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On a wet Tuesday in October, Platt Bridge Community Centre, near Wigan, is alive with the music of Shania Twain. About 30 women and one man are line dancing to her hit Man! I Feel Like a Woman! The class is so popular t…
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Administrator BTG says 738,144 firms struggling as calls grow for more support for private sector in budget
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Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action
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The AI company’s first public financial disclosures reveal explosive growth, huge costs and risks ranging from cyber-attacks to the limits of safeguards
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Shop price inflation has risen to the highest level in two and a half years, according to the British Retail Consortium, which warned that “the dam is starting to break” when it comes to retailers trying to limit price …
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Unlike in previous years there have been very few leaks about what will be in it, though Healey's tax and spending plans will be under close scrutiny at a time when government borrowing costs are at "historic highs".
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According to the October 2026 bank lending survey (BLS), euro area banks reported a further net tightening of credit standards – banks’ internal guidelines or loan approval criteria – for loans or credit lines to enterp…
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Company says small number of devices affected by display glitch after posts appear on Reddit and social media
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Clarification comes after PM fuelled speculation about EU-UK relationship in series of interviews at weekend
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis entered the final 24 hours of an intense election season on Monday, as reports circulated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have clashed with the Israeli military over initiating a pos…
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Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections
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On 17 September 2026, Chandler King (City) Limited (Chandler King) went into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Grace Jones and Karyn Jones of Parker Andrews were appointed as joint liquidators.
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European gas prices have jumped to levels not seen since 2022 as fears continue to grow around the continent’s supply this winter and the conflict in the Middle East.
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Ninety-plus Labour MPs warn civil service lacks skills to drive growth where it is needed and plan should be steered by Louise Haigh from Manchester
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Before they can develop new technologies, win contracts or expand into new markets, they need access to banking services to help them operate, invest and grow.
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Brexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.
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In the most recent round of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) in the euro area, covering the third quarter of 2026, euro area firms widely reported a further net increase in interest rates on ban…
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Four years ago, the international community adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, setting out a pathway to living in harmony with nature by 2050.
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Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understands
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A stretch of London’s Oxford Street is to be vehicle-free as part of £150m government-backed scheme
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Three in four European airline pilots have taken microsleeps in the cockpit, while almost a quarter routinely fly despite being too fatigued to work, according to a report.
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Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it
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A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders Read at source
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VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs