Local elections: who is the fight between?
Local elections: who is the fight between? With the local elections around the corner, is the battle between the Labour and Conservative parties,
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BP: AGM protest
A quarter of BP investors have voted against the re-election of its chairman, Helge Lund. Shareholder frustration The rebellion reflects the frustration of
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Supermarket price war
Sainsbury’s says it expects to remain competitive in a looming supermarket price war. Both Tesco and Asda have signalled price cuts and the
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Court: ‘Woman is biological female’
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women as women, even if they have gender
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Inflation falls to 2.6%
UK inflation has fallen to 2.6% driven by falling fuel prices – increasing pressure on the Bank of England to reduce interest rates.
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Wealth drain hurting UK
Some 74,000 non-doms paid the UK government £8.9 billion in taxes in 2022/23. Changes in inheritance tax and capping business and agricultural relief
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Trump: no tariffs on smartphones
And so it continues. First it was the bond markets which forced him to change his tune. Now the titans of tech have
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Dudley NHS: £1m solar savings
Dudley NHS Foundation Trust is to receive £318,000 in funding from Great British Energy to fit solar panels on its hospitals. It is
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Private tutors for 20% of GCSE students
One in five state-educated children who took their GCSEs last year were privately tutored, according to the Sutton Trust social mobility charity. While
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Are you a polyworker?
A survey shows more than half of US millennials work more than one job – and it’s led to the creation of a