Great Britain is on track to generate record levels of solar power this summer, according to expert forecasts, as the government pushes forward plans to…
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Battle against UK inflation is far from over, says Bank of England policymaker
The UK should not be “seduced” into thinking the battle to calm inflation is over despite price rises easing to the Bank of England’s target,…
View More Battle against UK inflation is far from over, says Bank of England policymakerElon Musk’s journey from humanitarian to poster of rightwing memes
Once, the chief executive of one of the world’s largest companies approvingly sharing a fabricated headline published by the leadership of a fascist party would…
View More Elon Musk’s journey from humanitarian to poster of rightwing memesPersimmon ups housebuilding forecast amid optimism over Labour plans
Persimmon has strengthened its housebuilding forecasts for the year, saying it has been “encouraged” by the new Labour government’s planning reforms. The company, which…
View More Persimmon ups housebuilding forecast amid optimism over Labour plansGlobal markets partly recover but analysts fear ‘we’re not out of woods’
Shares on Wall Street have risen and many Asian and European markets staged a recovery after this week’s global stock market rout, but analysts warned:…
View More Global markets partly recover but analysts fear ‘we’re not out of woods’UK pensioners left on ‘financial cliff edge’ by cuts to winter fuel payments
Tens of thousands of pensioners are on a financial cliff edge because of the government’s decision to radically restrict winter fuel payments, a new analysis…
View More UK pensioners left on ‘financial cliff edge’ by cuts to winter fuel paymentsTwo City firms team up to invest £20bn of pension funds in UK businesses
Two of the largest City firms have joined forces to invest as much as £20bn of pension money in fast-growing UK businesses such as green…
View More Two City firms team up to invest £20bn of pension funds in UK businessesFrance’s GDP gets €1bn lift from giant cruise ship as German economy shrinks
The delivery of the world’s second-largest cruise ship lifted France’s economy in the second quarter, according to official data that also showed Germany heading into…
View More France’s GDP gets €1bn lift from giant cruise ship as German economy shrinksTories ‘deliberately covered up’ true state of public finances, says minister
The last Conservative government “deliberately covered up” the true state of public finances, a cabinet minister has said, as the chancellor prepares to detail a…
View More Tories ‘deliberately covered up’ true state of public finances, says ministerOlive oil fraud and mislabelling cases hit record high in EU
The EU had a record number of potential olive oil fraud and mislabelling cases in the first quarter of this year as inflationary pressures fuelled…
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