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Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding package as sector eyes global growth

Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding pac...

The UK government has unveiled a £30m funding package for video game developers...

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Rolls-Royce targets collectors with £3m electric Nightingale as coach-building strategy accelerates

Rolls-Royce targets collectors with £3m electric Nighti...

Rolls-Royce unveils the £3m all-electric Nightingale, a coach-built hypercar li...

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Morrisons to axe up to 200 head office jobs as AI drive accelerates

Morrisons to axe up to 200 head office jobs as AI drive...

Morrisons is putting up to 200 Bradford head office roles at risk as the debt-l...

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HSBC warns Iran war is shaking global confidence as UK business leaders count the cost

HSBC warns Iran war is shaking global confidence as UK ...

HSBC chiefs warn the Iran conflict is denting global confidence, as UK bosses f...

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Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers

Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and ...

UK travel spending has dropped for the first time since 2021 as households brac...

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OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI superpower pitch in tatters

OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI ...

OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre investment, citing sky-high Briti...

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Retail backers of SEIT face wiping out half their money as green trust raises the white flag

Retail backers of SEIT face wiping out half their money...

SDCL Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has abandoned its rescue plan and opted for...

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Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cost squeeze

Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cos...

UK retail footfall rose 2.4% in March as Easter drew shoppers back, but the BRC...

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Google takes on Opentable with AI that books your dinner in seconds

Google takes on Opentable with AI that books your dinne...

Google has launched an AI-powered restaurant booking tool in the UK, pulling re...

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OECD urges reeves to overhaul ‘inefficient’ UK tax system

OECD urges reeves to overhaul ‘inefficient’ UK tax system

The OECD has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to launch an in-depth review of...

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New North Sea oil fields would “send a shock wave around the world”, climate experts warn

New North Sea oil fields would “send a shock wave aroun...

Senior climate figures warn that opening new North Sea oil and gas fields would...

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SpaceX woos the small investor as Musk eyes the biggest flotation in stock market history

SpaceX woos the small investor as Musk eyes the biggest...

SpaceX is planning the largest IPO in history, targeting a $2tn valuation with ...

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The spectre of stagflation returns as Britain’s private sector grinds to a near-halt

The spectre of stagflation returns as Britain’s private...

Britain's private sector barely grew in March as the Middle East conflict drive...

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John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 roles disappear across the partnership

John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 ...

John Lewis Partnership chairman Jason Tarry received a 21% pay rise to £1.2m wh...

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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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OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer’s AI ambitions

OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in bl...

OpenAI's flagship Stargate data centre in Tyneside has stalled with no updated ...