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Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight country’s largest solar farm

Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight c...

Britain set new solar generation records on consecutive days this week, hitting...

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Harrods Estates shuts up shop after 130 years as tax raids on wealthy overseas buyers take their toll

Harrods Estates shuts up shop after 130 years as tax ra...

Harrods Estates has shut its doors after 130 years, citing falling demand in Lo...

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Vinted breaks the billion-euro barrier as thrifty shoppers embrace second-hand fashion

Vinted breaks the billion-euro barrier as thrifty shopp...

Vinted revenues rose 38 per cent to €1.1bn as cash-strapped consumers turn to s...

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Oil price surges towards $100 as Middle East ceasefire begins to unravel

Oil price surges towards $100 as Middle East ceasefire ...

Brent crude jumps 4% towards $100 a barrel after Iran closes the Strait of Horm...

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Mortgage defaults hit two-year high as Iran crisis drives borrowing costs sharply higher

Mortgage defaults hit two-year high as Iran crisis driv...

Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey shows mortgage defaults at a two-year ...

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UK tech firm Sintela lands $200m US border security deal

UK tech firm Sintela lands $200m US border security deal

Bristol-based Sintela secures $200m US border contract using fibre-optic sensin...

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British Business Bank backs Dexory with £8.5m to scale AI warehouse tech

British Business Bank backs Dexory with £8.5m to scale ...

The British Business Bank has invested £8.5m in Dexory to scale its AI-powered ...

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Maven exits AccessPay in private equity deal delivering 2.5x return

Maven exits AccessPay in private equity deal delivering...

Maven exits Manchester fintech AccessPay in sale to Accel-KKR, delivering a 2.5...

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Innovate UK names winners of first Agentic AI pioneers prize

Innovate UK names winners of first Agentic AI pioneers ...

Innovate UK announces winners of its Agentic AI Pioneers Prize, awarding fundin...

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WHOOP raises $575m at $10bn valuation to scale global health platform

WHOOP raises $575m at $10bn valuation to scale global h...

WHOOP secures $575m in Series G funding at a $10.1bn valuation to expand its AI...

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YouTube named world’s most influential brand as tech dominance grows

YouTube named world’s most influential brand as tech do...

YouTube tops global influence rankings as tech giants dominate media impact, wi...

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Singapore wealth fund targets £1bn takeover of UK self-storage chain

Singapore wealth fund targets £1bn takeover of UK self-...

Singapore’s Temasek, via CapitaLand, has agreed a £1bn deal for Access Self Sto...

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Holiday tax could cost 33,000 jobs and £700m in lost revenue, industry warns

Holiday tax could cost 33,000 jobs and £700m in lost re...

A proposed UK holiday tax could cost 33,000 jobs and reduce tourism spending by...

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UK borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008 as markets reel from energy shock

UK borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008 as mark...

UK borrowing costs surge to highest since 2008 as gilt yields hit 5%, driven by...

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SME lending rises to £17.5bn as small businesses drive AI-led growth across the UK

SME lending rises to £17.5bn as small businesses drive ...

UK SME lending climbed to £17.5bn in 2025 as smaller firms drive AI adoption, t...

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Surge in UK borrowing limits scope for energy bill support as fiscal pressures mount

Surge in UK borrowing limits scope for energy bill supp...

UK borrowing jumps to £14.3bn, raising concerns over limited government capacit...

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