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Porn company fined £1.35m by Ofcom over age verification failings

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Britons booking later, closer, shorter UK breaks, travel firms say
Posted onAugust 13, 2025 1:31 pm

Elaine Doran & Colletta Smith Cost of living producer & correspondent Getty Images UK holidaymakers are leaving it later to book shorter stays closer to home, travel firms are reporting. The trend is down to people trying to save money while making the most of hot weather, some of the UK’s biggest holiday companies have…

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Furniture poverty on the rise, Harrogate charity says
Posted onApril 10, 2026 5:01 amApril 10, 2026 10:01 am

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Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again
Posted onSeptember 24, 2025 7:57 pm

Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images Plans to extend high-speed rail across the north of England have been delayed further and will not now be announced by the prime minister at the Labour Party conference next week. The BBC understands concerns over the long-term costs of the line earmarked between Liverpool and Manchester have pushed back…

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Japan movie releases postponed in China after Taiwan row
Posted onNovember 18, 2025 4:53 am

The releases of at least two popular Japanese films have been postponed in China as the countries are locked in a dispute over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan. The delayed releases include Cells at Work! and Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Chinese state media CCTV said. Cinema tickets…

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Goldman pitches hedge funds on strategies to bet against corporate loans
Posted onMarch 9, 2026 10:56 pm

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Budget 2025: What can nervous businesses expect from the Budget?
Posted onNovember 23, 2025 11:48 pmNovember 24, 2025 1:48 am

Simon JackBusiness editor Reuters Business leaders face a nervous final few days before the chancellor’s second Budget, having borne the brunt of a brutal set of tax hikes this time last year. Firms are still reeling from those: the £25bn National Insurance increase and an inflation-busting rise in the minimum wage. Confidence in boardrooms has…

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