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HS2: What is the route and why could part of it be cancelled?
The high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and North of England could be scaled back.
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Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles
The toy giant finds that the new crude oil-free material did not cut carbon emissions.
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HS2: Backlash against scrapping Manchester rail link grows
Axing the high speed rail leg would hit links between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, critics say.
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Shopping habits have changed for good, says Aldi
Consumers are buying cheaper own-label goods due to living costs, according to the supermarket.
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Richest oil states should pay climate tax, says Gordon Brown
The former Labour PM wants the wealthiest oil producers to help poorer nations tackle climate change.
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How the fall of the ‘King of Crypto’ cost one British man millions
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits trial for fraud, his former investors wonder if they will ever recoup their losses.
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Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike
Screenwriters say a tentative deal to end a strike that halted film and TV production is "exceptional".
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State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss
The bank says wider economic problems led to a drop in the valuation of businesses it has invested in.
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The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia
It secured a deal to control a fifth of Cambodia's coastline - 15 years on, it has barely got started.
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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate
With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up.
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