BUSINESS

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May wind down £24m joint company as TV partnership ends

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May wind dow...

After 23 years together on Top Gear and The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson, Richar...

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Fewer than half of Britons carry wallets as digital payments surge

Fewer than half of Britons carry wallets as digital pay...

New research shows fewer than half of Britons carry a wallet as smartphones and...

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UK long-term borrowing costs hit 27-year high as global bond markets wobble

UK long-term borrowing costs hit 27-year high as global...

The yield on 30-year UK gilts has climbed to 5.75%, the highest since 1998, ami...

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Angela Rayner admits tax mistake on £800k Hove home but refuses to resign

Angela Rayner admits tax mistake on £800k Hove home but...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has admitted she underpaid tax on her £800,...

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Lush closes all UK stores and website in one-day protest over Gaza crisis

Lush closes all UK stores and website in one-day protes...

Cosmetics retailer Lush has shut its UK shops, website and factories for a day ...

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Helix Law uses AI to take on Metro Bank in $20m copyright case

Helix Law uses AI to take on Metro Bank in $20m copyrig...

Brighton-based Helix Law is representing US software firm Arkeyo in a $20m High...

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Small Business Saturday UK roadshow to tour 23 towns and cities this autumn

Small Business Saturday UK roadshow to tour 23 towns an...

Small Business Saturday’s UK roadshow will visit 23 locations across the countr...

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Clarkson’s Farm credited with surge in agricultural college applications

Clarkson’s Farm credited with surge in agricultural col...

Amazon’s hit series Clarkson’s Farm is inspiring more young people to pursue fa...

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Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson appointed to UK government advisory board

Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson appointed to UK gov...

Greg Jackson, founder of Octopus Energy, has been appointed as a non-executive ...

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UK creative industries secure record £2.4bn in tax reliefs

UK creative industries secure record £2.4bn in tax reliefs

HMRC data shows the UK’s creative industries received £2.4bn in tax reliefs in ...

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Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves to stop ‘taxing everything’ and start investing in Britain

Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves to stop ‘taxing everythin...

Asda chairman Allan Leighton has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to halt further...

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Clarkson’s Hawkstone crowned England’s best at 2025 World Beer and Cider Awards

Clarkson’s Hawkstone crowned England’s best at 2025 Wor...

Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone has scooped multiple medals at the 2025 World Beer ...

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Lotus to cut 40% of UK workforce but pledges to keep Norfolk factory open

Lotus to cut 40% of UK workforce but pledges to keep No...

Sports carmaker Lotus will cut up to 550 UK jobs — around 40% of its workforce ...

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UK seen as top destination for tech growth ahead of US, Europe and APAC, says Barclays

UK seen as top destination for tech growth ahead of US,...

New research from Barclays shows 62% of tech leaders view the UK as a more attr...

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Gen Z workers turn back to office jobs to combat loneliness

Gen Z workers turn back to office jobs to combat loneli...

Almost 40% of Gen Z employees say remote work leaves them lonely, with many app...

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US jobs market faces ‘Trump slump’ as tariffs and cuts hit growth

US jobs market faces ‘Trump slump’ as tariffs and cuts ...

Economists warn the US labour market is sliding into a “Trump slump”, with jobs...