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John Lewis targets ‘throwaway’ culture with £1m ideas fund
The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose are launching a £1m fund that will channel cash into projects with the potential to end the high street’s…
Monday 26 October 2026
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The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose are launching a £1m fund that will channel cash into projects with the potential to end the high street’s…
The CBI will today tell ministers that levelling up cannot be left to the free market, with regions suffering from decades of a “benign neglect” that…
The UK must scale up recycling of materials for low carbon industries or risk facing a critical shortage of key metals, a new report warns.
The chairman of Marks & Spencer warned that trade in Northern Ireland could become an “operational nightmare” and that the burden of red tape would be…
Consumer confidence has edged higher as shoppers prepare for a pre-Christmas spending spree despite soaring inflation and the prospect of an interest rate rise
Virtually all use of mobile phones at the wheel will be banned from next year, with guilty motorists facing six points on their licence and a…
Capital Business Media has announced a £500,000 investment into new events company The UK Business Events & Awards Company to develop a leading awards programme to reward business…
Apple has announced a "self-service repair" programme so "customers who are comfortable" can fix their own devices.
The government has scrapped the Leeds leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line as part of a package that ministers promise will transform services.
The government has announced plans to boost the UK's annual exports to £1 trillion by the end of the decade.
JP Morgan Chase is suing Tesla for $162m (£121m) over tweets in 2018 by boss Elon Musk that he could take the electric car maker private.
Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK from 19 January, the online retail giant has said.
A £96bn rail improvement programme will help transform services in the Midlands and northern England, the government has said ahead of the expected scrapping of part…
The Bank of England faces growing pressure to raise interest rates after inflation jumped to its highest level in nearly ten years in October.
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with Amazon to test a “just walk out” store, where it is possible to buy groceries without having to scan items or…