23 h. ago NatWest earnings soar after 600 roles cut across the business

The banking group has been focused on simplifying its operations

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25 h. ago NatWest earnings soar 30% as it takes ‘tight control’ over business costs

The group has been focused on becoming a more efficient bank and simplifying its operations, which it hopes will save money in the long run.

Economics

50 h. ago Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost review – Ben Stiller’s moving study on the price his family paid for showbiz

Stiller’s documentary about his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, is a tender reflection on marriage and what it costs to keep smiling in the entertainment businessBen Stiller has created a sweet, affectionate, unexpectedly poignant portrait of his parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara – and, perhaps without quite realising it, of himself as well. His mum and dad were two hard-working actor-comedians who had a very successful TV double act in the 60s and 70s and a long marriage. This has been the source of so much material, based on the quarrels and tensions to which Ben and his sister Amy were intimate witnesses.Both parents’ backgrounds were hard. Anne’s mother had taken her own life; Jerry’s dad was tough and unsupportive. Perhaps they never experienced the full status of stardom that their son has enjoyed, although Jerry had a new lease of late-life TV fame in the 90s with his superb portrayal of George Costanza’s dad in Seinfeld. The film is centred on Ben and Am...

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66 h. ago Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows

LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump saysThe first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for major disasters in the US, driven by huge wildfires in Los Angeles and storms that battered much of the rest of the country, according to a climate non-profit that has resurrected work axed by Donald Trump’s administration that tracked the biggest disasters.In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways and other infrastructure – a toll higher than any other first half of a year since records on this began in 1980. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 22 October: Inflation surprise lifts stocks, Barclays rallies despite car loans redress

Rachel Reeves was handed a pre-Budget boost today as the rate of inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged at 3.8% in September.

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3 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 22 October: Inflation surprise lifts index, Barclays rallies despite car loans impact

Rachel Reeves was handed a pre-Budget boost today as the rate of inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged at 3.8% in September.

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3 d. ago Brexit had bigger impact on UK economy than critics predicted, Rachel Reeves says

Brexit ‘needlessly’ added costs to UK businesses, Rachel Reeves said, arguing ministers are now ‘unashamedly rebuilding our relations with the European Union’

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3 d. ago Tesco: UK supermarket launches online 25% off Halloween sale on kids' outfits, with Clubcard prices from £7.50

Classic costumes for kids are flying off the shelves ahead of Halloween 🛒

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8 d. ago More 'punitive' tax hikes would wreck economy: BT and Whitbread in stark warning ahead of Budget

Telecoms giant BT and Premier Inn owner Whitbread warned rising costs are taking their toll on business and the wider economy.

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8 d. ago Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says

Taxpayers have been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffsThe cost of taking control of British Steel has risen to £235m, the UK government has said, as it acknowledged concern over the threat of EU tariffs that could significantly harm the business.The government passed emergency legislation in April to take control of British Steel amid fears that its Chinese owner, Jingye Steel, was planning to walk away from its Scunthorpe steelworks. Continue reading...

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1 week ago News | Quartet launches boutique business space adviser Audley London

News | Quartet launches boutique business space adviser Audley London  CoStar

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2 w. ago Pubs and restaurants to stay open until the early hours in bid to save hospitality industry and boost 'the British night out'

Labour ministers are pushing plans to allow alcohol-selling businesses to increase their opening hours - after lockdown, spiralling costs and crippling tax raids took their toll on night life.

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2 w. ago Cut business costs in Budget or cut growth, accountants tell Chancellor

A survey of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants members found that 94% lacked confidence in the economy.

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3 w. ago Wetherspoon's warns inflation will rise this winter after its energy and labour costs soar

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon sounded the alarm over the price of a pint and a meal, with new subsidies for nuclear power set to drive businesses' energy costs even higher.

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3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 October: Tesco surges on profit upgrade, IPO boost for London

A Tesco profit upgrade today continued the strong week for London investors.

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3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 October: Tesco strong run continues, index fades after record start

A Tesco profit upgrade today continued the strong week for London investors.

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3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 October: Tesco lifts profit guidance, index record run continues

A Tesco profit upgrade and fresh gains by the FTSE 100 index today continued the strong week for London investors.

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3 w. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record high; US jobs market weakens as companies cut workers – business live

FTSE 100 hits record high as global stocks celebrate best September since 2013UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costsOver in the eurozone, the manufacturing sector has slipped back into contraction.Data firm S&P Global reports that factory operating conditions across the euro area deteriorated in September, due to a reduction in new order inflows and a sharper rate of job shedding. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'It's like a house of cards': Demolition begins at Pioneer Mill after huge blaze leaves firefighter seriously injured

Businesses have been left counting the cost after a huge blaze tore through Pioneer Mill

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3 w. ago Thousands of tradespeople struggling with growing costs and hiring pressures – how YOU can avoid being hit

TRADESPEOPLE are struggling to expand their businesses because of growing costs, bureaucracy and hiring pressures, a new study suggests. A survey of 850 tradespeople working across the UK by Checkatrade showed they were eager to contribute to the Government’s plan for growth, but challenges were preventing them from doing so. Four out of five of...

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