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Whitbread profits slide amid restaurant closures and ‘softer’ UK demand

Premier Inn owner reports 14% drop in annual profits as market pressures…

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Jenson Button’s wife has £250,000 of jewellery and handbags in suitcase stolen at London station

The wife of former Formula One world champion Jenson Button has described…

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Huge fire erupts at electrical substation in west London as smoke billows into the sky

A significant fire has broken out at an electrical substation in Westminster,…

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Workers’ rights Bill could lead to cost increases and job cuts, retailers warn

Labour’s proposed Employment Rights Bill has come under fire from leading retailers…

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Radiohead reimagined with classical twist in Oxford

A unique classical music performance reimagining the songs of iconic British band…

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Cosmic metros, sun guns and UFO circuses: The dazzling modernist architecture of Tashkent

A pair of enormous turquoise domes rises on the skyline of Tashkent,…

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Kneecap Gig footage under review by counter-terrorism police

Footage of Irish rap group Kneecap allegedly encouraging violence against British MPs…

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Drag race and pose star Jiggly Caliente dies aged 44

Beloved drag performer and actor Bianca Castro-Arabejo, better known by her stage…

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UK banks set to reassure households as tariffs ‘watershed’ moment for economy

UK banks are preparing to reassure households and businesses of their resilience…

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Reeves suggests EU relationship is higher priority ahead of trade talks with US

Britain’s relationship with the European Union is “arguably even more important” than…

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