‘The house was freezing’: life during blackouts of 1970s Britain
With winter power cuts a possibility amid energy crisis, some Britons remember them as ‘very ordinary’
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Saudi Aramco profits soar by 90% as energy prices rise
The $48bn figure from world’s biggest oil firm is thought to be one of largest quarterly profits in history
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Keir Starmer demands ban on raising energy prices
Exclusive: Labour calls for the price cap to remain at £1,971 as charities warn Tory leadership candidates of catastrophic impact on the cost of living
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Bank of England under fire over £23m bonus payouts
Anger as thousands of Bank staff enjoy ‘performance awards’ when governor had urged other British workers not to demand big rises
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Salt Bae’s London restaurant reports £7m in sales in its first three months
Nusret Gökçe’s ‘ludicrous’ Nusr-Et Steakhouse charges more than £600 for a tomahawk steak
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Post Office strikes to overlap with Royal Mail and BT industrial action
CWU’s Andy Furey says issues at stake ‘are all remarkably similar’ across separate trade disputes
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York named UK’s best big city for a domestic holiday by Which? readers
Top culture and dining gets city 85% approval rating; Aberdeen comes last and London rated seventh
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UK fuel exports to Netherlands up by 67% in June, data shows
HMRC figures come as Europe rushes to bank supplies for winter in absence of Russian pipeline
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Amey bosses celebrated profits while offering below-inflation pay rises
Video shared by accident shows executives at outsourcing giant discussing £92m rise in profit amid union pay row
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High energy usage firms in UK may get subsidies amid soaring costs
Government plans would lower costs for 300 businesses in steel, cement, paper, ceramics and glass industries
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Disposable barbecues withdrawn from supermarket shelves over wildfire risk
Lidl becomes latest retailer to halt sales of the barbecues as Met Office issues highest fire warning
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UK economy shrinks by 0.1% in second quarter as recession looms
ONS says two bank holidays to mark Queen’s jubilee contributed to fall in output in June
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