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Labour minister says compressed hours could raise productivity; European stocks hit record high – as it happened

Closing summary: Labour flexible working policy starts four-day week debateIs the UK on the brink of a four-day working week becoming the norm? Not...

How Sharon White left John Lewis ready to regain its former glory

September marks the start of a new chapter for the John Lewis Partnership. After years of financial losses, store closures, redundancies, declining market share...

Major car brand says petrol vehicles are a ‘very important part of our strategy’ amid EV switch

One of China's most popular car brands will focus on petrol vehicles and boost its activity in the UK as it seeks to improve...

ECB mulls second interest rate cut as eurozone inflation falls to 2.2%

Eurozone inflation fell this month to its lowest since June 2021, adding to the case for the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut interest...

City minister backed tax raid on landlords’ ‘unearned income’

Many landlords have retired in the past few years, blaming tax changes...

Warnings that a ‘slash and pillage Budget’ would threaten property market

New mortgage approvals have risen to a two-year high, however there are fears government gloom threaten a property recovery.There were 62,000 home loan approvals...

Gail’s boss hits back at ‘ludicrous’ claims it is funding Israel

When activists said in the 1970s that “personal is political”, they probably did not anticipate that people would apply the slogan to coffee lovers’...

$26 Million Fake Invoice Scheme: Aviva India Under Investigation for Regulatory Breach & Tax Evasion Scheme – MoneyCheck

TLDR:UK insurer Aviva allegedly breached Indian regulations on agent commissionsCompany accused of using fake invoices to channel $26 million to agents from 2017-2023Indian tax...

UK mortgage approvals rise as interest rate cuts make borrowing cheaper

Mortgage approvals for house purchases climbed to 62,000 in July, the highest figure since September 2022, according to the Bank of England — another...

Mortgage approvals at two-year high

Mortgage approvals rose to a two-year high last month as buyers snapped up properties ahead of the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut...

Heart disease breakthrough as ‘gene silencer’ drug shows promise

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