Google warns against ‘onerous regulations’ after UK competition ruling
Google has warned the UK against imposing “onerous” and costly regulations after the competition watchdog ruled it had “strategic market status” for its search services....
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Private equity backers call time on bar chain The Alchemist | Money Ne
The long-standing private equity backers of The Alchemist, the well-known town centre cocktail bar chain, are calling time on their ownership of the business. Sky...
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Post Office scandal compensation shake-up and new redress body reveale
Post Office IT scandal compensation schemes are to be improved and victims’ legal advice to be funded , according to the government which may create...
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Steel tycoon Gupta fires new legal salvo in battle to save crumbling e
The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has opened a new front in the battle to save his crumbling business empire with a legal claim asserting his...
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Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected hikes to
Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator....
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Man Utd and chemicals boss warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for his indu
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the co-owner of Manchester United and head of Ineos, one of Europe’s largest chemical producers, has staged an “11th-hour intervention” in an...
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Britain’s winter blackout risk the lowest in six years – but ‘tight’ d
Britain is at the lowest risk of a winter power blackout than at any point in the last six years, the national electricity grid operator...
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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first billionaire footballer, says report |
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first billionaire footballer, according to a report. The Al Nassr and Portugal striker’s net worth has been estimated at $1.4bn...
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‘I want to create the Nike of lingerie’: How a former singer turned In
Less than 20% of all active UK companies are led by women, and the pace of new business registrations is slowing down. That’s according to...
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Tories promise to scrap stamp duty if they win next election | Politic
The Conservatives will abolish stamp duty if they win the next election, Kemi Badenoch has announced. Speaking to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the...
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Bank of England warns of ‘sharp correction’ for markets if AI bubble b
The Bank of England sees trouble ahead for global financial markets if investors U-turn on the prospects for artificial intelligence (AI) ahead. The Bank’s Financial...
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Gold smashes past $4,000 per ounce but there is good reason to be worr
An extraordinary milestone was achieved overnight for the price of gold. The spot gold price topped $4,000 an ounce for the first time on record...