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From £800 and a minibus to a £40m global tour business – how two founders built expat explore

From £800 and a minibus to a £40m global tour business ...

South African entrepreneurs Carl and Jakes turned £800 and a second-hand minibu...

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Gold futures hit record high as Trump imposes surprise tariffs on one-kilo gold bars

Gold futures hit record high as Trump imposes surprise ...

Gold futures surged to a record high on Friday following reports that the Unite...

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Rayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage despite business backlash

Rayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage d...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner is pushing to give 18–20-year-olds the full adult minim...

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Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to 4% amid weakening UK economy

Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to 4% am...

The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to 4% today, its fifth re...

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OpenAI in talks over $500bn share sale, potentially surpassing SpaceX in value

OpenAI in talks over $500bn share sale, potentially sur...

OpenAI is reportedly in talks for a share sale that could raise its valuation t...

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UK construction activity slumps to lowest level since Covid amid housing slowdown

UK construction activity slumps to lowest level since C...

UK construction activity contracted at its steepest rate since May 2020, with h...

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Horizon victim Lee Castleton sues Post Office and Fujitsu for £4.5m in landmark legal claim

Horizon victim Lee Castleton sues Post Office and Fujit...

Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton files £4.5m lawsuit against the Post Office...

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“YouTube is future-proofing itself”: leading producer backs AI crackdown to protect creative jobs

“YouTube is future-proofing itself”: leading producer b...

YouTube’s new rules against low-quality AI content are a win for real creators,...

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UK firms cutting staff at fastest pace since February as economic pressures mount

UK firms cutting staff at fastest pace since February a...

UK businesses are slashing staff numbers at the fastest rate since February, hi...

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River Island faces collapse unless landlords approve urgent rescue plan

River Island faces collapse unless landlords approve ur...

River Island warns it could enter administration unless landlords back a restru...

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Fields of fortune: Why farmland remains a tax-efficient safe haven — for now

Fields of fortune: Why farmland remains a tax-efficient...

UK farmland remains a popular tax-efficient asset for wealthy investors, but pr...

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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years amid fraud crackdown

MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in thr...

The Ministry of Defence rejected £211bn worth of suspicious invoices over three...

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Budget-Friendly Compliance Tips for Growing Operations

Budget-Friendly Compliance Tips for Growing Operations

When you’re running a small business, every dollar counts — and when you hear “...

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of b...

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse t...

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Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership

Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid pa...

Uber will roll out 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs from 2025 in a $300m ...

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Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs

Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food pric...

Ocado CEO Tim Steiner says Rachel Reeves’s Budget, including higher NI and mini...

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