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£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route
‘High-capacity electrical spine’ to run onshore from north-east Scotland to north-west England

Alex Lawson

19, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM

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Rachel Reeves: Treasury will ‘hardwire’ growth into tax and spending decisions
Shadow chancellor to outline plans to shake up department after Labour election victory

Larry Elliott

18, Mar, 2024 @10:30 PM

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John Gardiner obituary
Other lives: Financial journalist turned successful businessman, including as CEO of The Laird Group and chair of Tesco

Tracey Gardiner

18, Mar, 2024 @5:38 PM

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Reckitt Benckiser: how one terrible deal wrecked the company
Takeover of baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition could lead to billions in damages payouts

Nils Pratley

18, Mar, 2024 @5:26 PM

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P&O Ferries has paid some crew less than half UK minimum wage
Company is using legal loophole UK government promised to close two years ago, Guardian analysis suggests

Simon Goodley

18, Mar, 2024 @4:30 PM

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Unions condemn Tata Steel decision to shut Port Talbot coke ovens early
Union condemns decision as ‘massive blow’ and comes after firm confirmed closure of blast furnaces by end of year

Alex Lawson

18, Mar, 2024 @4:00 PM

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EasyJet joins calls for UK government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight
Carrier says technology could be a reality by end of the next decade, as it launches a base in Birmingham

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

18, Mar, 2024 @3:17 PM

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UK housing market sees spring revival as asking prices jump; oil price hits four-month high – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Rightmove says “we now seem to be past the bottom” of the property market

Graeme Wearden

18, Mar, 2024 @3:13 PM

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US Volkswagen workers file for union election to join United Auto Workers
Tennessee plant is currently the only Volkswagen plant globally without union representation, according to the UAW

Michael Sainato

18, Mar, 2024 @2:04 PM

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Frank Hester’s TPP employed Conservative peer as trade envoy in 2016
Exclusive: Lady Manzoor was paid £148,000 for the part-time role, showing Hester’s party links date back further than first thought

Matthew Weaver

18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Nationwide faces mounting calls to give members say on Virgin Money takeover
Experts question if ‘bigger is better’ and whether members should be consulted on the £2.9bn deal

Miles Brignall

17, Mar, 2024 @5:44 PM

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Nothing has been done to stop repeat of P&O Ferries scandal, unions say
Despite UK government outrage the ‘legal loopholes remain and operator has been let off the hook’, says joint statement

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

17, Mar, 2024 @4:29 PM

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