Record-breaking budget surplus as government's tax income rises
More money than ever has been left over in the public finances due to more tax being paid, official figures show.
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Asos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall
Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.
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UK government finances better than expected in January
The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.
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Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.
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Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history
The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.
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Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.
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Live Nation sees strong ticket sales as monopoly lawsuit looms
The entertainment giant's revenue surged last year as 159 million fans attended its concerts.
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How do you modernise mango farming?
India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".
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The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic
Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.
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Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot
The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".
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Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson faces collapse
Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from "the Mandelson legacy".
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Mandelson co-founded lobbying firm Global Counsel faces collapse
Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from "the Mandelson legacy".
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Lobbying firm founded by Mandelson on brink of closure
The advisory firm founded by Lord Mandelson is on the verge of being placed in administration, a member of staff has told Sky News.
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Norwegian green steel group in running to buy major UK producer
A Norwegian green steel group is in the running to buy Speciality Steels UK (SSUK), Britain's third-biggest producer of the metal, six months after it collapsed into liquidation.
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Dennis the Menace featured on 50p coin to mark 75 years
The new coin has been made with with Beano, Britain's longest-running weekly comic, first published in 1938
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Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS
The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.
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Warmer weather hits profits at British Gas owner
Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented earnings at British Gas.
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How to spare your child crippling student debt - and doing it right could save you £15,000
For this week's Savings Guide, we have a special edition with Mark Chicken, a chartered financial planner at The Private Office, looking at how you can save your child from university debt...
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Warmer winter hits profits at British Gas owner
Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented British Gas earnings.
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Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit amid Epstein files controversy
The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".
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