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Time for some straight talking on the cost of clean energy. It isn’t a free lunch | Nils Pratley

silverguide.site – UK ministers should update the public on the outlook for bills as the price of overhauling the system is adding up…
Time for some straight talking on the cost of clean energy. It isn’t a free lunch | Nils Pratley
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M&S chair reveals two major company hacks have ‘gone unreported’; Germany warns EU is ready to retaliate in US trade war – as it happened

silverguide.site – OBR report warns that UK public finances are in a relatively vulnerable position, as Archie Norman updates MPs about cyber-attack…
M&S chair reveals two major company hacks have ‘gone unreported’; Germany warns EU is ready to retaliate in US trade war – as it happened
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M&S boss says two big UK firms hit by unreported cyber-attacks

silverguide.site – Archie Norman tells MPs companies should be legally required to report major hacks…
M&S boss says two big UK firms hit by unreported cyber-attacks
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‘Now Brexit is behind us’: what’s at stake as Macron makes state visit to the UK?

silverguide.site – Future of £100bn UK-France trade relationship in focus amid attempt to show unity in face of Trump tariffs…
‘Now Brexit is behind us’: what’s at stake as Macron makes state visit to the UK?
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Octopus Energy to pay out £1.5m over thousands of bill errors

silverguide.site – Supplier failed to issue final bills to 34,000 prepayment customers who stopped using it, Ofgem finds…
Octopus Energy to pay out £1.5m over thousands of bill errors
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Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban after driest spring in 132 years

silverguide.site – Restrictions to be brought in from Friday after region receives just 15cm of rainfall between February and June…
Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban after driest spring in 132 years
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EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ on trade with Trump, as US threatens Brics group with extra 10% tariff – as it happened

silverguide.site – Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Trump declares ‘tariff letters and/or deals’ will be delivered from 12:00 PM (Eastern) today (5pm BST)…
EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ on trade with Trump, as US threatens Brics group with extra 10% tariff – as it happened
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UK steel firms on edge as talks to cut Trump tariffs near deadline

silverguide.site – British industry could still be hit by levy on exports to US as No 10 confirms deal on reduction not completed…
UK steel firms on edge as talks to cut Trump tariffs near deadline
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Bring water firms in England and Wales into public ownership, commission urges

silverguide.site – Exclusive: experts’ report says public ownership would mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment…
Bring water firms in England and Wales into public ownership, commission urges
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Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave

silverguide.site – Vessels on Rhine in Germany and Danube in Hungary forced to sail partially loaded…
Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave
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Trump takes on the Fed – but he has little power over central bank, economists say

silverguide.site – President has savaged Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, but he can’t easily fire him…
Trump takes on the Fed – but he has little power over central bank, economists say
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Qantas contacted by suspected cyber criminal but airline won’t confirm if hacking ransom demanded

silverguide.site – Hacked airline says Australian federal police have been engaged but it ‘won’t be commenting any further on the detail of the contact’…
Qantas contacted by suspected cyber criminal but airline won’t confirm if hacking ransom demanded
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London ‘super sewer’ boss awarded £600,000 pay rise despite £100m cost overrun

silverguide.site – Critics question pay rise for Thames Tideway project boss, which is drawn from mandatory add-ons to water bills…
London ‘super sewer’ boss awarded £600,000 pay rise despite £100m cost overrun
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Property prices flat in June amid signs UK job market may be ‘softening’

silverguide.site – Expected interest rate cuts could support growth after fall in first-time buyers since end of stamp duty cut…
Property prices flat in June amid signs UK job market may be ‘softening’
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UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows

silverguide.site – Swissport staff at seven airports in UK and Channel Islands eligible for £1.20-a-bag payment through incentive scheme…
UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows
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More than 23m Britons think they may be due compensation for mis-sold car loans, UK poll finds

silverguide.site – Survey comes before supreme court decision on secret commission payments ruled unlawful by court of appeal…
More than 23m Britons think they may be due compensation for mis-sold car loans, UK poll finds
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UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota

silverguide.site – Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules…
UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota
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EU leaders race to secure a deal as deadline looms in Trump trade talks

silverguide.site – There are just two days of talks left before the US president’s potentially swingeing tariffs are restored…
EU leaders race to secure a deal as deadline looms in Trump trade talks
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Born into crisis, gen Z is saving for retirement like no other generation | Gene Marks

silverguide.site – Older gen Zers, with memories of the 2009-10 financial crisis, are saving more, but experts say employers should help…
Born into crisis, gen Z is saving for retirement like no other generation | Gene Marks
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The spirit of the G8 ‘make poverty history’ summit of 2005 seems long gone | Heather Stewart

silverguide.site – The 2008 crash, Trump, aid budget cuts and a more fragmented world has made debt relief seem a lost cause but there are murmurs of a renaissance…
The spirit of the G8 ‘make poverty history’ summit of 2005 seems long gone | Heather Stewart
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