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Sir James Dyson says Labour ‘killing off family businesses’ with inheritance tax
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson has taken a swipe at the Government for “eviscerating” UKContinue Reading
Thames Water creditors try to rally more investors for £1.5bn rescue funding
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A group of Thames Water’s lenders has called on more firms to help foot theContinue Reading
Quincy Jones death: Everything the producer has said about friend-to-foe Michael Jackson
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free From Thriller to Bad, the late Quincy Jones proved an integral driving force behind someContinue Reading
Strange new frog species smaller than fingernail discovered
Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region. The species reaches less than 1cm in length as adults and has been named Brachycephalus dacnis after the conservationContinue Reading
Research suggests Trump tariffs could hinder U.S. manufacturing investment
Protectionist trade policies, such as those proposed by Donald Trump, may inadvertently harm U.S. manufacturing firms by increasing input costs, leading to reduced investment, according to a study from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. With tariffs central to Trump’s economic vision, manufacturers may face higher costs on importedContinue Reading
More than 1,000 UK employees trial four-day working week without pay cut
Seventeen UK businesses, including Crate Brewery in Hackney and the British Society for Immunology, are launching a six-month trial of the four-day working week with over 1,000 employees participating. Organised by the 4 Day Week Campaign, this trial lets workers maintain full pay while working only four days each week.Continue Reading
Bizarre 2,500-year-old burial of woman found with knife stuck to grave
Archaeologists have unearthed a strange 2,500-year-old burial of an Iron Age woman in Sweden with a small knife stuck to her grave. The latest dig at the ancient cemetery site in Pryssgården in eastern Sweden unravelled nearly 50 burials dating to between 500 BC and 400 AD. Of these burials,Continue Reading
Ryanair reports 10% drop in average fares amid consumer ‘spending pressure’
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James Dyson condemns Rachel Reeves’s Budget ‘tractor tax’ as ‘spiteful’
Sir James Dyson has condemned Labour’s Budget as “spiteful”, warning her so-called tractor tax will be the “death of entrepreneurship”. The leading British businessman – who employs more than 2,000 people in the UK – claimed that the new government will “kill off home-grown family businesses”, dubbing the changes anContinue Reading
Norris sends social media message to Verstappen after calling him ‘lucky’
Lando Norris has sent Max Verstappen a congratulatory message online following his Brazilian Grand Prix victory – but later deleted his post likely due to a wave of criticism. The Dutchman came from 17th on the grid to win the race and take a major step towards retaining his title,Continue Reading