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Exclusive: Industry chiefs warn Reeves not to hit business after income tax U-turn

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The Chancellor must not rely on businesses to plug the gaping fiscal gap left by Thursday’s income tax U-turn, a group of industry body chiefs has warned a year after UK firms were forced to stomach much of the £40bn of tax hikes at Labour’s maiden Budget. In an unusual combined intervention, bosses from five […]
High Court finds BHP liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

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Private credit: Ponzi scheme or panacea?

Banking

Over the past decade, the private credit industry has ballooned from arcane financial solution to a core pillar of asset management. But recent tremors in corporate debt markets have led several economic institutions to warn of its risks to the global economy. Ali Lyon asks: how worried should we be? What kept you awake at […]

Keir Starmer may not survive this Budget

Opinion

The Prime Minister cannot satisfy all three key audiences: the markets, the party, and the public, says Helen Thomas Every Prime Minister faces a moment when economic reality collides with political promise. For Keir Starmer, Budget day could be that moment of reckoning. He promised calm after chaos: that the grown-ups were back in charge, […]

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Meet the 2025 Santander X Awards finalists. These nine businesses will pitch live at the National Final at Unity Place, Santander UK’s headquarters in Milton Keynes, on 13 November. This year’s panel of judges includes Mike Regnier, Santander UK Chief Executive, Claire Williams, former Williams F1 boss, and Deborah Meaden, Businesswoman and Entrepreneur. PulpaTronics PulpaTronics […]
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Skilled Labour: The Key To Unlocking £725bn UK Infrastructure Investment

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International students should not be treated as migrants

Opinion

Framing a tax on students as a migration control is a misguided move that punishes one of Britain’s greatest assets, says Virenda Sharma.
Lord Turner’s crypto scepticism is painfully out of touch

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Checking into the real White Lotus season 3 hotel in Thailand

Life&Style

It had been an ordinary day of filming on The White Lotus season three at the Four Seasons Koh Samui, Thailand, until staff noticed two intruders with bleeding feet approaching the set, climbing over the dangerous rocks dividing the resort from the swathes of jungle. “I saw them coming by chance, with bleeding toes,” remembers […]
90 years of Penguin Books: The origin myth that may not be true

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Liverpool Street Chop House: Should you go over Hawksmoor, Boisdale?

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Sport

Europe or US: Which sports league system will come out on top?

Sport Business

Three distinct sports league models are all jostling for dominance in global sport. For decades, European, US and centralised leagues have defined how sport is run, financed and experienced. But, as sport becomes a focus for global investment and a key part of the entertainment industry, traditional models are breaking down. The question is, which […]
Cricket’s biggest problem isn’t the format, it’s the marketers

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Abramovich hits out at UK government over frozen £2.3bn Chelsea proceeds

Sport Business

Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has criticised the government over moves that have “paralysed” his £2.3bn windfall from the sale of the Premier League club. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian billionaire sold the Stamford Bridge club to a consortium fronted by American Todd Boehly, with the proceeds placed in a frozen bank account […]

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BMW i7 review: Flagship luxury saloon suits being electric

Life&Style

Let’s just gloss over how it looks. Style is subjective, after all. And without wanting to inflame international tensions, I suspect this BMW wasn’t designed with European tastes in mind. Besides, you can’t see that gigantic fake grille when you recline in one of the i7’s heated rear armchairs. Instead, your field of vision is […]
Robert De Niro reveals favourite movie he’s ever made – and it’s not The Godfather or Taxi Driver

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Aeris Nova can strike with in-form Poon in the saddle

Sport

RACING in Hong Kong reverts from Sunday to Saturday this week, with a highly competitive 10-race programme at Sha Tin which includes two races on the all-weather surface. It has been well publicised that backers suffered a bloodbath at Happy Valley in midweek, with a number of no-hopers – at least on form – winning, […]
Doyle can Wave goodbye to rivals aboard California

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The Punter Podcast Episode 56: Cheltenham’s November Meeting

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