UK spared from Trump's 50% steel and aluminium tariffs
The executive order raises import taxes for US firms buying from other countries - but the levy remains at 25% for the UK.
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Oreo maker sues Aldi in US over 'copycat' packaging
The discount supermarket is being sued in a US court, accused of imitating the American biscuit brand.
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Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law
It's the latest setback for the world's most popular porn site, which is also under investigation by the EU.
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Baby bank reports 'disturbing' rise in demand
The Market Rasen Baby Bank says the number of users has risen by 300% in the past six months.
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Biotech king Evans lands $50m injection for Ellipses cancer drugs
Sir Christopher Evans, the renowned British biotech entrepreneur, is close to landing $50m (£37m) in funding for a developer of a new portfolio of cancer treatments.
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Debt and trade issues weaken UK growth, OECD says
The policy group lowers its UK economy forecast due to trade barriers and Britain's "very thin" financial buffer.
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Lower energy costs make retirement less expensive
A one-person household needs £13,400 a year for a basic standards of living in retirement, a report suggests.
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Thames crisis underlines scale of water industry turnaround task
As an independent review sets out a vision for cleaning up the water industry, a real-world example of why the sector is in such deep trouble floats into view.
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Chinese group Jingye hires lawyers to recover British Steel cash
The Chinese owner of British Steel has hired a leading City law firm to explore the recovery of hundreds of millions of pounds it invested in the Sc**thorpe-based company before the government seized control of its operations in April.
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Trump tariffs forecast to hurt global growth
The influential policy group lowers its forecast for the world's economy due to US trade barriers.
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North Face and Cartier customer data stolen in cyber attacks
They are the latest in a string of high-profile companies publicly reporting being hacked.
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KKR abandoned Thames Water rescue despite No 10 talks with Kravis
The investment giant lined up to rescue Thames Water abandoned its offer days after talks took place involving one of its co-founders and Downing Street officials.
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Tesla is 'not interested' in producing cars in India - minister
This is the first time India has publicly admitted that it has not been able to lure investment dollars from Musk.
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Blow to Thames Water as preferred bidder pulls out
The setback increases the possibility that the company will collapse into a government supervised administration.
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TikTok Shop food listings 'putting people at risk'
The BBC finds food listed on TikTok shop without ingredient and allergen information.
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Thames Water survival hopes suffer fresh blow
The private equity firm that had been the frontrunner to lead a rescue of the UK's largest water provider - Thames Water - has pulled out.
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Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, review says
The Water Commission finds "deep-rooted, systemic and interlocking failures" in the water industry.
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'Apprehensive' over future in Guernsey
A study by the Guernsey Community Foundation finds young people are being driven away by high costs.
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Five areas where 'fundamental change' is needed to fix water system
"Interlocking failures" in the water sector across England and Wales can be fixed through fundamental reform in five key areas, according to a major interim report.
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UK threatens to sue Abramovich over Chelsea sale
The proceeds have been frozen since the UK government forced the club's sale following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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