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Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day
Grid operator paying large sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turnin...
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UK economy unexpectedly grows in August despite fall in consumer spending
Latest data showing surprise 0.1% growth is boost to John Healey a fortnight before his first budget
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UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss
Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet sa...
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British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
NFU analysis of official data shows falls in exports to UK’s largest trading partner since 2019 include 70% fo...
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Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals
Regulator for Great Britain weighs up reintroducing market stabilisation charge to prevent firms going bust
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Thames Water asks for £2.4bn more to avoid going bust this year or early 2027
Water company tells creditors it will not survive long enough to agree refinancing deal without more money
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Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies
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Israel’s downgrading of UK consulate aims to tighten its hold on Jerusalem
Consulate targeted in sanctions spat has unusual diplomatic status that clashes with Israel’s ambitions to ful...
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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion o...
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Fewer Britons plan to ringfence money for holidays abroad next year, says travel industry
Spain remains most popular destination as Britons book later in hope of better deals, Abta report finds
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Squeezy olive oil bottles, Meghan’s pot filler tap and the rise of ‘cheffy’ kit in home kitchens
Social media ‘chefluencers’ and open restaurant kitchens have made chefs more visible and inspired aspirationa...
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Whisks galore! Old kitchen gadgets through the years
Letters: In response to a letter, Barbara Foster still uses wedding presents from 1966, and Pete Lavender rues...