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The headline numbers don't do justice to the significance of the inflation data.On the surface, this only looks like a small fall, with the consumer price index (CPI) dropping from 6.8% in July to 6.7% in August.
So what, you might ask?...
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The rate of inflation has eased slightly to 6.7% confounding the predictions of economists that it would rise.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index (CPI) measure slowed in the 12 months to August, from...
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Avanti West Coast has had its contract renewed to operate its UK rail routes, despite issues with delays and cancellations.Both Avanti and another operator, CrossCountry, were awarded agreements lasting up to nine and eight years respec...
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Lenders to Cazoo, the British-based online car retailer, will take control of the company’s shares as part of a deep financial restructuring expected to be announced within days.Sky News has learnt that Cazoo was on Tuesday putting the...
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The Online Safety Bill has passed its last parliamentary hurdle in the House of Lords, meaning it will finally become law after years of delay. The flagship piece of legislation will force social media firms to remove illegal content an...
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The CBI, the ailing business group, has acknowledged its financial travails for the first time as it postponed what was set to be a crucial annual meeting this week.Sky News has seen a message from the CBI to members which admitted it h...
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Today on the podcast we hear insights on everything from inflation and the markets, to farmers, food production and potential bank takeovers.Ian King speaks to Guy Singh-Watson from organic farm and delivery firm Riverford about an appe...
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Motorists are being warned of rising fuel costs as global oil prices reach a 10-month high.Petrol prices have already reached the highest UK average since December last year at 155.5p a litre - and they are 10p more than the beginning o...
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Britain's biggest high street bank and the owner of DIY retailer B&Q are among a group of companies urging Jeremy Hunt to support the energy transition by overhauling the stamp duty regime for housebuyers.Sky News has learnt that Ll...
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Aldermore Group, the mid-sized consumer and business lender, has hired advisers to plot a takeover of the Co-operative Bank.Sky News has learnt that Aldermore, which is itself owned by South Africa's FirstRand Group, is working with inv...
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The UK economy will have the highest inflation rate among the world's richest nations this year, according to new forecasts.The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in its interim economic outlo...
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YouTube is big business - not just for Google, but the creators who produce videos for it as well.The online video platform has two billion users, boasts annual revenue of almost $30bn (£24.2bn), and its best paid stars make tens of mil...
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The chancellor has offered an olive branch to the CBI, the stricken business lobbying group, by agreeing to meet its boss for the first time since a sexual misconduct scandal erupted in the spring.Sky News has learnt that Jeremy Hunt ha...
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A Scottish amateur football club is urging Elon Musk to join the squad after jokingly accusing the billionaire of "stealing" the team's logo.Haddington Town AFC has pointed the similarities between the football club's crest and a logo f...
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Ed Conway joins Ian King for analysis of former prime minister Liz Truss' speech on the economy - her first since leaving office.
Ian also talks to Sir Martin Sorrell about recession fears making advertising clients nervous and Paul La...