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Council leaders to ask Scottish Government for more money to avoid bin strikes
FTSE slips as weak tech and luxury stocks offset housebuilder gains
Future of British berry-growing sector ‘hangs in balance’
Treasury orders no new coins as future of 1p and 2p in doubt
Banks closing branches will have to protect customers’ access to cash – watchdog
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Events firm Informa to buy rival Ascential for £1.16bn
Moody’s cuts Thames Water’s highest-ranked bonds to junk
Aston Martin sales stall as company sets aside £2bn for electric cars
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Collective wait of 753 years for people phoning DWP in 2023/24, watchdog says
London markets weaken as oil prices slip
‘Mortgage prisoners’ forced to pay higher interest rates, High Court told
Nationwide Building Society reintroduces sub-4% fixed mortgage rates
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Aer Lingus pilots vote to accept pay deal
Virgin Atlantic orders seven new planes to complete fleet overhaul
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British Airways to put 200 aspiring pilots through training
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Public must be onboard with ‘national mission’ for clean power, say experts
Google's $23 billion takeover talks with Wiz fizzle out
Starmer sets out plan to ‘fire up’ UK skills and cut reliance on foreign labour
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Mitie nearly doubles contract work to £2bn amid push into power services
TSB profits slump amid ‘challenging’ mortgage market
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1.2m more people ‘falling short of minimum retirement prospects than a year ago’
Fresh talks to be held in bid to resolve pay dispute involving train drivers
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