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Brexit
Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business
The head of a family-owned company that has made specialist wires and cables for six generations for clients ranging from naval vessels to film...
Business
Water firms in England and Wales lost more than 1tn litres from leaks last year
Water companies in England and Wales lost more than one trillion litres of water last year in leaks, the Observer can reveal.The figures, based...
Business
Grenfell building firm criticised by inquiry handed contracts worth millions after fire
The building firm found to have borne “considerable responsibility” for the Grenfell fire with its “casual attitude to fire safety” was handed contracts worth...
Construction industry
Final Grenfell inquiry report released as companies involved brace for criticism
Companies and public authorities involved in the Grenfell Tower refurbishment are braced for wide-ranging criticisms when the final public inquiry report on the 2017...
Australia news
London workers slower to return to office than New York or Paris, study says
Workers in London have been slower to return to the office than those in other global cities such as Paris and New York, a...
Business
Manchester named top hotspot for first-time buyers in Halifax study
Manchester has been named the “first-time buyer capital of Britain” after data revealed that those taking their first step on the property ladder accounted...
Books
Harry Potter fans boo as King’s Cross ends back to Hogwarts tradition
Disappointed Harry Potter fans booed after an annual announcement at London King’s Cross railway station did not happen.People gathered at the station hoping to...
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WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
What was expected of her was the same thing...