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Strabag UK suffers further big trading loss

While the contractor has worked in the UK on HS2 since securing work in 2017, it set up Strabag UK in 2020 to become...

Property buyers and sellers are on strike – something has to give

This has recently started to come through in some RICS data suggesting...

Energy price cap in Great Britain to fall to £1,568 in summer

The energy price cap in Great Britain will fall 7% to the equivalent of £1,568 a year this summer after a drop in wholesale...

Architects now upbeat after 10-months of work gloom

According to the latest Royal Institute of British Architects monthly trade survey the industry workload index is positive (+2) for the first time since...

Drinkers urged to demand pint top ups by watchdog

Pints and wines are short-measured most of the time, research has found,...

BT digital landline: It tried to make me upgrade and pay £85 when I asked for emergency backup

I recently received a letter from BT saying my landline phone was being switched to Digital Voice.As part of this, it said I would...

Kent’s most expensive flat sells for £2m amid boom in luxury seaside homes

New beachfront homes overlooking the Channel are commanding huge prices, including Kent’s most expensive flat which has just sold for almost £2 million.The...

Business school teaching case study: Unilever chief signals rethink on ESG

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.In April this year, Hein Schumacher,...

Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Tesla boss Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), just days after President Joe Biden quadrupled levies on EVs...

Bitcoin: Will a surge to $73K trigger the ‘escape velocity’ boom?

Bitcoin’s current retracement is seen as a precursor to a potential major rally towards $73,000. Market metrics and analysis indicate strong foundations for BTC, despite...

Why technology has not transformed building

7 hours agoEmma Woollacott,Technology ReporterGetty ImagesOne company aiming to sidestep some of these problems is Bristol-based Automated Architecture, or AUAR, which is planning to...

Energy bills to fall by £122 in July under new cap

12 minutes agoKevin Peachey,Cost of living correspondentGetty ImagesA typical household's yearly energy bill will fall by £122 in July under the regulator Ofgem's new...

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