7 h. ago Business leaders urge Chancellor to back carbon capture project

They said Scotland cannot afford further delays on the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.

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3 d. ago Major Manchester Airport announcement hailed after 'years' of campaigning

MPs and business leaders have hailed the new Manchester to India route

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4 d. ago New RMT leader Eddie Dempsey to celebrate by playing bingo at local social club

Mr Dempsey has been an RMT member for 20 years.

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4 d. ago New leader of the RMT promises ‘business as usual’ for the union

Eddie Dempsey is taking over from Mick Lynch, who is retiring.

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4 d. ago Government working to mitigate risk to abuse survivors of emergency phone alerts

Labour MP Paulette Hamilton raised concerns that those with secret phones could be put in additional danger as a result of the siren-like alerts.

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4 d. ago British pint to be protected in law as concession leaves Tories flat

Labour declares ‘The pint is safe with us’ after fears were raised over the future of the imperial measure

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer signals Labour will block laws seeking to ban first cousins from marrying despite Tory MP raising fears about 'significant health issues'

Richard Holden, a former Conservative minister and MP for Basildon and Billericay, has proposed changes to existing marriage legislation.

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5 d. ago Labour raises cost of attending its business leaders’ summit by 66%

Delegate passes for corporate event at the party’s conference this autumn have been increased to £5,000

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7 d. ago Families being charged to park on their own DRIVES by Labour council trying to raise up to £1million

Nearly 200 homes in Streatham Vale have been marked with a red X where Lambeth council says occupants have been driving 'illegally' over pavements to park on their land.

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8 d. ago DWP Attendance Allowance update warning with "limited applications"

Here is everything you need to know about Attendance Allowance

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1 week ago ‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump

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1 week ago SVL Business Solutions strengthens leadership team following record

The UK’s longest-running contact centre solutions provider has implemented key leadership changes as the company continues to evolve following a record-breaking 2024.

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1 week ago Business leaders across Aberdeen urged to take part in city’s first charity sleepout as homeless households increases by 24%

Business leaders across Aberdeen are urged to teamed up with leading homelessness charity CEO Sleepout to participate in its first annual Aberdeen fundraiser next month, which will help people across the city who don’t have a place to call home.

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2 w. ago Scottish biofilm prevention leader Remora announces international business expert as new Chair

Remora, an award-winning leader in sustainable biofilm prevention technology, has announced the appointment of international business expert Martin Laudenbach as independent director and its next Chair.

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2 w. ago Golden Charter expands leadership team with five senior appointments

Golden Charter, one of the UK’s leading funeral plan providers, has strengthened its leadership team with five key senior appointments in a move that signifies the company’s continued growth strategy and commitment to transformation.

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2 w. ago The Science of Storytelling for Business and Persuasion with Will Storr

Learn how storytelling can dramatically enhance your business life, from leadership, branding to crisis management, in this class with multi-award-winning writer Will Storr

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2 w. ago European defence stocks rise by €18bn to record high ahead of Ukraine peace talks – business live

Shares in BAE Systems, Rheinmetall and Saab soar, as Keir Starmer offers to put British ‘boots on the ground’ in UkraineUK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumpsHere’s Bloomberg on the jump in Rheinmetall’s share price this morning:Rheinmetall AG’s shares surged the most in more than two years as European officials contemplate a major new package to increase defense spending and support for Ukraine.The German manufacturer’s stock rose as much as 11% in Frankfurt. The shares have more than doubled over the past year as military orders increased, especially from Germany. If Europe moves to increase spending further, it could push Rheinmetall to accelerate plans to increase its production capacity. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago European defence stocks soar by £10bn ahead of Ukraine peace talks – business live

Shares in BAE Systems, Rheinmetall and Saab soar, as Keir Starmer offers to put British ‘boots on the ground’ in UkraineUK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumpsHere’s Bloomberg on the jump in Rheinmetall’s share price this morning:Rheinmetall AG’s shares surged the most in more than two years as European officials contemplate a major new package to increase defense spending and support for Ukraine.The German manufacturer’s stock rose as much as 11% in Frankfurt. The shares have more than doubled over the past year as military orders increased, especially from Germany. If Europe moves to increase spending further, it could push Rheinmetall to accelerate plans to increase its production capacity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Xi Jinping tells Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs to ‘show their talent’

Analysts say address to symposium suggests crackdown on sector may be ending in effort to tackle economic slumpBusiness live – latest updatesRevealed: Google facilitated ensorship requestsChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has told businesses to “show their talent” at a meeting of Chinese industry leaders including the Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, as he attempts to halt an economic slump in the world’s second-largest economy.Xi met Ma, who was at the centre of a crackdown on the tech industry in recent years, as well as the bosses of the electric carmaker BYD, the battery manufacturer CATL, Tencent, Xiaomi, and the founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei Continue reading...

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3 w. ago European defence stocks surge to record high; UK economy ‘quite static’, says Bank of England’s Bailey – business live

Shares in BAE Systems, Rheinmetall and Saab soar, as Keir Starmer offers to put British ‘boots on the ground’ in UkraineUK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumpsHere’s Bloomberg on the jump in Rheinmetall’s share price this morning:Rheinmetall AG’s shares surged the most in more than two years as European officials contemplate a major new package to increase defense spending and support for Ukraine.The German manufacturer’s stock rose as much as 11% in Frankfurt. The shares have more than doubled over the past year as military orders increased, especially from Germany. If Europe moves to increase spending further, it could push Rheinmetall to accelerate plans to increase its production capacity. Continue reading...

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