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Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’
Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admits
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Two plead guilty after clients lose £2m in fraud case
Two people who worked at financial advice firms have pleaded guilty to fraud after 4 clients lost £2m.
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Fewer Britons plan to ringfence money for holidays abroad next year, says travel industry
Spain remains most popular destination as Britons book later in hope of better deals, Abta report finds
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UK shoppers seek deals as grocery price inflation rises again
UK grocery price inflation has edged up again as shoppers lean on special offers to keep their costs in check.
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IMF raises UK growth forecast as economist says Healey should ‘stay the course’
Fund upgrades UK’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3%, but says it is likely to edge down next year
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Motor finance legal challenge to be heard in February 2027
The Upper Tribunal has confirmed it will hear the legal challenges to our motor finance compensation scheme between 16 to 26 February 2027.
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Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund
Some of Britain’s wealthiest financiers, including Sir Paul Marshall, have given a platform to critical coverage or are linked to its leading opponent
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Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome
Aircraft taken out of operation after flight from Perth after the discovery of parasitic insects on board Qantas has been forced to ground a plane in Rome after bedbugs were discovered on the aircraft on its way from Pe…
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UK growth upgraded but energy prices and rates to bite in 2027
The UK economy is forecast to grow by more than previously expected this year before higher energy prices and interest rates hit growth in 2027, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection
Bosses of Citroën owner and French carmaker also urge UK government to consider limiting imports from China
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Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies
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Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack
Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected
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Revealed: Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
Exclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say
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EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year
The EU is to limit the number of hybrid electric vehicles imported from China to 350,000 cars a year, the European Commission has confirmed.
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IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK’s £35bn spending pressures
Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next year
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UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show
Millions of British van drivers face a combined £2.5bn cost to cover the rising price of diesel this year, according to figures, fuelling calls for the government to scrap its planned fuel duty rise.
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Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest
Aides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm Deloitte – falsified paperwork mapping the oligarch’s sprawling offshore business empire, records suggest, helping his businesses dodge tax and …
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UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts
Kanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangers
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American ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump
In April, a wildfire destroyed 1,600 grazing acres and 13 miles (21 km) of fence along the ranch she bought in 2002. The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwest…
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Iran war threatens Healey's Budget plans, think tank warns
The price spike caused by the US-Israel war in Iran poses a major challenge for Chancellor John Healey as he puts together his first Budget, an influential think tank has warned.
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What the sell off in bonds means for monetary policy
Actions by advanced economies to limit rising government bond yields are unlikely to be durable without additional policy change or a material economic slowdown—but the first is unlikely and the second is unwanted.
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Trump’s deal with Putin will have little impact on US diesel prices, experts say
Analysts say fuel will take weeks to ship and quantity is too small to affect prices, while full deal is unlikely to be met given damage to Russian refineries
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Volkswagen boss backs EU plan to bolster domestic European industry
The boss of Volkswagen has backed EU proposals to boost its domestic industry, arguing European carmakers need to be able to “compete under comparable conditions” with Chinese rivals.
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‘Some aren’t going to make it’: how pressure on farmers threatens UK food security
“There are so many decent, capable, productive, efficient arable farmers out there, asking how they are supposed to finance the crop they are meant to be putting in the ground,” Jamie Burrows says.