Economy
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UK Business
Segro blocks latest £12.6bn takeover bid from US rival
The Offer and Its Rejection Segro, the FTSE 100 warehouse property developer, has rejected a £12.6 billion takeover approach from…
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UK Politics
Darren Jones will not contest Labour leadership race with Andy Burnham
Darren Jones has ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest after holding a private conversation with Andy Burnham, saying…
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UK Politics
Andy Burnham instructed to overhaul triple lock, fuelling state pension row
The triple lock pension guarantee is facing a £10bn cost overrun, according to official projections, as the mechanism designed to…
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UK Environment
Khan and Bloomberg point to London and New York as proof air pollution can be overcome
Every year, air pollution kills more than eight million people worldwide – more than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Yet…
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UK Politics
Labour mulls sending BBC News bulletins to mobile phones to counter disinformation
Labour is set to consult on forcing social media platforms to give greater prominence to “trusted and accurate” news outlets…
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World News
Alan Greenspan, ex-Fed chairman and economist, dead at 100
Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve who dominated global economic policy for nearly two decades, has…
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World News
Aramco’s petrodollar World Cup funding mired in sportswashing controversy
As fans around the world tune into the World Cup, the tournament’s most prominent advertising hoardings carry the logo of…
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UK Environment
UK’s power capacity tested by rush to build AI data centres
The UK’s data centre sector could inject an additional £44 billion into the economy by 2035, according to industry body…
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UK Business
Three shares chosen to navigate high interest rates, high inflation and AI
Higher interest rates and persistent inflation are redrawing the map of stock market winners, according to fund managers at the…
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UK News
Burnham supporter to set out bold blueprint to roll back decades of privatisation
A new blueprint proposes reversing 40 years of privatisation by taking over failing utilities, using state intervention to reclaim control…
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