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- Tata rejects plea to keep Port Talbot blast furnaceon 25/04/2024 at 6:03 pm
Tata's chief executive says plans to keep one blast furnace open in Port Talbot are not viable.
- Phoenix Energy sold to Hong Kong billionaireon 25/04/2024 at 5:59 pm
Phoenix owns and operates the largest natural gas distribution network in Northern Ireland.
- Post Office exec denies remote access cover-upon 25/04/2024 at 4:50 pm
Angela van den Bogerd says she was not trying to "suppress" Horizon remote access.
- Labour pledges to renationalise most rail serviceson 25/04/2024 at 4:03 pm
Labour says its plan will improve services - but the Tories say it is "pointless" and "unfunded".
- US economic growth slows but inflation growson 25/04/2024 at 2:54 pm
The world's largest economy grew less than expected but rising inflation may delay a rate cut.
- Google accused of making it harder to search for rivalon 25/04/2024 at 2:16 pm
In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.
- Will Labour’s plan make train tickets cheaper?on 25/04/2024 at 12:39 pm
What impact will Labour's pledge to nationalise the railways have?
- Sainsbury's: Almost everyone now shops in storeon 25/04/2024 at 11:54 am
Nearly 90% of business now comes from its stores, the retailer says, as it reports a rise in food sales.
- Mining giant BHP proposes buyout of Anglo Americanon 25/04/2024 at 9:15 am
The potential mega merger would give BHP access to Anglo American's copper assets.
- Meta AI spending plans cause share price slumpon 25/04/2024 at 9:02 am
Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.
- How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebookon 24/04/2024 at 11:08 pm
Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
- US TikTok ban would be 'devastating', UK firms warnon 24/04/2024 at 11:05 pm
UK businesses using TikTok say they could see a significant drop in sales if the app is banned in the US.
- Ex-Post Office boss "opposed stopping prosecutions"on 24/04/2024 at 5:21 pm
The former Post Office boss was against stopping postmaster prosecutions in 2013, former top lawyer says.
- TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US banon 24/04/2024 at 5:01 pm
The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.
- John Barnes banned as company director over taxeson 24/04/2024 at 3:30 pm
John Barnes Media Ltd failed to pay £190,000 in taxes despite a turnover of over £400,000.
- Outcry led to HMRC's helpline closure U-turnon 24/04/2024 at 2:38 pm
An unexpected “strength of feeling” led to the U-turn over its helpline closure, HMRC's boss tells MPs.
- Government scrapped tests on free childcare planon 24/04/2024 at 10:16 am
The National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled.
- Lloyds hit as banks compete for mortgage customerson 24/04/2024 at 9:21 am
The banking group's results showed it had made less money from loans and mortgages compared with last year.
- Pensioners' fears over paying income taxon 23/04/2024 at 11:28 pm
Charities report heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax.
- The women-only co-working spaces fighting to surviveon 23/04/2024 at 11:25 pm
Women-only co-working spaces are part of the new hybrid working landscape, but they divide opinion.