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British Gas to give hard-up households up to £1,700 to pay off debts – and you don’t even have to be a customer
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
BRITISH Gas is to give thousands of hard-up households up to £1,700 to pay off their debts - and you don't even need to be a customer. The British Gas Energy Trust's Individual and Families Fund is now accepting applications from those struggling...
India-UK FTA: A New Dawn for Indian Textiles
Textile Value Chain
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August 1, 2025
The signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the United Kingdom marks a watershed moment in bilateral trade relations between the world’s fourth and sixth largest economies. For India’s textile industry,...
Prime Minister Fiala after a meeting in Downing Street: Czech Republic and United Kingdom to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy
Government of the Czech Republic
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Britský premiér Keir Starmer a český premiér Petr Fiala podepisují memorandum o porozumění o spolupráci v jaderné energetice, 14. července 2025. Prime Minister Petr Fiala met with his British counterpart Keir Starmer in Downing Street, London, on...
US Job Market Wobbles: Shock Figures Reveal Hiring Slump and Steep Revisions Spark Recession Fears
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 1, 2025
The American economy delivered a shocking blow in July 2025, adding just 73,000 jobs whilst economists had confidently predicted around 110,000 new positions would materialise. This unexpected collapse sparked violent reactions across financial...
What is the face of the UK gambling charity sector post-GambleAware?
Gambling Insider
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Reactions have been flooding in from gambling charities and the wider industry, as stakeholders wait and see how the UK Government will handle the transition. By Rory Calland The announcement of the managed closure of GambleAware jarred a sector...
UK house price affordability rises to highest level in a decade
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Subdued house price growth and modestly lower mortgage rates have helped boost affordability across Britain, new findings suggest. The price of a typical home is roughly 5.75 times average income, a ratio 'well below' the all-time high of 6.9...
Tridonic UK Academy Launch success
Electrical Engineering
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August 1, 2025
First Tridonic UK academy graduate joins the team at the Spennymoor facility World renowned supplier of lighting technology, Tridonic, is delighted to announce the recruitment of James Trudgill, a 21-year-old student and the first graduate of the...
I quit my £43K job in the UK to be a grape-picker in Italy and have ZERO regrets – I don’t get paid but I’m so happy
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
AFTER going through an intense break-up, one Brit quit her £43,000 corporate job for a less traditional path. Ayla Lannen swapped out her nine-to-five marketing job for the Italian countryside, becoming a full-time grape picker. 4 Ayla Lannen left...
India-UK FTA A Lesson For US To Shed Its Transactional Lens And Adopt More Empathetic Posture
Ommcom News
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August 1, 2025
New Delhi: Taking cues from the recently-concluded India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), the current US administration has an opportunity to reframe its engagement with India — not as a competitor, but as a strategic partner whose growth can...
Tariff to spark massive job losses, warn textile exporters
Financial Express
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The United States’ decision to impose a 25% tariff and penalty on Indian imports is set to severely dent India’s textile and apparel exports, with manufacturers warning of below-cost sales and potential mass layoffs in the country’s second-largest...
Deadline reached: Global stocks fall sharply on weak US job data, Trump tariffs
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
Stock markets dived Friday following weak US jobs data that raised doubts about the world's biggest economy as President Donald Trump moves forward with additional tariffs. Major US indices finished down 1.2 percent or more after spending the...
Work until you’re 70: two-thirds of Brits expect to wait much longer for their state pension
The i paper
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August 1, 2025
Poll shows change in UK attitudes towards employment – with a big shift in the number of people who (reluctantly) expect to still be working into their 70s The majority of the British public believe that the retirement age for receiving the state...
People on Universal Credit in these jobs face little-known ‘minimum income floor’
The Mirror
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August 1, 2025
Self-employed people receiving Universal Credit are subject to an additional rule known as the Minimum Income Floor, which doesn't apply to other claimants. This is used to calculate how much Universal Credit they can get per month based on their...
Employers’ confidence in UK economy in recovery mode
Personnel Today
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July 31, 2025
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Asda bans one item from 10 UK stores today - but only for a day
The Mirror
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August 1, 2025
16:15, 01 Aug 2025Updated 16:23, 01 Aug 2025 A significant change is taking place at select Asda stores across the UK today. A specific item has been prohibited from stores in the North of England. The prohibition lasts just one day. On Friday,...
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Markets News, Aug. 1, 2025: Stocks Tumble as Investors React to Weak Jobs Report, Latest Trump Tariff Moves
Investopedia
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Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Friday 1 hr 58 min ago Decliners Shares of Eastman Chemical (EMN) plunged 19%, experiencing the heaviest decline of any S&P 500 stock. The provider of specialty chemicals reported second-quarter sales and profits that...
Rigid office mandates out of step with modern employees, says report
Silicon Republic
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August 1, 2025
Mary-Lou Nolan discusses LAMPartnership’s recent report and how the workforce of 2025 is responding to strict office-first models. According to Mary-Lou Nolan, managing partner at business consultancy and service provider LAMPartnership, flexible...
Best bingo sites in the UK: August 2025 online bingo site roundup
talkSPORT
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August 1, 2025
Finding the best bingo sites in the UK isn’t easy. With data showing that bingo in the UK is worth almost £600 million, there are literally hundreds of in-person and online options. Sorting through them takes time and expertise. We’ve got both of...
Major James Bond update as creator of huge BBC series is confirmed to write the latest 007 film as they claim it's a 'bucket list' job
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Steven Knight is set to write the latest James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios have confirmed. The British screenwriter, 65, is perhaps best known as the creator of the hugely popular BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders starring Cillian Murphy. And now...
Laine, regarded as Britain’s greatest jazz voice, dies
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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LONDON — Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s greatest contribution to the quintessentially American music, has died. She was 97. The Stables, a charity and...