says
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UK households cut back spending at fastest rate in 16 months, Barclays says

Dip in credit card spending in April, particularly on travel, suggests Britons preparing for harder times amid Iran war falloutHouseholds cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 16...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?
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British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled historyFull nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speechNils Pratley: More questions than...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
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AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascen...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’
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UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’

Bond yields creep higher on concerns about potential for political instability and rising inflationBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe cost of government borrowing has c...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Ofcom to investigate GB News over second airing of Trump interview
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Ofcom to investigate GB News over second airing of Trump interview

Regulator initially declined to investigate but now says it is looking into repeat broadcast from day after first showingUK politics live – latest updatesOfcom is to investigate whether GB News breach...

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E.ON agrees to buy Ovo in deal to create UK’s biggest energy supplier
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E.ON agrees to buy Ovo in deal to create UK’s biggest energy supplier

Acquisition would result in combined company serving about 9.6 million households if given regulatory approvalBusiness live – latest updatesThe German energy group E.ON has agreed to buy struggling UK...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Can you move your pension to dodge inheritance tax? Fraudsters say so
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Can you move your pension to dodge inheritance tax? Fraudsters say so

Criminals exploit confusion or anxiety over new IHT rules by offering a ‘safe haven’ for savings potsThe caller pitches a great deal. Shift the moneysaved in your pension and reinvest it in a scheme o...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Heathrow passenger numbers dip as demand for international travel ebbs amid Iran war fallout
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Heathrow passenger numbers dip as demand for international travel ebbs amid Iran war fallout

Airport reports 5% decline but transit passenger business rises as fliers use hub to avoid Middle East airportsBusiness live – news updatesThe number of passengers flying from London Heathrow fell las...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK savings: six traps to avoid when you’re finding a new deal
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UK savings: six traps to avoid when you’re finding a new deal

If you are looking for a new account, there are some good rates around, but also pitfalls to watch out forEarning as much as 7% on your savings sounds great – but what’s the catch? The top-paying acco...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago