Economy
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UK Business
UK banks told to gauge exposure to plausible global recession
Forty-six financial firms are stress-testing their systems against a severe global recession scenario, following a directive from the Bank of…
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UK Environment
Australia’s datacentre surge sparks scepticism over water and energy use
Australia faces a datacentre boom that will reshape its energy grid and economy, with one proposed site in Sydney’s outer…
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UK Business
Tadashi Yanai: Uniqlo’s Japanese billionaire owner
Uniqlo’s parent company, Fast Retailing, has seen its shares surge 45 per cent this year, hitting a record high in…
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UK Politics
Pressure mounts on Starmer as reports suggest he may resign next week
Google Search requires user consent to function. That simple proposition, displayed on countless websites as an unobtrusive prompt, embodies a…
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World News
Economists warn Pauline Hanson’s stance on parental leave and childcare could set back decades of progress
Economists have warned that the suite of family policies proposed by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson could reverse decades of…
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World News
Iran orders vessels to obtain clearance for Strait of Hormuz in rebuff to UK and G7
Iran has formally demanded that all vessels submit requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz at least 48 hours…
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UK Business
Alphabet’s portfolio includes more than just Google – is it a buy
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is now worth more than the entire UK stock market. Its market capitalisation of…
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UK Business
FTSE 100 slides as bond weakness follows Burnham victory
The yield on UK government bonds edged higher on Friday as Andy Burnham’s by-election victory in Makerfield cleared the path…
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UK Business
Cut-price VPS hosting may cause pricey security lapses, expert cautions
Businesses drawn to the lower price tag of Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting risk discovering that the real expense lies…
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UK News
Kemi Badenoch celebrates Tory triumph in historic Aberdeen by-election
Aberdeen voters sent a clear message to Westminster and Holyrood this week, handing the Conservatives their first gain in a…
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