Offshore energy firm Petrofac files for administration
The energy services provider, which had been undergoing a financial restructuring, employs about 2,000 people in Scotland.
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Chancellor heads for Gulf in bid to boost trade and investment
Rachel Reeves hopes her visit will pave the way for a broader trade agreement with Gulf countries.
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Petrofac administration not a great start to the week for Ed Miliband though relief could come
It's not the start to the week that Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, would have been hoping for: more than 2,000 private sector jobs in Scotland at risk from the collapse of Petrofac, the London-listed oilfield services group.
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Outline of US-China TikTok and rare earths deal agreed ahead of talks
US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs.
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Inventor up for award for tackling microplastics
The engineer says his invention was created at his mother-in-law's dining table.
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Why so many UK homes are still dangerously mouldy - years after this toddler was killed
Despite outcry over a British toddler’s death, mould remains a problem in many homes - so are new law changes enough?
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Warning after Temu brush rips out child's hair
Norfolk Trading Standards says the £4 cleaning brush has now been withdrawn from sale in the UK.
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Home Office squandered billions on asylum hotels, MPs say
"Flawed contracts" and "incompetent delivery" left the department unable to cope with demand for asylum accommodation, a report by MPs suggests.
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Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert
Saying that airing the advert was a hostile act, Trump announces an additional 10% on top of his existing levies.
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Tax hike could lead to higher food prices, supermarkets warn
The UK's largest supermarkets are calling on the chancellor to exclude stores from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the brunt of higher prices.
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The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.
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How the nation lost its appetite for Pizza Hut
Fewer diners are "hitting the Hut" and it is closing half its UK restaurants.
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The best time to turn on the heating – according to you
Some wait until a certain date to reach for the thermostat. Others until the temperature drops below a certain point.
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Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for poverty action
The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities.
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Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets
The bosses of the UK's largest supermarkets warn the chancellor against imposing higher taxes on the industry.
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Representation to red flags: The fall and future of Manchester Pride
One of the UK's biggest LGBTQ+ events has gone bust - how did it happen, and what now for the staff, performers and community?
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Cutting cash ISA allowance could backfire - and make mortgages more expensive, MPs warn
Cutting the annual allowance for cash ISAs could backfire in multiple ways, an influential group of MPs has warned the government.
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US beef prices are soaring. Will Trump's plans lower them?
Trump is under fire from ranchers, who say his ideas to lower prices address "symptoms not the problems".
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'I left Wales for England to access free childcare'
There is no free childcare scheme for children under two in Wales, so one mum crossed the border.
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Reeves kicks off hunt for £314,000-a-year-bank watchdog chief
Rachel Reeves has fired the starting gun on the hunt for Britain's next top bank regulator - and is calling on senior financiers to enter the race as candidates.
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