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Australian startup Recharge wins bid for collapsed UK battery company Britishvolt

An emerging Australian company yet to construct a major project will be responsible for delivering on UK hopes to electrify…

UK apprenticeship levy is a £3.5bn mistake, say business leaders

Retailers, hospitality businesses, the tech industry and recruiters have called for urgent reform of the apprenticeship levy, calling it a…

Turnaround advisers say UK manufacturers and retailers need greatest support

Manufacturers and retailers are struggling most in the present economic climate and will be in greatest need of support in…

Return train tickets set to be scrapped in UK rail shake-up

Return tickets are set to be scrapped and new digital ticketing introduced under reforms of the British rail system to…

Powerful 7.8 earthquake strikes in Turkey

At least five deaths were reported initially in Turkey.

BMW in negotiations for £75M from government to retain electric Mini production in Oxford

The German automotive giant BMW is in talks with the government about a £75m funding package that would secure production…

Pope Francis says laws that criminalize homosexuality are a “sin” and an “injustice”

“The criminalization of homosexuality is a problem that cannot be ignored,” the Pope said on Sunday.

Solving the mystery of the Chinese spy balloon

On Saturday afternoon a single missile fired by a jet fighter ended the brief, spectacular life of the Chinese spy…

Iran acknowledges “tens of thousands” still detained for protests

Iran’s supreme leader reportedly has ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained…

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani leader, dies at 79

After seizing power in a coup, Musharraf quickly became a vital ally to the United States as it hunted down…

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