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Independent UK - Business

Pharma giant ditches £1bn research hub and says UK 'not competitive'

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Guinness is seeing Wetherspoons thrive — so why isn't its own company?

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Greggs to open first pub with its own beers on draft

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Rightmove shares plummet amid AI spending plans

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ITV is a national treasure – why is it being sold for peanuts?

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McDonald's agrees further measures to protect staff from sexual abuse

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Power firm sets out plans to deliver 600 'earn as you learn' roles in Scotland

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Interest rates live: Bank of England holds rates in boost to savers

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Shares in Asia are mixed and Chinese markets fall despite Trump's trade truce with Xi

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Fears AI could spark market collapse similar to 1929 Wall Street crash

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Experts explain how to decide whether to take profits from investments

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The E2E Dynamic 100 track 2025

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Thousands of offshore workers could lose jobs if they fail to lose weight

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ITV in talks over possible £1.6bn deal to sell broadcasting arm to Sky

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MPs urge Reeves to tax online betting games to reflect harm they cause

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ITV in talks to sell broadcasting business to Sky in £1.6bn deal

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Shares in British Airways' owner IAG drop 10% after fall in US demand

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Greencore edges forward in £1.2bn Bakkavor deal after agreeing to sell factory

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British Airways owner reports 2% increase in earnings but pre-tax profits fall

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McDonalds strengthens UK staff protection after sex abuse scandal

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Fora Institute of Work: The Humans at the Heart of the AI Revolution

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Inside RSE's remarkable rise in water innovation

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'Change is constant, and how we respond to that dictates our success'

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Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, MPs say

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Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

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Budget tax hikes could see food prices soar, supermarket boss warns

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HSBC waters down 2030 climate targets for polluting sectors

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FTSE 100 slips amid Bank of England rate hold and fresh US falls

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Government says 'fairer' motoring tax system is needed amid pay-per-mile report

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Dozens join rally calling for Rockstar Games to reinstate sacked workers

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PM to admit consensus is gone but UK 'all in' on net zero at Cop30

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High Court delivers ruling on BAE Systems strike action

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ITV blames late Budget for delaying TV programmes

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Construction sector records surprise steep fall in activity ahead of Budget

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BT cuts another 5,000 jobs as broadband customers leave

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Will interest rates go down today? Key factors and 2025 predictions

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Drinks giant Diageo flags weaker demand from US and Chinese consumers

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Sainsbury's hikes earnings outlook after strong first half

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UK interest rates set to stay at 4%, but policymakers 'deeply divided'

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Reeves urged to examine 'legality' of Shell-Equinor deal to create new company

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Rachel Reeves warned not to rely on business taxes to fill Budget black hole

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Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in tax, new documents reveal

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Landmark £100 million wind farm deal for Belfast Harbour

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Reform UK takes aim at pensions overhaul during pitch to business chiefs

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Labour has duty to deliver reforms to workers' rights, Rayner tells Commons

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Power company signs agreement for first of 1,000 homes in northern Scotland

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FTSE 100 closes higher as US markets rally after tech falls

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Energy supplier collapses leaving nearly 24,000 customers affected

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UK interest rates set to stay at 4%, but policymakers 'deeply divided'

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Novo Nordisk cuts sales and profits guidance amid obesity drug competition

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New technology will eliminate call spoofing 'within a year' – minister

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Pound plummets after Reeves hints at Budget tax rises

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Sizewell C 'on budget and on schedule' as financing completes

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Treasury ministers stand by farm tax plan

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Tories call for workers rights Bill to be thrown out as it returns to Commons

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UK economy 'bleeding out' with brain drain in science and tech, peers warn

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Thames Water among six water firms to have bonuses for top bosses blocked

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'Discarded like a used tissue': Readers on reality of workplace ageism

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Brexit and austerity still causing 'major problems' for economy – Phillipson

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M&S boss warns customer confidence dented by Budget worries

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M&S reveals huge cost of cyber-attack which halted online sales

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New car market grew 0.5% in October

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Barratt Redrow sells more homes despite 'challenging' market

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Wetherspoons 'cautious' ahead of November Budget

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Income tax hike of at least 2p likely needed to plug Budget hole, warns Niesr

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Hiding money away in overseas territories starves Treasury, warns MP

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Reeves puts country on notice for tax hikes as 'each of us must do our bit'

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Stocks mixed and pound dips amid Budget tax hints

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Strike action at defence company Leonardo UK suspended as new pay offer tabled

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Pizza Hut's US owner considers sale of brand after UK rescue deal

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Here's why the UK's state pension is the least generous across the G7

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Economists urge Reeves to make 'difficult' choices to boost market confidence

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Major Tesla investor to vote against Musk's $1 trillion pay package

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'Wait and see' if Reeves ups income tax but I will cut it in Scotland – Sarwar

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Takeaway giant sells fewer pizzas after price hikes

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Calls for 'outright ban on absurd' mid-contract telecoms price rises

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Primark owner ponders spin-off and separate listing in possible boost to City

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AB Foods considers spinning off Primark after annual profits fall

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BP accelerates overhaul with higher asset sale target as profits beat forecasts

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First new Amazon electric heavy goods vehicles hit UK roads

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Farage says substantial tax cuts 'not realistic'

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Scale of workplace violence and abuse 'shocking and unacceptable', says charity

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More than 55,000 UK firms in severe distress, research shows

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Business Secretary announces electricity discounts of £420 million

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Watchdog's car finance scheme could short-change consumers, MPs say

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Stocks struggle despite manufacturing improvement

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Manufacturing production increases after JLR factory restart

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Student landlord Empiric says fewer Chinese students staying in UK

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France will ban Shein if child-like sex dolls are found on site again

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Ryanair's profits soar after airfare hikes and early Boeing deliveries

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M&C Saatchi rejects £50m approach for performance division from Brave Bison

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Weaker forecasts will have 'consequences' at Budget, warns minister

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Bank 'unlikely' to cut interest rates but decision a close call, experts say

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Firms are being told to stop hiring humans. The AI apocalypse is here

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30 staff sacked at Grand Theft Auto developer in alleged 'union-busting' move

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