36 h. ago WSL considers borrowing tens of millions to accelerate growth plans

WSL board examining ways of raising fundsLoans would be used to boost payments and prize moneyThe Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the accountancy firm Deloitte to examine ways of raising funding anda debt deal is the preferred option at this stage.The borrowing would be used to increase central payments and prize money awarded to clubs, with the aim of stimulating further growth in sponsorship, broadcast deals and club-led investment, as a result of creating a better product. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Plant one common vegetable in October for stronger growth and an 'earlier' harvest

It may be cold out, but it's a good time to get certain vegetables growing in the garden - and a home gardener has shared a common one that you can sow now for a bountiful harvest next spring

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4 d. ago Labour's Plan B on growth bulldozers! Desperate Rachel Reeves hopes slashing more planning rules can ease Budget crisis

Fresh additions to the Government's flagship planning Bill are aimed at speeding up the building of new water reservoirs, onshore wind farms and large housing schemes.

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9 d. ago High tax fears ahead of Budget sends business confidence to lowest level in three years

HIGH tax fears ahead of next month’s Budget have sent business confidence to its lowest level in three years, a survey shows.  Company bosses fear a Groundhog Day experience as concerns grow they will bear the brunt of another slew of punishing taxes.  Optimism levels appear to be in freefall as tax concerns hit profits growth, recruitment and investment plans.  Businesses have now...

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2 w. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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2 w. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system is expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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2 w. ago UK gardeners told to plant this one flower now before cold weather sets in

If you plant bulbs now you'll get healthy growth by spring

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2 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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3 w. ago Reeves plans ambitious Brexit reset for young people to boost economic growth

The chancellor claimed the ‘youth experience scheme’ would reduce the need for tax rises in the forthcoming Budget

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham insists riling the bond markets is off the agenda

Labour mayor and potential leadership challenger lays out plan to use public assets to boost growth

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last month ‘Sun day’: US climate activists to rally for clean energy amid Trump attacks

Some 200 events are planned across the US this Sunday to celebrate growth of solar power and energy efficiencyAs the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency.The national “day of action”, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. Continue reading...

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