74 m. ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

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84 m. ago The world's cheapest cruises revealed by the Mail's travel experts: It starts at an astonishing £89 a day all

During the 'golden age' of cruising in the 1950s the finest ships were mainly the preserve of the elite.

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4 h. ago House prices rise for third month in a row to reach new record high, says Halifax

The report bucks the gloom surrounding the housing market at the moment, which has focussed on falling prices in expensive areas.

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6 h. ago Rent price reaches record high as cheapest area in UK revealed

The number of available homes to rent across Britain is 8% higher than a year earlier

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21 h. ago Wingsuit pilot breaks base jump world record jumping from the Eiger

Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann has set a new world speed record, reaching 347 km/h during a 35-second free fall over Switzerland.

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36 h. ago How much a Thursday Murder Club retirement REALLY costs: The luxury developments that rival Coopers' Chase

While there are plenty of choices of plush and 'sedate' retirement villages for pensioners to spend there golden years, there are also several costs that come beyond the monthly rent or the property's price.

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49 h. ago Taylor Swift’s Eras tour helps fuel UK consumer spending on live music to record £6.7bn high

Report from Live shows spending £2bn higher than before Covid-19 shutdowns, although grassroots venues are still closing at an increasing rateUK consumer spending on live music events reached a record-breaking total of £6.68bn in 2024, up 9.5% on the previous year, fuelled in part by Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras tour.The report from Live (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), the recently formed body advocating for the British music industry’s interests before government, signals a full-bodied return from the effects of Covid-19. The figures are 28.2% higher than in 2022, when live music more or less resumed after the pandemic, and more than £2bn more than in 2019, the last fully functioning year for live music prior to the shutdown. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Djokovic gets into it with the US Open crowd and improves to 11

Novak Djokovic has reached his record-tying 14th U.S. Open semifinal and record-extending 53rd semi at all Grand Slam tournaments with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz

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4 d. ago Top travel firm reveals expert tips to grab a bargain holiday this Autumn

Travel expert Expedia's Autumn Travel Outlook has revealed the best pointers for savvy travellers to get cheapest flights and hotel deals over the next few months

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5 d. ago In pictures: 'Euphoric' Maclean brothers reach Australia after setting new world record in Pacific row

The moment they saw Cairns on the horizon is a moment the Maclean brothers will never forget.

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6 d. ago Edinburgh's rowing Maclean brothers arrive in Australia and break Pacific world record

A new world record is set following the 9,000 mile crossing. Today, pizza will be eaten.

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9 d. ago US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world

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9 d. ago Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago England and Wales fertility rate falls for third consecutive year

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Just when you thought it couldn't get worse': Number of rape victims abandoning their cases reaches record high, as officials call on Crown Prosecution Service to 'urgently do better'

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of betraying victims as the number dropping out of their case has doubled in the last two years. Pictured: File photo

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1 week ago Ibiza Final Boss reaches new career milestone as he parties with record label owner

It's not uncommon for unexpected guests to pop up at major festivals such as Creamfields, but in the case of UK music fans, the Ibiza Final Boss is the king of unexpected

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2 w. ago Premier League sets summer transfer record 11 days before window shuts

Total spending on transfers in the top flight has reached a record sum after Leeds completed a deal for Noah Okafor

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2 w. ago Top executives’ pay in UK hits record high – reaching 122 times of average worker

It marks the fourth year in a row that chief executives have taken home a record amount

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3 w. ago Wrexham smashes its transfer record by signing Broadhead in a deal worth up to $13.5M

Wrexham’s spending has moved into a new stratosphere after the team owned by Hollywood celebrities signed winger Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich in a club-record deal that could reportedly reach 10 million pounds ($13.50 million)

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3 w. ago Students accepted on UK degree courses reaches record high – Ucas

The figures comes as school and college leavers across the country are receiving their A-level results.

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