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Business · 18 October 2026
Transport Secretary (Healey) says a third runway at Heathrow would drive growth, while the Prime Minister has refused to say whether he backs the expansion. The mixed signals leave businesses and commentators waiting for…
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Business · 18 October 2026
A bike shop in Herne Hill has been overwhelmed by an ‘unbearable’ odour from a Thames Water sewer, prompting the owner and mechanics to worry about their health and the shop’s future, with no repair date set.
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Finance · 18 October 2026
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey left the IMF gathering in Bangkok after the Russian finance minister spoke, joining several other finance leaders in a walkout to signal protest.
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Business · 18 October 2026
Policymakers from more than a hundred nations met at the Queen Sirikit conference centre in Bangkok to debate how long the world’s economy can resist soaring oil prices and geopolitical turbulence, all while keeping a…
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Business · 17 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey has championed a pro‑growth case for a third runway at Heathrow, but the Prime Minister has declined to back the plan. The government will study responses to the public consultation, with airpo…
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Finance · 17 October 2026
No 10 has said the UK could impose tariffs on Chinese‑made electric cars if it joins the EU’s Made in Europe scheme. Beijing slammed the prospect as discriminatory, and France has withdrawn its earlier resistance t…
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Business · 17 October 2026
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury wrote to Transport Secretary Andy Burnham warning that selecting Lockheed Martin for the Skynet military satellite programme could see Britain lose its foothold in the European space sector.
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Business · 17 October 2026
More than 100,000 people on Uber’s robotaxi waitlist have sparked a protest at Wayve’s headquarters, with Uber drivers fearing for their jobs and politicians urging TfL to control licences.
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Business · 17 October 2026
A UK maritime agency recorded a record twelve ship strikes near the Hormuz Strait in one week, slowing oil exports. London’s financial hub responded with typical bravado, treating the security disruption as a quirky bo…
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