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On business, politics, communities, markets and media

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Out of date chocolates, weed killer, hoover bags and shoe polish among the worst gifts ever received by Brits at Christmas
By Beth Colmer We’ve all been there; Christmas day, the fizz is flowing, wrapping paper litters the floor and with an expectant smile, you are handed...
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ECO+ - will it join a list of insulation failures?
By Roy Turner At the end of November, Grant Shapps, the latest incumbent heading the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, announced...
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The reality of rip off rents in London
By Molly Gretton When my partner and I decided to move in together this year, we could not have anticipated the sudden rocketing rental prices and...
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#TradeTuesday: UK eyeing long-term success in the Middle East
By Harry Brown & George Esmond As the England football team eyes success in the Middle East, the UK Government also has its eyes on a middle eastern...
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Reputation will be key as Gove scraps housing targets
By David Scane In a move designed to stave off a Tory rebellion estimated to be 100 MPs strong, the government announced overnight that it would be...
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‘The future of communication?’ The stunning power of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot
By Matt Redley What you are about to read has not been written by a human, but by a new tool called ChatGPT released by Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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Cost of living's place in the national conversation
By Tom Flynn & David Linnett We conducted an analysis of four topics of conversation on Twitter over a one-month period, looking at what was being...
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Sustainable city living: Lessons from Milan
By Debbie Standen This week ends reflecting on a long-awaited visit to Milan for a closer look at its evolution as a sustainable, smart city as it...
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