5 h. ago ‘Bring it on’: Miliband tells net zero critics Government is ‘not for bending’

The Energy Secretary was speaking at the end of an international energy security summit in London.

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21 h. ago Businesses ‘crying out’ for Scottish visas to boost workforce, says SNP MP

Stephen Gethins argued the UK’s current ‘one-size fits all’ approach to immigration is not working.

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4 d. ago Gang sends human remains in gift bags – but no one knows who bodies belong to

Five gang members were captured and detained after a violent crime saw threats sent to local businesses which involved human body parts – but no one knows who the bodies belong to

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4 d. ago Princess Madeleine of Sweden sparks comparisons to Meghan Markle as she opens up about launching her own business while in the royal family

The Swedish royal, 42, who is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia , revealed last month she was launching a natural skincare line called MinLen.

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4 d. ago We make thousands extreme cleaning drug dens and crime scenes

Lauren Baker and Jasmine Layton both run their own biohazard cleaning businesses clearing out drug dens and crime scenes - and say they wouldn't want to do anything else.

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5 d. ago Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited

Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle memories of another meeting, also held against the backdrop of a global economic crisis, in autumn 2008.Then, as the aftershocks from the collapse of Lehman Brothers ripped through financial markets, central banks coordinated drastic emergency rate cuts, and the UK chancellor, Alistair Darling, urged his G7 counterparts to emulate the UK’s approach and shore up stricken banks. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trans workers could be asked to use disabled toilets – solicitors

Businesses will likely have to review and change policies, including on toilets, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, according to lawyer Peter Byrne.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump criticises Federal Reserve chair as European Central Bank cuts interest rates – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the ECB, long ago, but he should certainly lower them now. Powell’s termination cannot come f...

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1 week ago Islanders welcome CalMac move to 'urgently review' South Uist ferry service

Pledge made at “crisis” meeting staged by businesses near Lochboisdale

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2 w. ago Sweet shop police crackdown: Hundreds of businesses are raided and dozens of people arrested in massive operation against criminal gangs running American

Officers from 19 police forces across England knocked on the doors of 265 businesses as part of Operation Machinize, a mammoth crackdown on high street money laundering.

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2 w. ago Hundreds of barbershops targeted by police operation against money laundering

The operation targeted barbershops in an effort to prevent criminal gangs from using cash-intensive businesses for money laundering, the NCA said.,

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2 w. ago Daniels enforcer Craig 'Rob Roy' Gallagher's life of crime amid gangland turf war

Caged criminal Craig Gallagher had his business in Bishopbriggs targeted on Tuesday amid a spiralling gangland feud across Scotland.

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2 w. ago PM to unveil plan for ‘putting thousands of bobbies back on the beat’

Town centres and crime ‘hotspot’ areas are expected to receive guaranteed patrols during forces’ busiest periods.

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2 w. ago Scottish MP calls for 'special' visa for Americans fleeing Donald Trump administration

Christine Jardine has called for a ‘special fast track’ process

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2 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo tipped to complete shock purchase of LaLiga club

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to add an elite football club to his business portfolio and identified a team to buy, but the five-time Ballon d'Or winner is unwilling to compromise on one aspect

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3 w. ago US dollar ‘at risk of confidence crisis’ as Trump tariffs rattle global markets – business live

Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs a ‘major blow’ to world economy, as US dollar falls to six month low after US President Trump’s ‘liberation day’Full report: Trump announces sweeping new tariffsAnalysis: Trump’s tariffs likely to raise prices and cause chaosWhat are tariffs and why do they matter?The new US tariffs “will only create losers” with US consumers particularly hard hit, the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA), has said in a statement, calling on the EU “to act together and with the necessary force, while continuing to signal its willingness to negotiate.”The body, which represents the powerful German auto industry, said the tariffs markedthe United States’ departure from the rules-based global trade order – and thus a departure from the foundation for global value creation and corresponding growth and prosperity in many regions of the world.This is not America first; this is America alone. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Turkish barber shops police crackdown: Cops raid dozens of businesses being run as front for money laundering and seize hundreds of thousands of pounds in dirty cash

Bodycam footage shows West Mercia officers smashing their way into the businesses which are increasingly used as fronts by criminal gangs.

Economics

4 w. ago 'Professional thief' swiped bag from senior Tory Sir David Davis during £15k crime spree at London's busiest train stations, court told

Abderrahim Mamma, 28, allegedly stole Sir David's bag at King's Cross Station on November 4 last year.

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