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Kemi Badenoch to set out plans to slash City red tape
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 The City of London should be freed of regulatory constraints to help boost growth acrossContinue Reading
Makerfield by-election: ‘Don’t delay Starmer challenge’, impatient Labour MPs urge Burnham
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Impatient Labour MPs have urged Andy Burnham to launch a leadership bid as soon as possible if, as expected, he winsContinue Reading
Nigel Farage accused of under-declaring private jet loan from crypto billionaire
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Nigel Farage has been accused of significantly under-declaring a donation from his billionaire crypto backer Christopher Harborne, potentiallyContinue Reading
Tax crackdown on Shein and Temu could be fast-tracked as retailers turn up the heat
Ministers are weighing up whether parts of a clampdown on the low-value imports that power Shein and Temu could arrive sooner than planned, after sustained lobbying from British retailers who say the current timetable leaves the high street exposed. The government confirmed last year that reform of the so-called deContinue Reading
Morrisons feels the squeeze as Lidl edges ahead in the supermarket pecking order
There are few sharper symbols of how brutally the British grocery market has reshaped itself over the past decade than this: Morrisons, once one of the proud “big four”, has been overtaken by Lidl in the league table of the nation’s largest supermarkets. The Bradford-based grocer reported that group like-for-likeContinue Reading
Jeff Bezos Backs Cambridge AI Start-Up CuspAI in $400m Round at $2.6bn
Jeff Bezos has thrown his weight behind one of Cambridge’s most closely watched artificial intelligence ventures, joining a $400 million fundraising that values materials-discovery specialist CuspAI at $2.6 billion. The Amazon founder is backing the company through Bezos Expeditions, the private investment vehicle he created in 2005 to manage hisContinue Reading
FTSE 100 nudges up ahead of expected US rate hold
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With role models like Ashley Cain, what hope is there for the next generation of young men?
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Slut. Slag. Bitch. Psycho. I’d wager that every single woman has been called one of these names – or, indeed,Continue Reading
World Cup star issues retirement statement – ‘I don’t see any more meaning’
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has spoken about quitting football. (Image: Getty Images) Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has hinted he will hang up his gloves after the World Cup, confessing he “sees no meaning” in prolonging his playing career without international football. The 40-year-old is participating in a record-equalling sixth WorldContinue Reading
The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool in a heatwave
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years’ time, theContinue Reading