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Why green steam is a hot issue for business

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Steam is still needed in many industries, but much of it is still made with fossil fuels.

Thousands stranded as Australian airline weighs its future

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The nation's new low-cost carrier has cancelled all flights, as its business hangs in the balance.

Tesla China rival BYD sees profits and sales fall

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Car maker takes a hit from weakening demand and price war in the world's largest electric vehicle market.

Migrants hit by high fees to send money home

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Sending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.

John Lewis job applicants get questions beforehand

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The retail group hopes giving candidates sight of questions will make process fairer.

Train strikes: How May's disruption affects you

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Train drivers are staging strikes and an overtime ban around the May Bank Holiday.

Giant 3D printer that can build a house goes live

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It's hoped giant device will be able to print homes, bridges, boats and wind turbines.

TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US

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The video sharing app faces being banned in the US unless it severs ties with its China's ByteDance.

'Buying a first home is harder when you're single'

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A report says two high incomes are increasingly needed to afford a mortgage, leaving millions stuck.

How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US

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Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.

Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?

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Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.

Why green steam is a hot issue for business

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Steam is still needed in many industries, but much of it is still made with fossil fuels.

How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebook

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Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.

US Senate passes bill that could see TikTok banned

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The app's owner, ByteDance, has nine months to sell its stake or face being blocked in the US.

Spotify turns up volume to make record profits

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The music streaming service reports record profits of over €1bn (£860m) after laying off 1500 staff.

China bubble tea chain plunges in Hong Kong debut

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Chabaidao's market debut was the Asian financial hub's largest initial public offering so far this year.

Australia PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire'

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Anthony Albanese's comments come amid a feud over X's reluctance to remove footage of a stabbing.

US watchdog sues to block $8.5bn handbag takeover

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The US competition watchdog has taken legal action to stop Tapestry's merger with rival Capri.

Warning jailed bankers ruling could hit loan rate

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Euribor underpins trillions of euros in loans and tracks the rate banks pay to borrow cash from each other.

Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?

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Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.

Shoppers shun department stores as prices rise

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Higher prices put off shoppers as sales volumes overall stagnate in March.

Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk

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The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle.

'AI helps me to make wine for younger drinkers'

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The winemakers using artificial intelligence to help them grow grapes and blend their wines.

Dubai airport chaos as Gulf hit by deadly storms

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Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Wednesday at the major hub, which connects to every continent.

The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

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Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy.

Workers take on car giant Volkswagen in fight for pay

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VW workers in the south vote on whether to join a union - a test of how far worker activism has spread.

Unemployment jumps as UK jobs market stalls

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The slowing jobs market has raised questions over when the Bank of England might cut interest rates.

Unemployment jumps as UK jobs market stalls

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The jobless rate rose by 4.2% between December and February, official figures show.

China economy grows faster than expected

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Official figures also highlighted the challenges faced by the country's crisis-hit property sector.

My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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A former Tesla engineer is in a decade-long battle with the car company, owned by Elon Musk.

The challenge of upgrading iconic steel windows

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Critall windows date back to the 1880s but their steel construction makes them vulnerable to damp.

M25 set for second full weekend closure

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The M25 will be shut between junctions nine and 10 from 21:00 BST on 10 May until 06:00 on 13 May.

Flights cancelled after Iran's strike on Israel

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EasyJet has suspended planes travelling to Tel Aviv until 21 April following Tehran's attack.

Oil prices lower after Iran attack on Israel

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Prices had already risen in expectation of action, with Brent crude near a six-month high last week.

Universal Credit 'must change' to tackle sickness

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Britain faces new challenges from an older and sicker population, according to a new report.

Business inspired by tragedy makes Forbes list

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Olivia Jenkins named her jewellery brand after her mother who died of cancer in 2017.

Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at Bafta Games Awards

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Super Mario Bros Wonder won two, while Star Wars Jedi: Survivor missed out despite six nominations.

Bates looking at Post Office private prosecutions

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Alan Bates, who has led a campaign for justice for decades, says he wants people to be held to account.

Why did all the Little Chefs disappear?

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At its height, Little Chef had 439 restaurants across the UK but just two decades later they were all gone.

Behind the McDonald's boycott controversy

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McDonald's will buy back all of its Israeli sites after sales slumped following a boycott of the brand.

Greece offers hotel vouchers to wildfire evacuees

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Holidaymakers who had to be evacuated from Rhodes last year can get money off for hotel stays.

Tesco says price pressures easing as profits soar

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The UK's biggest supermarket chain made annual pre-tax profits of nearly £2.3bn up from £882m.

Boss denies defrauding blind workers' pensions

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Nicholas Marks, 56, from Beaconsfield, is accused of fraud by not paying workers' wages and pensions.

How AI is being used to prevent illegal fishing

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Illegal fishing remains a huge global problem, but AI is now being used to tackle the issue.

Passport price to rise for second time in 14 months

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The cost of applying for a new passport, as well as renewing one, goes up from midnight on Thursday.

Post Office inquiry hearing from victims' campaigner Lord Arbuthnot

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The Tory peer was an MP for one of the accused and is a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board.

Tesco says price pressures easing as profits soar

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The UK's biggest supermarket chain made annual pre-tax profits of nearly £2.3bn up from £882m.

How an F1 simulator could save car firms 'millions'

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Engineers in a village near Bristol make the fastest-reacting car simulator in the world

Panama Papers money-laundering trial begins

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The defendants include the founders of law firm Mossack Fonseca which was shut down in 2018.

TSMC wins subsidies to expand US chip manufacturing

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The US has been pushing to expand chip production, citing economic and national security risks.