Iceland boss quits Tories labelling party ‘out of touch’
Richard Walker had tried to become a Tory MP but has quit the party on the eve of the annual conference.
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Train strikes set to cause travel disruption
Aslef union members are walking out in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Evergrande: The rise and fall of the property giant’s billionaire founder
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of a crisis-hit Chinese property giant, is under police surveillance.
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US car workers strike escalates as it enters third week
The United Auto Workers union said 7,000 more members would walk out.
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Energy bills forecast to rise in January to £1,996
Analysts at Cornwall Insight say higher wholesale energy prices will drive bills up by £73 a year.
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Severn Trent to ‘spend billions’ upgrading its network
The water supplier has said the overhaul will target leaks and spills while creating thousands of jobs.
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UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says
A study says taxes will reach 37% of national income by next election - the highest since 1948.
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UK economy grew faster than estimated since Covid
New figures show the economy has grown by 1.8% since the start of the pandemic, outpacing France and Germany.
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HS2: Unions call for emergency summit on rail line’s future
The TUC says stakeholders in the high-speed rail line must be brought together "urgently".
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Evergrande: Anxious Chinese home buyers reel from crisis
As China's housing crisis grows, so have fears that dreams of home ownership have been bulldozed.
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