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Inflation is creeping back through services
Read the full story: Inflation is creeping back through servicesService-sector inflation is returning through contracts, transport, and energy bills. March data suggest companies are absorbing faster cost increases while demand, pricing power, and confidence soften.
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Labour’s farm tax reforms could cost Treasury £2bn, report warns
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Pennon Group: FTSE 250 water firm swings to loss after parasite scandal
Pennon Group swung to a loss due to Brixham scandal.
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Europe’s largest low-carbon greenhouse breaks ground in Essex
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UK SMEs show resilience by supporting staff and embracing sustainability
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HSBC accelerates private credit pivot with $4 billion injection
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UK industry warns: high energy costs threaten manufacturing future
UK manufacturers urge urgent action on soaring energy costs.
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Europe urged to seize software ‘moonshot moment’
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AI chiefs set to reshape C-suites, claims XFactorAI CEO

AI could absorb a third of executive workloads soon globally. XFactorAI’s John Margerison says the biggest obstacles will be trust, regulation, and the slow pace of relying only on internal build teams.








