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Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June
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Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June

Station will be first to be given full GBR branding and will directly link city’s Biomedical Campus to London, Brighton and Stansted airportThe delayed Cambridge South station will finally open in lat...

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Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech
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Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech

Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain’s last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs The full nationalisation of British Steel is expected to be announced in the king...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair
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Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair

Sports Direct founder says people in his employ recorded footage of Peter Cowgill meeting another retail bossThe Sports Direct founder, Mike Ashley, has admitted to arranging surveillance footage that...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘Degree of complacency’: are supply chains prepared for impact of ongoing Iran war?
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‘Degree of complacency’: are supply chains prepared for impact of ongoing Iran war?

The economic warnings are bleak, but full extent of shortages are still not felt for many European countriesThe biggest energy shock in modern history, jet fuel shortages “within weeks”, a global rece...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future
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Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as dronesIn a small workshop in England’s East Midlands, engineers at the British startup Skycutt...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
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Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres

Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar errorDevelopers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Home batteries: a ‘gamechanger’ for cutting energy bills?
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Home batteries: a ‘gamechanger’ for cutting energy bills?

As fuel prices soar, millions of Britons could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storageConsumers across the UK are bracing for the war in the Middle East to deliver a sharp rise in ho...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows
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Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows

Fears over a natural disaster or cyber-attack are pushing households into contingency planning, Link survey showsMillions of Britons are “prepping” for a potential “major disruptive event” by keeping...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises after Starmer says he will stay as PM
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UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises after Starmer says he will stay as PM

Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rivalUK government borrowing costs fell and the pound rose on Friday as Keir Starmer vowed to remain as pri...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December
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Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December

Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December, the government has announced.The t...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
British Airways fares to rise in attempt to offset £1.7bn fuel cost hit
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British Airways fares to rise in attempt to offset £1.7bn fuel cost hit

Owner IAG expects to recover 60% of additional fuel bill caused by Iran war through ‘revenue and cost management’Business news – live updatesBritish Airways fares will rise to try to recoup most of a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise
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Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise

Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019Emissions from flying in Europe have now passed pre-pandemic levels, with...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them
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Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them

Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban lifeClean air, safer streets and a stable climate are among the reasons doctors and enviro...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
South East Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages
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South East Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages

David Hinton will remain in post while successor is found, group says, a week after resignation of chair Chris TrainThe chief executive of South East Water has announced plans to step down, a week aft...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK house price growth halved as Iran war fallout hits housing market
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UK house price growth halved as Iran war fallout hits housing market

Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
The dubious story of a student who won $100,000 betting on the weather
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The dubious story of a student who won $100,000 betting on the weather

Urban legend has it AI-based system scanned aviation data and weather-betting sites, then identified mismatches to get good oddsOnline platforms such as Polymarket allow gamblers to bet against one an...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
BP plans to sell shares in flagship carbon projects as it pulls back from green agenda
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BP plans to sell shares in flagship carbon projects as it pulls back from green agenda

Oil firm seeks to reduce stake in carbon capture and storage projects in north-east of England after schemes fail to win over shareholdersBP plans to sell stakes in two flagship carbon capture and sto...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
JD Sports says Iran war and youth unemployment to hit consumer spending
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JD Sports says Iran war and youth unemployment to hit consumer spending

Retail group with 4,800 stores worldwide expects drop in profits this year amid ‘muted market’Business live – latest updatesThe sports fashion retailer JD has said that profits will fall this year ami...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Dawn airport drinkers call out Ryanair boss on proposal to ban ‘holiday ritual’
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Dawn airport drinkers call out Ryanair boss on proposal to ban ‘holiday ritual’

Stansted passengers disagree that stopping airports serving alcohol before early flights will reduce bad behaviourFor most people, the idea of a pint with breakfast is pretty grim. But at the Wethersp...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand
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Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand

Exclusive: Documents show Modella Capital, which bought the chain last year, is so far owed £2.9m in royalty feesThe investment company that owns the former WH Smith high street stores is charging the...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago