The contraction comes after a better-than-expected start to the year for the economy, but experts expect the global impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran will mean growth could remain sluggish for some months.
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Read more →Millions of Britons could pay higher energy bills than they need to if they do not submit a meter reading before the price cap rises on Wednesday.
Read more →British bike maker says cycling market is recovering from sales slump and investments will add new expertise
Read more →In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration
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Read more →The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks
Read more →Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres
Read more →Andy Burnham has set out his blueprint to transform the UK with a promise to improve living standards and restore faith in politics through the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”.
Read more →Blain’s Morning Porridge June 30th, 2026: Andy Burnham’s big vision – will it be more than smiles and eyebrows?
Read more →Over the past 15 years, the euro area faced an environment of extraordinary pressures that called for unconventional responses.
Read more →Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics
Read more →Andy Burnham is not prime minister of the UK – yet. His speech on Monday at the People’s History Museum in Manchester might be read as campaign fodder. But given his lack of opponents, the race to be Labour leader looks…
Read more →Nationwide building society is axing 600 jobs in the first major round of cuts linked to its controversial takeover of the high street bank Virgin Money.
Read more →England’s group-stage matches in the World Cup have been a boon for UK pubs, which have poured 5.5m more pints of draught beer and cider than usual.
Read more →Earlier this week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes – that’s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club – jointly released a statement warning of the increasing cyber risks of AI models: in particul…
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Read more →Parcels of goods worth under €150 will no longer enjoy ‘de minimis’ exemption, exploited by platforms such as Temu and Shein
Read more →Comcast is to spin off its media operation, which includes the Hollywood film studio, TV and theme park business NBCUniversal and Sky, into a separately publicly listed company.
Read more →When the FCA introduced the Consumer Duty, we set out to do something simple but transformative: ensure financial services work better for consumers.
Read more →Wholesale financial businesses involved in retail markets will find it easier to comply with the Consumer Duty, following proposals from the FCA.
Read more →Labour came to power promising to tackle Silicon Valley. But from workers’ rights to online privacy it has failed at almost every turn
Read more →Dunhill maker to cut about a fifth of workforce, aiming to reduce costs and become more ‘technology enabled’
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