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Rachel Reeves mocked after Labour list of 120 business backers included no CEOs from top 100 UK firms

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RACHEL Reeves was mocked after a Labour list of 120 business backers was found to include no CEOs from Britain’s top 100 firms.

Rollercoaster in top UK theme park closed due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’

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The rollercoaster had opened for just one day before it was unexpectedly shuttered.

Pom Poko share “grungy and heavy-hitting” new single ‘Growing Story’, announce 2024 UK tour

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"This song and its title is kind of describing the themes on this record: growing up, whatever that means, and finding yourself in a place where you realise you can contain a lot of different stuff at the same time"

Ithaca Energy shakes up top team as it pushes ahead with deal to buy UK assets of Italian rival Eni

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Luciano Vasques, managing director of Eni UK, will join the North Sea giant as chief executive once the merger is completed.

Oil Tankers Float for Weeks Offshore UK in Sign of Weak Demand

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Three tankers carrying North Sea Forties crude have been floating off European shores for more than two weeks without discharge.

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UK Election: How It Works And Which Markets Could Be Affected

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UK PM Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4. Labour Party could win, changing the ruling party & PM. Electoral Commission prepares.

Leading UK companies refuse to back Tories or Labour before election

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At least 34 members of the FTSE 100 want to avoid being drawn into partisan politics

UK households getting £98 Cost of Living payments and applications now open

Nottingham City Council was given £3.5million to spend on residents in need as part of the Household Support Fund, which has been expanded by the government.

UK has most expensive diesel in Europe

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UK drivers are paying the most for diesel in all of Europe, according to car and breakdown services company the RAC.

Regulator plans to cut fines to help stressed UK water companies

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Ofwat draws up proposal for ‘recovery regime’ to avoid nationalisation of Thames Water and other groups

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Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK

The annual celebration of books and arts combines page after page of celebrity-studded literary events with a wealth of local food and drink in a green and pleasant setting.

Moment two drive-by shooters who fled to Morocco and Spain after brutally murdering a 50-year-old in Harlow in 2020 are finally arrested on UK soil - as pair are both finally convicted of their crimes

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Nana Oppong, 43, and Israar Shah, 39, organised and carried out the brutal killing of Robert Powell in Roydon, in the early hours of June 13, 2020.

Colin Farrell's The Penguin series gets UK home

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The series is set to air later this year.

Dropkick Murphys announce 2025 UK tour

www.nme.com

Dropkick Murphys have confirmed a run of UK shows for early next year.

Swinney calls on UK government to recognise Palestinian state

www.bbc.co.uk

The FM has written to the prime minister and Sir Keir Starmer and urged the UK to follow countries like Ireland.

North East blind Navy veteran taking on Great North Run to support Blind Veterans UK

Steve Holliday, 47, will join 60,000 other runners making their way along the 13.1 mile course on September 8

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UK bracing for three scorching heatwaves as temperatures set to soar to 30C in June

www.express.co.uk

The Met Office has also predicted that 2024 could be the hottest year on record, which could see London as hot as Portugal with temperatures between 30-33C.

Kenya begins public hearings into alleged abuses by UK troops

www.theguardian.com

British soldiers stationed in Kenya have been accused of rights violations and offences including murder