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Chippie owner hit with ‘devastating’ £40,000 fine for alleged illegal hire amid crackdown

Chippie owner hit with ‘devastating’ £40,000 fine for a...

A Surrey fish and chip shop has been fined £40,000 for hiring a worker who alle...

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Alibaba.com and Kickstarter join forces for $1M CoCreate Pitch to back global entrepreneurs

Alibaba.com and Kickstarter join forces for $1M CoCreat...

Alibaba.com and Kickstarter partner for CoCreate Pitch 2025, a $1M global compe...

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London Stock Exchange considers 24-hour trading to boost global competitiveness

London Stock Exchange considers 24-hour trading to boos...

The London Stock Exchange is exploring 24-hour or extended trading to attract g...

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Trump’s first six months in office spark surge in Bitcoin millionaires, new research reveals

Trump’s first six months in office spark surge in Bitco...

15,841 new Bitcoin millionaires have emerged since Trump began his second term,...

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Inheritance tax haul hits £2.2bn in just three months amid rising property prices and frozen thresholds

Inheritance tax haul hits £2.2bn in just three months a...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected a staggering £2.2 billion in inheritanc...

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British Business Bank returns to profit with £144m gain and expanded investment role

British Business Bank returns to profit with £144m gain...

The British Business Bank posts a £144m profit after two years of losses, as it...

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Burberry boss calls for VAT-free shopping return to boost UK retail and tourism

Burberry boss calls for VAT-free shopping return to boo...

Burberry CEO Joshua Schulman calls on the UK government to reinstate VAT-free s...

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UK’s Bitcoin sell-off risks becoming another billion-pound blunder, warns deVere boss

UK’s Bitcoin sell-off risks becoming another billion-po...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces criticism over plans to sell 61,000 seized Bi...

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Santander faces backlash over charges on ‘free forever’ business accounts

Santander faces backlash over charges on ‘free forever’...

Thousands of Santander customers face £9.99 monthly fees from October—despite w...

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Defence sector confident of job surge as firms await MoD contracts

Defence sector confident of job surge as firms await Mo...

Defence firms across the South West expect hundreds of new jobs as government s...

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Luxury Lodge Estates censured over misleading investment claims in Sunday Times advert

Luxury Lodge Estates censured over misleading investmen...

The ASA has upheld four complaints against Luxury Lodge Estates over a Sunday T...

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Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but exp...

UK company insolvencies fell 16% in June 2025, offering cautious optimism, but ...

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New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover even smallest loans under FCA proposals

New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover...

FCA proposes new rules requiring affordability checks on even the smallest ‘buy...

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of b...

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse t...

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Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership

Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid pa...

Uber will roll out 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs from 2025 in a $300m ...

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Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs

Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food pric...

Ocado CEO Tim Steiner says Rachel Reeves’s Budget, including higher NI and mini...