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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Simon Jack

    Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them? (opens the original)

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    It's green, bulging and intimidating. Ford's latest vehicle looks like a pick-up truck that has been through an Incredible Hulk transformation. Based on its popular Ranger series, this beefy number parked outside the front door of Ford's Dagenham plant can carry a load of two tonnes, tow up to four tonnes and is also shouldering the hopes of the 2,000-strong workforce that still makes engines here. Inside the factory, the three-litre diesel engines that will power this camo-painted beast drift d

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Simon Jack

    Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK (opens the original)

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    One of Britain's richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide". The founder of petrochemical giant Ineos, who also owns a large stake in Manchester United, said the UK was in decline due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration. He told the BBC failing to invest further in North Sea oil and gas amounted to "insanity" and warned gas storage was so low that the UK could "run out of gas" if there was a cold snap this wi

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Simon Jack

    Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say (opens the original)

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    The UK government is set to give the go-ahead for a controversial new gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands. Approval for the Jackdaw project could come in mid-September, just before Parliament breaks for party conference season, according to government and industry sources. The gas field was approved by the former Conservative government in 2022 but was delayed by a legal ruling from a Scottish court, after environmental groups argued consent was given without fully consideri

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Simon Jack

    Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic' (opens the original)

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    The boss of Thames Water has claimed targets the company has been set over things like leakages are "not realistic". Thames has been criticised for its performance in recent years following a series of sewage discharges and leaks, and last year was fined a record £122.7m by regulator Ofwat, most of which was for breaching sewage spills rules. Chris Weston said Thames wanted "to do better" but said some of its targets were not achievable. Ofwat said company targets were "intended to be ambitious"

  5. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Simon Jack

    Some tech shares are plunging - what does that mean for the AI revolution? (opens the original)

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    Sharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around artificial intelligence (AI) related companies is fading. The AI revolution has promised to reshape the way we work and live and has created vast wealth for investors in a handful of companies predominantly in the US and Asia. Companies are desperate to be the winners of a transformative technology that many have compared to the advent of the internet, the telephone, even electricity itself. As Sir Dem

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