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Thames Water talks over rescue plan ongoing as bill hikes drive revenues higher
Troubled supplier Thames Water has said it remains locked in talks over its proposed rescue deal with creditors as it re...
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Undrinkable water to be restored to 24,000 homes in Kent
Water will be restored to thousands of homes in Kent after five days, but must be boiled before drinking, the water comp...
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Higher business taxes to cost pub sector £150m and threaten jobs
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58% of last year’s Black Friday shoppers ‘would have spent money differently’
More than half (58%) of last year’s Black Friday shoppers would change how they spent their money if they had the chan...
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Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax
Rachel Reeves has been warned not to inflict “death by a thousand taxes” on British business in Wednesday’s Budget...
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Household energy bills to edge up next year despite falling wholesale prices
Household energy bills will rise slightly from January after increases to Government policy costs helped offset falling ...
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Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain as chain eyes overseas expansion
JD Wetherspoon is to open its first pub in mainland Europe with plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain....
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Asda to sell off stores for £568m to shore up finances
Asda has agreed to sell a raft of supermarket stores and a depot in order to bolster its finances....
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Nando’s opening 14 restaurants in UK as profits jump higher
Nando’s has said it is accelerating UK restaurant openings as the chicken chain reported stronger sales and profits fo...