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Former Virgin Money boss picked as next chair of UK’s auditing watchdog
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The surprising health benefits of having orange hair
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 The gene behind orange-red hair seen in a section of people may also provide some health advantages by protecting the cellsContinue Reading
Jurassic Park made a star of Sam Neill despite accent woes and war wounds
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter It was 1993, and Sam Neill wasn’t yet internationally famous – which is exactly what Steven Spielberg was lookingContinue Reading
Nigel Farage latest: Reform leader acted incorrectly over gifts, says new poll as approval ratings slip
Electoral Commission ‘carefully considering’ undeclared donations to Farage by George Cottrell, Labour says The Electoral Commission is “carefully considering” undeclared donations to Nigel Farage from George Cottrell, the Labour Party has claimed. The party’s chair Anna Turley has now urged the body to investigate further allegations surrounding donations from convictedContinue Reading
Man Utd announcement, Liverpool chase £128m deal, Arsenal transfer agreed
All eyes are on the World Cup at the moment, but the transfer grind never stops for Premier League clubs. Plenty of summer business has already been done, with Tottenham among the most active teams in the early stages of the window. However, there is plenty of time for moreContinue Reading
PageGroup sees ‘tough but stable’ UK jobs market
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Plant hiding in plain sight for over century found to be new species
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96% of firms say regulation blocks growth
Britain’s businesses have shown the country’s regulatory regime a red card, with 96 per cent of respondents to an official government survey saying regulators are “creating unnecessary problems” in their industries. Some 89 per cent said rules and regulations, often applied inconsistently and processed slowly, were imposing “unreasonable costs”. EvenContinue Reading
UK hiring freeze deepens as growth hits five-year low
Britain’s businesses have stopped hiring and slipped into “survival mode”, with economic output stuttering to a five-year low in June as the Iran war, weak consumer spending and relentless cost increases combine to squeeze firms from every direction. The warning comes from consultancy BDO, whose index of economic output slidContinue Reading
Shares slip in Asia and oil jumps after US and Iran escalate strikes in the Middle East
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