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Climate tsar Sharma delivers blow to Sunak by joining onshore wind rebellion
Rishi Sunak is facing a growing rebellion over onshore wind after former Cabinet minister Alok Sharma joined Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in opposing the ban.Mr Sharma, who was the president of the Cop26 climate summit, backed an amendment to Government legislation in an attempt to lift the moratorium on new onshore windfarms.His support takes …
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‘Another blatant example of double standards’: Qatar reviews investments in London after ad ban
Qatar is reviewing its investments in London after the organisation running the capital’s transport system banned the Middle East country’s advertisements on the Tube, buses and taxis.A source with knowledge of the review has told Sky News the decision by Transport for London (TfL) is “another blatant example of double standards and virtue signalling to …
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English cricket bowled over with £400m private equity bid for The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority ownership of The Hundred while raising funds to inject into the sport’s cash-strapped counties.Sky News has learnt that the governing body has in recent weeks been handed an offer from Bridgepoint Group, the London-listed buyout …
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People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions
Law firm Muckle LLP has appointed three private client experts, taking its number of rural legal specialists to 12. Rachael Stephenson and Tim Boardman have become partners in the Newcastle-based firm, and will be joined in January by associate solicitor Winter Addis. The trio have experience working together on behalf of farmers, landed estates, trusts, …
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Pancreatic cancer survivor given 12 weeks to live on keeping her business alive – and turning her focus to tech
When Bryony Thomas was told the unimaginable news she had 12 weeks to live, she didn’t pray or instinctively feel she would beat the odds, she accepted she would die. The entrepreneur, who recently moved to Gloucestershire after nearly 25 years in Bristol, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just days before Christmas in 2019. Only …
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FTSE nears 7,500, but fails to pass muster
Shares in London’s FTSE index came within touching distance of 7,500 points briefly on Friday but could not muster enough to pass the line, despite oil and tobacco companies doing their best to help out.By the end of the day, the FTSE 100 had gained just 0.3%, a 20-point rise which left it at 7,486.67.The …
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Mark Allen scores a hat-trick with Sterling Events
The Mark Allen Group has scored a remarkable hat-trick with its acquisition yesterday for an undisclosed amount of Sterling Events Ltd. Sterling Events is a Liverpool-based company, the principal shareholder of which is Lauren Sterling, which stages two major national exhibitions and conferences; Health and Wellbeing at Work and Primary Care and Public Health. These …
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Diesel: The energy crisis quandary for businesses
A Sky News Climate Show investigation has discovered businesses – and even some households – are switching from mains power to generating electricity from diesel because of soaring energy bills. This comes at a big environmental cost, while a switch to renewable energy still seems out of reach to many consumers. So how can we drive …
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Next phase of Digbeth tram extension begins
The next phase of the West Midlands Metro extension in Birmingham city centre has begun as preparations begin to lay track in Digbeth. The Eastside extension will connect the district with the HS2 station in Curzon Street and the business district at Bull Street via four new stops. After months of infrastructure work on creating …
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Prime Minister opens satellite Number 10 office in Darlington
The Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has hailed a move to open an “office for Number 10” in Darlington. Tees Valley Combined Authority says it understands the Prime Minister will use the space within the Darlington Economic Campus “on a regular basis”. The campus building at Brunswick Street will eventually bring together six Government departments …
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Scale-up firms are key to boosting the economy but they need to be more evenly spread across the UK
As the Fast Growth 50 initiative has shown in Wales for the last 24 years, a small number of high growth businesses make a disproportionate impact on wealth and job creation every year. The wider impact of such ‘scale-up’ businesses – which grow at more than 20% per annum – is demonstrated by the latest …
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Tesco pledges support for British egg sector in ‘uncertain times’
Tesco has announced a multi-million pound support package for its British egg suppliers and producers during a time of turbulence for the sector.Earlier this week the supermarket giant confirmed it had introduced a temporary buying limit of three boxes of eggs per customer as a precautionary measure amid the impact on supply of rising costs …

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