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Leonardo warns it could exit UK helicopter manufacturing without £1bn defence contract

Leonardo warns it could exit UK helicopter manufacturin...

Leonardo has warned it could withdraw from UK helicopter manufacturing if it fa...

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Edinburgh startup secures £750k to build robots that clean ships’ hulls

Edinburgh startup secures £750k to build robots that cl...

A UK maritime robotics startup led by a 22-year-old founder has raised more tha...

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Jacket potatoes are back as TikTok star SpudBros plots UK forecourt expansion

Jacket potatoes are back as TikTok star SpudBros plots ...

Family-run SpudBros, the TikTok-famous jacket potato brand, is planning a UK ex...

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Firms hit by sharp slowdown in activity as confidence weakens, CBI finds

Firms hit by sharp slowdown in activity as confidence w...

UK businesses have suffered a sharp fall in activity and expect the downturn to...

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UK job vacancies fall for fifth month as employers rein in hiring

UK job vacancies fall for fifth month as employers rein...

UK job vacancies fell again in November, marking a fifth consecutive monthly de...

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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted as banks gain freedom to set higher caps

£100 contactless card limit to be lifted as banks gain ...

The FCA will allow banks to lift or remove the £100 contactless card limit from...

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TikTok owner signs landmark deal to avert US ban

TikTok owner signs landmark deal to avert US ban

TikTok has avoided a US ban after owner ByteDance signed a binding deal with Am...

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UK appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as new ambassador to Washington

UK appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as new amb...

The UK has appointed veteran diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to...

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Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau buys out Lord Sugar to regain full control of Styl Pro

Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau buys out Lord Sugar to ...

The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau has bought out Lord Sugar’s 50% stake in St...

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UK borrowing hits second-highest level on record despite tax take surge

UK borrowing hits second-highest level on record despit...

UK government borrowing hit £132.3bn between April and November, the second-hig...

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Companies face £60,000 fines under plans to extend right-to-work checks to freelancers

Companies face £60,000 fines under plans to extend righ...

Businesses could face fines of up to £60,000 per worker under proposals to exte...

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William Hill owner Evoke puts itself up for sale amid mounting tax and debt pressures

William Hill owner Evoke puts itself up for sale amid m...

Evoke, owner of William Hill and 888, is exploring a potential sale as rising g...

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Leon to close sites and cut jobs as fast-food chain enters administration

Leon to close sites and cut jobs as fast-food chain ent...

Leon has entered administration and will close loss-making restaurants as co-fo...

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EU set to soften 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid political pressure

EU set to soften 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid po...

The EU is expected to soften its planned 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars, wi...

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The Twelve Days of Business

The Twelve Days of Business

On the first day of Christmas, my mentor taught to me, resilience as a growth s...

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US defence giant eyes Isle of Wight for next-generation fighter drone production

US defence giant eyes Isle of Wight for next-generation...

US defence start-up Anduril plans to manufacture advanced autonomous fighter dr...

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