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• Oil slide won't halt electric future

  12-01-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carmakers plan for battery-powered domination
  
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• US trade deficit hits fresh high despite Trump's tariffs

  19-02-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  The US bought more goods than it sold in 2025 as the White House attempts to reverse the flow.
  
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• Mandelson co-founded lobbying firm Global Counsel faces collapse

  19-02-2026 16:48 via bbc.com
  Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from "the Mandelson legacy".
  
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• Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson faces collapse

  19-02-2026 16:48 via bbc.com
  Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from "the Mandelson legacy".
  
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• Pubs to open late for home nations World Cup knockout games

  19-02-2026 16:41 via bbc.com
  Football fans will be able to enjoy an extra round at the pub thanks to new rules during the men's World Cup.
  
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• Dennis the Menace featured on 50p coin to mark 75 years

  19-02-2026 12:29 via bbc.com
  The new coin has been made with with Beano, Britain's longest-running weekly comic, first published in 1938
  
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• Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn

  19-02-2026 12:07 via bbc.com
  The "pre-loved" fashion firm has been sold by Etsy just five years after it bought the firm.
  
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• Warmer weather hits profits at British Gas owner

  19-02-2026 11:52 via bbc.com
  Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented earnings at British Gas.
  
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• Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights

  19-02-2026 10:43 via bbc.com
  Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.
  
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• Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy

  19-02-2026 09:13 via bbc.com
  The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".
  
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• 'We're still on edge': Toy firms look to US Supreme Court as tariffs hit profits

  19-02-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  "You cannot go to sleep on this president," says one toymaker, of the ongoing uncertainty over trade policy.
  
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• Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial

  19-02-2026 04:29 via bbc.com
  The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.
  
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• Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS

  19-02-2026 04:09 via bbc.com
  The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.
  
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• Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law

  19-02-2026 01:55 via bbc.com
  The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.
  
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• The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetables

  19-02-2026 01:16 via bbc.com
  During winter in Britain fresh produce is sent by cargo ship from the West African nation every week.
  
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• Trump adviser calls for Fed economists to be 'disciplined'

  18-02-2026 22:45 via bbc.com
  Kevin Hassett criticised a New York Fed study into tariffs and the impact on US firms and consumers.
  
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• Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

  18-02-2026 17:13 via bbc.com
  Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups.
  
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• Defence giant BAE hails record sales as workers remain on strike

  18-02-2026 15:10 via bbc.com
  Defence company BAE has increased payouts to investors after its sales increased but staff in Lancashire have walked out over stalled pay talks
  
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• 'Check your payslip' warns nurse who overpaid nearly £3k in tax

  18-02-2026 14:17 via bbc.com
  Gemma Belby says she only found she was paying "double tax" after chatting with her colleagues.
  
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• Reform plans to keep UK's budget watchdog

  18-02-2026 12:32 via bbc.com
  Robert Jenrick promises to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.
  
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• Lower fuel prices and airfares help drive inflation down

  18-02-2026 10:16 via bbc.com
  The rate at which prices are rising is slowing down, which could lead to lower interest rates.
  
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• Lower food and fuel prices drive inflation down to 3%

  18-02-2026 10:16 via bbc.com
  The rate at which prices are rising is slowing down, which could lead to lower interest rates.
  
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• Rise in tax-free pay allowance 'totally positive'

  18-02-2026 07:42 via bbc.com
  The Local Economy Forum welcomes a £2,250 rise in the personal allowance on the Isle of Man.
  
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• I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all

  18-02-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.
  
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• 'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks

  18-02-2026 02:47 via bbc.com
  The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.
  
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• Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns

  18-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
  
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• Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims

  17-02-2026 21:13 via bbc.com
  The company has faced years of legal battles over Roundup, a weedkiller made by Monsanto.
  
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• Why youth unemployment is rising

  17-02-2026 20:47 via bbc.com
  Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025
  
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• Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls

  17-02-2026 20:08 via bbc.com
  Europe is examining whether the fast fashion giant breached the Digital Services Act.
  
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• 'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work

  17-02-2026 17:37 via bbc.com
  People aged between 16 and 24 are bearing the brunt of a weak employment market, figures show.
  
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