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Major nursery providers warned that they would be forced to go bust if the scheme is introduced in its current form, leaving disappointed parents unable to claim places for their children

Manufacturing survey reflects persistent weakness in the economy ahead of annual legislative meetings where officials are expected to boost policy support

Labour’s Angela Rayner will pledge to give communities the power to make decisions on skills training, housing and planning as she speaks at the Convention of the North

Vladimir Putin seemed 'beleaguered' during a parliament address until he spoke about the West which energised him with 'aggressive arousal', says body language expert Judi James

Wincanton manages supply chains for renowned brands such as Ikea, Primark, Waitrose, Wickes, and employs over 20,000 people

The company also revealed that Ocado Retail, its joint venture with Marks & Spencer, delivered an underlying profit

Taylor Wimpey said that it expects to construct between 9,500 and 10,000 homes in the year 2024, compared to 10,438 houses built last year

The technology giant has never publicly acknowledged the secretive project or confirmed any such plans around electric vehicles, but rumours have circulated for a decade and the project was said to have involved around 2,000 people

Steve Hare, chief executive of Sage, said the advance of generative AI will soon be relied on by many small businesses to handle basic accounting work

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will deliver what could be the last Budget before the general election as he faces intense pressure from Tory MPs to slash taxes

The Government has published a review into access to work for autistic people

Ahead of the Budget next week, a poll found that three-quarters of people either want taxes to stay the same or be increased so there is enough money for public services

Keir Starmer has pledged to get Britain building again with 1.5million new homes in the first five years of a Labour government, which Britain Remade says would support jobs

The Future of Money exhibition opens at the Bank of England Museum in London on Wednesday

The Edinburgh-based company, which rebranded from Standard Life Aberdeen in 2021, said the cuts will primarily take place this year and be completed by the end of 2025

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The Trade Secretary will be pushing for tariff-free trade and progress talks with Gulf nations

Almost half of all dementia cases are preventable, according to recent research. They are triggered by 12 lifestyle factors - each of which increases the risk, suggests the study.

This surge happened a day after it was announced that Britain's economy had fallen into a recession

The UK privacy watchdog has ordered Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of leisure centre employees

Germany has slashed its growth forecast for this year as it struggles with a lack of skilled labor, excessive bureaucracy, high interest rates and lagging investment in new projects

The Swiss consumer group said on Thursday that it saw organic growth of 7.2% in 2023 compared with the previous year, although this was caused by a 7.5% increase in pricing over the year as volumes declined

Failed former Prime Minister flew across the Atlantic to speak at CPAC - America’s biggest right-wing conference - and all-but endorsed Donald Trump to return to power.

The bank said its pre-tax profit surged by nearly 80% to top £24 billion in 2023, up from £13.6 billion the year before

Vistry said it recognised the concerns people have but was standing by the pay policy