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Piccadilly line to close between Cockfosters and Wood Green

The northernmost section of the Piccadilly line will close for two weeks from Saturday, Transport for London (TfL) has said.There will be no service...

You’re not imagining it, the UK phone signal is bad

If you’ve tried to use your phone to navigate your journey somewhere or check the train timetables recently, you may have hit a brick...

UK government woos Revolut as fintech favours US for potential IPO

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Treasury intends to emphasise London’s...

William Hill’s owner says company is ‘stronger’ despite earnings crashing

WILLIAM HILL and 888 owner Evoke is counting the cost of rejigging the business this year.The gambling giant saw earnings crash by two-thirds in...

Steel job cuts: Port Talbot needs years of support – councillor

Matthew Horwood/Getty ImagesMorgan Evans, 24, said “half” of his family worked in the steelworks, and “the stress is affecting everyone involved”.He said: “I’ve lived...

Humiliation for Emmanuel Macron as UK economy growing ‘twice as fast as France’

The UK has the fastest growing economy in the G7 this year and is way ahead of France, which continues to be plagued by...

Train drivers pay deal fails to reform industry’s outdated ‘Spanish practices’

The train drivers’ trade union is claiming victory after Labour handed it...

Does the Aslef pay agreement mean Britain’s strikes are over? Don’t count on it…

Difficult though it may be to believe, industrial peace is about to descend on Britain’s railways. The government and the leaders of the train...

Train drivers’ pay offer good deal, minister Darren Jones insists

A new pay offer for train drivers is a "good deal for the taxpayer" because it will end more than two years of strikes,...

Evoke’s £2bn gamble on William Hill drives decline in earnings

The gambling group behind William Hill reported a first-half loss of £143 million as it paid the price for the debt-fuelled £2 billion takeover...

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