INVESTMENT

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Ratcliffe battles to keep Ineos afloat as £18bn debt pile draws in vulture funds

Ratcliffe battles to keep Ineos afloat as £18bn debt pi...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is fighting to stabilise Ineos under £18bn of debt as bond pr...

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Budget tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes rattles business confidence

Budget tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes rattles bus...

CBI survey finds 73% of UK firms say Rachel Reeves’s salary sacrifice tax raid ...

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Anti-fraud crackdown triggers sharp fall in new company registrations

Anti-fraud crackdown triggers sharp fall in new company...

New Companies House identity verification rules have cut UK company registratio...

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Tories press Labour over Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged role in RBS commodities sale

Tories press Labour over Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged role...

Conservatives are pressing Labour to disclose any links between Jeffrey Epstein...

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AI helps hospitals tackle A&E bottlenecks as NHS rolls out demand-forecasting technology

AI helps hospitals tackle A&E bottlenecks as NHS rolls ...

Hospitals across England are using AI to predict A&E demand, helping reduce wai...

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I worry for our rural economy – and yes, it’s personal

I worry for our rural economy – and yes, it’s personal

Britain’s rural economy is under mounting pressure from tax reform, rising cost...

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Net zero isn’t a luxury: why UK business must keep its nerve in 2026

Net zero isn’t a luxury: why UK business must keep its ...

As some companies quietly soften their climate commitments, UK business risks m...

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Rise of the supertour leaves Britain’s grassroots music venues fighting for survival

Rise of the supertour leaves Britain’s grassroots music...

Blockbuster stadium tours are booming, but Britain’s grassroots music venues ar...

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Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Britain after trade deal

Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Bri...

British farmers warn they are being undercut as Australian beef and lamb import...

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Poundland turns to emergency overdraft after concerns over discount retailer’s recovery

Poundland turns to emergency overdraft after concerns o...

Discount retailer Poundland is set to tap a £30m emergency overdraft after a sh...

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Starmer set to align UK with tougher EU net zero targets under electricity market talks

Starmer set to align UK with tougher EU net zero target...

Keir Starmer is negotiating to rejoin the EU’s internal electricity market, a m...

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Low and no-alcohol beer breaks records as Britain’s drinking habits shift

Low and no-alcohol beer breaks records as Britain’s dri...

Brits are set to drink more than 200 million pints of low and no-alcohol beer t...

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Business is ‘right to be worried’ by Reform UK, warns Labour’s Liam Byrne

Business is ‘right to be worried’ by Reform UK, warns L...

Labour MP Liam Byrne says businesses are right to be concerned about Reform UK’...

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Boxing Day sales set to fall by £1bn as cost-of-living pressures bite

Boxing Day sales set to fall by £1bn as cost-of-living ...

UK Boxing Day sales are forecast to fall by £1bn this year as cost-of-living pr...

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UK set to become world’s fifth-largest economy by 2040, but living standards slip

UK set to become world’s fifth-largest economy by 2040,...

The UK is forecast to overtake Japan to become the world’s fifth-largest econom...

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City financier Alan Howard joins exodus of UK billionaires to Switzerland

City financier Alan Howard joins exodus of UK billionai...

Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard becomes latest UK billionaire to relocate to ...