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UK government pays highest interest rate on 10-year debt since 1999 at bond auction – business live
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UK government pays highest interest rate on 10-year debt since 1999 at bond auction – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Newsflash: the number of mortgages approved by UK lenders has fallen to its lowest level since the end of 2023. Just 54,918 new home loans were approved in August on a seasonally-adjusted basis, new Bank of England data shows, as rising borrowing costs deterred…

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M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers
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M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers

Beauty specialist will open branded areas in 100 Marks & Spencer stores and will sell its products on chain’s website Marks & Spencer is has signed a deal with Sephora to open areas under the beauty brand’s name within its stores, in its latest tactic to attract younger shoppers. The French retailer is set to launch branded…

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On the rocks? Scotch distilleries pause production as unsold ‘whisky loch’ grows
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On the rocks? Scotch distilleries pause production as unsold ‘whisky loch’ grows

Demand for Scotland’s most famous export has slumped, with industry facing job cuts and closures Obscured by the Scottish countryside on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy, Cluny bond is, in effect, a small town built to store whisky. By the time the latest set of warehouses are finished on the former opencast coal mine, Diageo’s…

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’
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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’

Michele Bullock says board knows decision will hit some people hard but hopefully in the next few years ‘this will all have been worth it’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its key interest rate to 4.6%…

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UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban
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UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban

John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.

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‘Just look at this monstrosity!’ Inside Britain’s bilious back yard shed wars
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‘Just look at this monstrosity!’ Inside Britain’s bilious back yard shed wars

The number of luxury sheds and garden rooms has rocketed since the pandemic – fuelled by those wanting an office, a gym or extra living space. Meanwhile, the resentment between neighbours has been rising, too Linda loves her shed.

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Why UK diesel prices have hit an all-time high
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Why UK diesel prices have hit an all-time high

The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.

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UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says
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UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says

The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar due to disruption of global oil supplies.

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What a US diesel export ban could mean for you
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What a US diesel export ban could mean for you

The threatened proposal aims to protect US consumers from rising costs, but it could trigger major economic waves if it were to happen.

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SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser Zoe Financial for Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest
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SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser Zoe Financial for Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interest to its clients and prospective…

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Labour’s modest reheat of help to buy is worth a try | Nils Pratley
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Labour’s modest reheat of help to buy is worth a try | Nils Pratley

Turning to George Osborne’s playbook may look awkward, but cutting deposits to 2.5% could jolt a housebuilding sector stuck in a funk What you need to know about Your First Home scheme There may be three reasons why the Labour government has hesitated until now to reheat the Tories’ decade-long help-to-buy scheme. First, the…

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Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trains
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Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trains

Andy Burnham hails nationalisation of much-criticised service between London, Birmingham and Glasgow Britain’s biggest intercity rail operator, Avanti West Coast, will be renationalised in spring, ministers have announced, while new trains could also be publicly owned under plans to reduce costs paid to private firms. Avanti…

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Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods
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Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods

World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are included The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods worth about $30bn each on which they plan to cut tariffs, ranging from consumer electronics and agricultural products to artificial flowers and…

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Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
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Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for

With the budget a month away, chancellor gives little indication in conference speech of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britain Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget UK politics live – latest updates John Healey cheered the Labour faithful with his first conference speech as chancellor, offering an…

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Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
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Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second. About 6,000 properties across…

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Healey signals welfare reform push and new apprenticeships scheme
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Healey signals welfare reform push and new apprenticeships scheme

Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget Analysis: Healey offers upbeat vision but little light on how to pay for it Average price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high John Healey has signalled Labour will stage a fresh attempt at welfare…

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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial

Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure This month, a cross-party parliamentary committee said Thames Water should be placed in temporary state control and that any takeover by its creditors should be halted.

