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The Swedish government is facing a huge backlash – including threats of no-confidence votes against its climate minister – after slashing the country’s climate budget while admitting it will dramatically increase carbon dioxide…

The Post Office knew a post office operator would probably be bankrupted by a legal case he brought but wanted to send a warning message to others, a solicitor who worked for the company has admitted.Lee Castleton was made bankrupt by the…

It should come as no surprise that Rupert Murdoch has decided to step down from the top of his media empire. Yet the news that the 92-year-old, no longer in the best of health, will not die in the job, as he always suggested he would, came…

The boss of the Co-op grocery chain has called on the police to take shoplifting more seriously and says he is frustrated by a lack of action against thieves who cost the business £33m in the first half of 2023.Matt Hood, the chain’s…

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailChancellor Jeremy Hunt has dealt Conservatives on the right desperate for tax cuts a major blow, saying they will…

A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office on June 03, 2021 in San Jose, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Cisco Systems, Splunk — Shares of Cisco…

High inflation boosted the government’s finances in August, putting pressure on the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to increase support for state services, a thinktank has said.Government borrowing was £11.6bn in August and almost £70bn in the…

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters are resuming negotiations for the second consecutive day Thursday. The talks could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that has brought many film and television…

After years of witnessing landlords piling into the Yorkshire buy-to-let market, Bruce Collinson’s estate agency has seen an exodus of late.What was once a lucrative investment for those with spare funds has become a headache as higher…

Michael Nesterov | Istock | Getty ImagesA federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner of health-care conspiracy and other charges for playing a key role in a scheme that swindled hundreds of millions of dollars from…