Google has fired the opening shot in a battle for Britain’s restaurant booking market, rolling out an artificial intelligence tool that allows diners to secure a table without ever leaving the search bar. The feature,…
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Rachel Reeves has been told by one of the world’s most influential economic bodies that Britain’s tax system is holding the country back and needs urgent surgery if the Chancellor is serious about reigniting growth.…
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Britain’s high streets enjoyed a welcome lift last month as an early Easter drew shoppers back through the doors, but retailers are warning that the bounce may prove fleeting as a fresh wave of tax…
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Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to forge Britain into an artificial intelligence “superpower” has suffered its most embarrassing setback to date, after OpenAI quietly shelved its flagship Stargate UK data centre project, pointing the finger squarely…
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Retail backers of SEIT face wiping out half their money as green trust raises the white flag
Thousands of small investors who piled into one of London’s best-known green investment vehicles are staring down the barrel of losses running well beyond 50 per cent, after the board of SDCL Efficiency Income Trust…
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Jaguar Land Rover’s under-construction gigafactory in Somerset has been handed a £380 million taxpayer grant as part of a £700 million package designed to cement Britain’s place in the global race for electric vehicle manufacturing,…
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Britain’s homeowners and small businesses are facing a fresh squeeze on credit as the fallout from the Iran crisis works its way through the financial system, with the Bank of England reporting the sharpest rise…
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Peter Moore has called on the governing body to “sort out” their structures ahead of the summer spectacular Former Liverpool CEO Peter Moore has expressed his disappointment with FIFA’s current ticketing strategy for the 2026…
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The brief sigh of relief across global markets lasted barely a day. Brent crude climbed sharply back towards $100 a barrel on Thursday after Iran moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, sending a clear…
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The relentless squeeze on household budgets is reshaping how consumers buy clothes, and few businesses are reaping the rewards quite like Vinted. The Lithuanian-founded online marketplace has reported annual revenues of €1.1 billion, a 38…