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Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
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Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought. A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh…

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Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
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Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’ Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to say whether he backs the “contested” project which is delayed by up to four years. Over the weekend…

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Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England
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Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England

US-owned firm says average monthly users at UK arm surged to nearly 700,000 with sales up by a third Love them or hate them, Lime ebikes are an increasingly common sight on England’s roads with new figures showing annual profits more than doubling thanks to a surge in riders. Lime’s average number of monthly users jumped 31% to…

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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court

Decision to allow development of 190 new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, according to a high court judgment that will be of “immense interest” to developers across England and Wales. The ruling clears the way for a highly…

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Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he? | Tom Baldwin
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Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he? | Tom Baldwin

The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for all Tony Blair can, apparently, sound slightly wistful when he describes how he once had a cloak-and-dagger meeting with Andy Burnham, who wanted to talk to him about standing for the party leadership.…

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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz
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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz

US president is said to expect renewed strikes after the midterms Donald Trump has said he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week and resume nuclear talks in return for the lifting of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. “They made a proposal but I reject it,” the US president told…

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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy

Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis London’s investment bankers and lawyers have made more than £1bn from a frenzy of takeover deals this year, sparking anger over high City pay during the cost of living crisis . The value of mergers and…

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‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference
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‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference

Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problems Andy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic headwinds, telling the Guardian: “There’s always things you can do; it’s just whether you’re prepared…

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Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers
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Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers

Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian A new help-to-buy scheme aimed at giving first-time buyers who cannot rely on the “bank of mum and dad” is to be introduced in a big policy announcement by Andy Burnham. The programme, called “Your first…

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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers
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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers

Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned with the more mundane matters of working the land: logistics, supplies and the occasional chat about the weather.…

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London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?
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London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?

With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into question If Heathrow finally builds its third runway, Londoners can expect hundreds more planes flying overhead each day. But greater congestion on the ground will be a problem too.

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The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
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The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’

The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented Donald Trump has long coveted the oilfields of other nations and declared an agreement with Venezuela to be “the biggest oil deal in world history”. But the agreement, reached after the US…

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Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers
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Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers

Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis finds Three-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially “petrol cars pulling round a heavy battery”. The…

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Amazon’s Ring wants to replace local WhatsApp groups. It’s a recipe for curtain-twitching disaster | Imogen West-Knights
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Amazon’s Ring wants to replace local WhatsApp groups. It’s a recipe for curtain-twitching disaster | Imogen West-Knights

Do we really want a slick digital message board overseen by Amazon? It’s the neighbourhood nonsense we treasure Ring, the Amazon subsidiary of camera-enabled doorbells fame, wants to be an even bigger part of your neighbourhood.

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Purple reins: Philippine export ban casts shadow over UK’s love of ube
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Purple reins: Philippine export ban casts shadow over UK’s love of ube

As Britain goes mad for yam, shortage of planting material and concerns over control of crop prompts sales halt In a corner of north London on a weekday morning, Filipino cuisine is thriving: diners at Mama & Sons in Kentish Town are making their choices, and one of the most popular items on the menu is the ube ice-cream…

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‘I felt shame’: former BA worker locked in legal battle after losing job of 30 years
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‘I felt shame’: former BA worker locked in legal battle after losing job of 30 years

Cabin crew worker was among thousands of staff laid off during pandemic in what MPs called a ‘national disgrace’ During a 30-year career as a member of British Airways’ cabin crew, Tess De Mello took pride in a job well done, saying she regularly went above and beyond to make passengers more comfortable. To her, the role was…

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Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms
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Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms

Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumers The secrets of thousands of online casinos have been laid bare in a vast leak of data that could have seismic consequences for offshore gambling firms, including some accused of illegally targeting consumers around…

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Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares
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Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares

Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app Schoolchildren who do not own smartphones face paying hundreds of pounds extra in annual bus fares as cheaper travel passes are digitised. Critics argue that by only making discounts available through an app…

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TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement
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TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement

Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner…

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White House claims pro-Trump ad it paid Fox to air was ‘public service announcement’
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White House claims pro-Trump ad it paid Fox to air was ‘public service announcement’

Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters The White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to buy airtime on Fox News for a White House-produced, pro-Trump ad that some Democrats said could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing…

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Man City found guilty of breaking financial rules
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Man City found guilty of breaking financial rules

Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.

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Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
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Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

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