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Rising costs forcing 3m UK households to skip meals, Which? report finds
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Rising costs forcing 3m UK households to skip meals, Which? report finds

Consumer insight tracker shows 85% are worried about food prices and a majority think the economy will deteriorateThree million UK households are being forced to skip meals as consumers resort to dras...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Co-op marking commonly stolen items with forensic spray to track reselling
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Co-op marking commonly stolen items with forensic spray to track reselling

Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores last year by a fifth as new retail crime law comes into forceCo-op is secretly marking commonly stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergent...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Barclay family avoids bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt
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Barclay family avoids bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt

Bank says it has withdrawn proceedings against former Telegraph owners Aidan and Howard Barclay at high courtThe former owners of the Telegraph have avoided bankruptcy after reaching an 11th-hour agre...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears
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UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears

Government request follows contingency planning to stop planes being grounded if Iran war supply shocks continueBusiness live – latest updatesBritish refineries have been asked to maximise jet fuel su...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds
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UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193The number of UK businesses in “critical financial distress” has risen by more than a thi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK
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AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK

Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir StarmerBritain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘There’s no streetlights’: North Yorkshire restaurant told to stop driving diners home
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‘There’s no streetlights’: North Yorkshire restaurant told to stop driving diners home

Award-winning chef and husband ordered to stop offering lifts home from rurally located HansomIt was when people were bringing a change of shoes to walk home that a couple running an acclaimed restaur...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher HarborneAnalysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questionsFarage referred...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
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Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment

Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has said that the economic fallout from the Middle East...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves’s tax shake-up: time to plan ahead, from Isas to self-assessment
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Rachel Reeves’s tax shake-up: time to plan ahead, from Isas to self-assessment

The chancellor’s changes will come into force in April 2027, affecting everyone from savers to landlords and sole traders. Experts say to act nowMillions of people will be affected by a range of savin...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns
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UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns

Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fall...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened
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UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened

US president has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil pricesThe United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’
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Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’

AGM briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS
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Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS

Bank’s chief executive points to alleged fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationNils Pratley: Another shadow banking hit – but otherwise, Barclays looks fineBarclays is p...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war
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BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war

First-quarter profits of $3.2bn prompt outrage from campaigners, who say figures come at expense of consumersBP has provoked outrage by revealing its profits more than doubled in the first quarter of...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
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Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutShares in some of the U...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died
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EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died

It cheerily addressed letters to my late spouse, and threatened penalties if he terminated his contractAfter my husband died suddenly, I discovered he had been paying £171 a month for our EE broadband...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers
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Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffe...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study
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UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education amon...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses
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Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery and accessories chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Monday with the loss of more th...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago