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Machu Picchu hit by a row over tourist buses
Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Aguas Calientes, Peru AFP via Getty Images Machu Picchu attracts more than 1.6 million tourists per year, but getting there is not easy Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru’s most popular tourist destination, and a Unesco world heritage site. Yet a continuing dispute over the buses…
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Covid Inquiry to probe furlough and business loans
The third stage of the Covid-19 Inquiry begins hearing evidence on Monday focusing on the measures taken to support workers’ incomes and keep businesses afloat when the pandemic struck. It will focus on what action the UK government, devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and local authorities took, how well schemes were designed…
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Budget 2025: What can nervous businesses expect from the Budget?
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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Electric Car Grant : £1.3bn boost for EV scheme expected in Budget
The government is expected to announce an extra £1.3bn in funding for a scheme encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) at next week’s Budget. The Electric Car Grant scheme started in July as part of the move to zero emission vehicles. The government says it has helped 35,000 switch to EVs. However, early research…
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Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Rail fares in England next year are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. The freeze until March 2027 will apply to regulated fares, which includes season tickets and off-peak returns. The most recent fare rise, in March 2025, was 4.6%. Rail fares traditionally have gone up in…
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Daily Mail owner agrees to buy Daily Telegraph for £500m
Getty Images The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m. The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said it had entered a period of discussion with RedBird IMI, which is a joint venture between the United Arab Emirates and the US private equity firm RedBird Capital…
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Cambridge shelter resident says Budget must focus on housing
A man experiencing homelessness said he hoped the government would focus on increasing accessibility to housing in its upcoming Budget. Josh, 26, who is currently a resident at the night shelter Jimmy’s in Cambridge, said the availability of council housing and “move-on housing” – shared accommodation where people can receive support – was important. Chancellor…
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A Lament of Fire in the Skies of Dubai: The Tejas Tragedy Leaves the Air Heavy with Sorrow
The Dubai Air Show was shaken from its usually immaculate rhythm when an Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged from the sky in a near-vertical fall and exploded into a towering fireball beside the runway. What had begun as a polished solo display transformed within seconds into a scene of chaos as emergency…
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US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist
A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks. But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia and the world’s largest retailer Walmart, better-than-expected hiring in September, and even a pickup in home sales have so far done little to…
