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Metro Bank plots capital-raise in bid to allay City concerns
Metro Bank, the high street lender, is drawing up plans to raise hundreds of millions of pounds of new capital in weeks in a bid to strengthen its troubled balance sheet.
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HS2 to Manchester axed in favour of 'Network North'
Rishi Sunak has confirmed the long-rumoured decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 - a decision branded "wrong" by former prime minister David Cameron.
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Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation
Rishi Sunak has pledged to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in England by one year every year in a crackdown on smoking.
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Fuel retailers deny profiteering as pump prices shoot up
Fuel retailers have dismissed claims that drivers are being overcharged following a surge in pump prices.
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Tesco's price pledge as profits surge on higher sales
Tesco has said it will continue to lower grocery prices "wherever we can" while revealing a leap in sales and profits.
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Train strikes: Full list of October 2023 dates and rail lines affected as Tube action called off
Thousands of rail workers and train drivers are going on strike this month - with an overtime ban which started on Monday and mass disruption expected today.
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Consortium in pursuit of Ascential's Cannes Lions arm
A consortium of strategic and financial investors has approached Ascential, the FTSE 250 data and technology group, with a bid to take over its Cannes Lions and other events operations.
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HS2 explained: What is the route now, what are the costs and why is the Manchester leg being axed?
HS2 was touted as the UK's biggest infrastructure project and supposed to transform public transport between London, the Midlands and the North.
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Passports could be used to catch shoplifters in CCTV footage
The government has come under pressure from retailers to crack down on shoplifting, which they say has surged in the past year.
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Manchester City streaming partner bought by founder after insolvency
The founder of a sports streaming service whose customers include Manchester City Football Club, the Premier League champions, has regained control of it days after the firm collapsed into administration.
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