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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:15:29 GMT
Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:38:03 GMT
The 0.1% growth was pulled down by issues in the manufacturing industry, official figures show.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:47:37 GMT
Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:03:27 GMT
The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:48:08 GMT
The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:53:02 GMT
The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:46:41 GMT
The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to tackle the continuing backlog of driving tests.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:06:44 GMT
Buy It Direct boss Nick Glynne said increased taxes on business in the UK had sped up the process.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:00:51 GMT
The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:11:41 GMT
The airline is only accepting digital boarding passes from Wednesday.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:20:09 GMT
Pennies today cost nearly four cents each to make - more than twice the cost of a decade ago.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:02:10 GMT
It says its current network of 696 branches will remain until at least 2030.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:03:26 GMT
Sales have risen by 6% so far this year, analysts say, after a string of post-pandemic falls.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:55:23 GMT
The removal of Blued and Finka has raised concerns amongst the LGBT community in the country.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:59:31 GMT
The coffee giant is returning to its roots to boost sales but labour tensions could derail the strategy.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:07:15 GMT
Flight destinations include Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:53:07 GMT
Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:59:37 GMT
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:12:23 GMT
Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:15:18 GMT
The closure of the former prince's start-up competition Pitch@Palace marks his step away from public life
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:32:37 GMT
Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:02:42 GMT
Start-up fundraising has raised uncomfortable questions about valuations, but signals a maturing ecosystem.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:38:24 GMT
The popular second-hand shopping app has changed how sizes are categorised.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:44:10 GMT
Qian Zhimin bought cryptocurrency using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, say police.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:51:06 GMT
The bank looked at anonymised information about spending habits, saving rates and salary increases.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:03:18 GMT
The theory test was introduced almost 30 years ago to test a learner's knowledge of road rules.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:03:14 GMT
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:13:36 GMT
New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:10:59 GMT
The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:13:20 GMT
Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:14:09 GMT
Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:54:31 GMT
Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:11:41 GMT
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:17:40 GMT
Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:07:11 GMT
Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:04:09 GMT
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:01:08 GMT
New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:48:14 GMT
The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:03:07 GMT
Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:11:04 GMT
South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:54:55 GMT
Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:06:33 GMT
Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:04:37 GMT
Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:22:10 GMT
Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:03:06 GMT
Emma and Mike, from North Yorkshire, urge others to consider adoption as the number doing so falls.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:04:51 GMT
One mother was forced to use a shopping trolley to take her child to a health appointment.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:23:43 GMT
New report says parents of under 18s are among the groups most affected by cost of living pressures.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:59:37 GMT
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:53:07 GMT
Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:58:17 GMT
Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

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