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Handmade Christmas presents and decorations boost Hobbycraft sales

Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft saw sales lift higher over the key festive period as customers sought to make Christ...

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Manufacturers fear energy cost and political turmoil will continue to hit output

The political chaos of the last year has hit the competitiveness of the UK as a place to manufacture and made it less at...

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Shell faces £1.7bn earnings hit due to UK and EU windfall taxes

Shell has revealed it will face a hit of around two billion dollars (£1.7 billion) to its latest quarterly earnings due...

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Bet365 boss Denise Coates takes home more than £200m despite big pay cut

Bet365 boss Denise Coates comfortably managed to make more than £200 million last year despite taking a more than £36 ...

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Builders deflated as construction sector shrinks

Activity in the UK’s construction sector fell at the fastest rate since May 2020 last month, ending a brief period of ...

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Mobile, TV and broadband package customers urged by Which? to haggle and switch

Squeezed households are being urged by Which? to get ahead of any upcoming price hikes to TV, broadband and mobile packa...

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Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute

They are set to recommence on Monday...

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Topps Tiles urges investors not to oust chairman as boardroom row continues

Topps Tiles has accused one of its top shareholders of misleading other investors with contradictory statements ahead of...

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Junior doctors to stage three-day strike action if vote passes

Junior doctors in England will strike for 72 hours in March if they vote in favour of industrial action, it has been ann...