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‘Outlook for sterling may well worsen’ – Pound falls below 1.20 US dollars amid election speculation
Sterling hit its lowest level since the ‘flash crash’ in October 2016 and experts have warned over further declines.
Could the birthplace of global warming help tackle the climate change crisis?
Ironbridge Gorge is widely seen as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, and it could lead the world into the new digital industrial revolution.
Co-operative sector shows poor growth despite exceptional economic performance, report reveals
Iwan Doherty gives his insight on the state of the co-operative economy.
Costly, Chaotic and Catastrophic: What happens next with a no-deal Brexit?
Richard Graham Corbett has served as Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party since 2017 and as an MEP since 2014.
UK restaurant sector in dire straits as lenders lose confidence
A weakened pound and oversupply have been blamed for a 35 per cent drop in credit quality since 2015.
Revealed: ministers knew HS2 was overbudget three years ago but kept it from MPs
As recently as last month Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani told MPs in the Commons that HS2 would be delivered on budget and on time. But the memo to George Osborne contradicts that.
The EU has signed trade deals covering half a billion civilians since Brexit
The Department of International Trade has only negotiated 13 "continuity" deals in response.
Melton Mowbray makers expose Boris Johnson pork pies over post Brexit trade
"It is certainly available in Iceland the shop."
Just 6% of cross-border traders prepared for no-deal Brexit
Most are choosing to disregard the potential impact a no-deal Brexit could bring, new research has found.