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Eon swallows Ovo in £600m deal that crowns Germany’s biggest energy giant as Britain’s largest supplier

Eon swallows Ovo in £600m deal that crowns Germany’s bi...

Germany's Eon has agreed to acquire Ovo's retail arm in a deal valued at up to ...

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OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staff cash out $6.6bn in share sale

OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staf...

Around 600 OpenAI staff have shared a $6.6bn (£4.8bn) payout in a secondary sha...

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Amazon’s drones touch down in Darlington in UK delivery first

Amazon’s drones touch down in Darlington in UK delivery...

Amazon has quietly opened a new front in the battle for ultra-fast delivery, be...

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TGJones owner Modella Capital to shut up to 150 former WHSmith high street shops

TGJones owner Modella Capital to shut up to 150 former ...

Modella Capital is to close up to 150 of the 480 former WHSmith high street sho...

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The retired executives swapping the golf course for the boardroom – and charging next to nothing

The retired executives swapping the golf course for the...

Meet Sapient Foundation, the band of retired British executives offering free o...

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Retailers warn Reeves is creating a ‘jobless generation’ as hiring costs spiral

Retailers warn Reeves is creating a ‘jobless generation...

The British Retail Consortium warns Britain is heading for a jobless generation...

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Fertiliser shortages set to send global food prices soaring, warns Grosvenor chief

Fertiliser shortages set to send global food prices soa...

Grosvenor Group's Mark Preston warns Iran war fertiliser shortages have pushed ...

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Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early-stage funding crashes to five-year low

Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as earl...

Early-stage funding for Britain's clean tech start-ups halved in 2025, hitting ...

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Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London

Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions cl...

New research lays bare a striking paradox: workforces at Britain's most innovat...

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Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit

Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit

Britain's distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump a...

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Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-at-home problem

Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-...

Britain launches companies brilliantly. It just can’t keep them. Richard Alvin ...

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Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?

Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Sta...

From a £3.4 billion National Insurance hit to a refusal to cut hospitality VAT,...

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Are You Building a Future-Ready Small Business? Choose Tech That Is Less Visible, Not More Complicated

Are You Building a Future-Ready Small Business? Choose ...

You may have heard the joke: an older fish says to a younger fish, ‘The water’s...

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Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict pushes inflation back above 4%

Britain braces for £35bn energy shock as Iran conflict ...

Niesr warns the UK economy will lose £35bn over two years as the Iran conflict ...

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Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh-hour creditor pact

Barclay Brothers swerve bankruptcy with eleventh-hour c...

Aidan and Howard Barclay escape bankruptcy as HSBC withdraws its High Court pet...

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John Lewis dragged into High Court over click-and-collect rent at Brent Cross

John Lewis dragged into High Court over click-and-colle...

John Lewis faces a High Court battle as Brent Cross landlords Hammerson and Sta...