New figures released today show that Amazon has invested £1.7 billion in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire since 2010. The figures, taken from the latest Amazon Economic Impact Report, document Amazon’s ...

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UK Economic Forecasts: Rate Cut Looms As Inflation Cools

Pantheon Macroeconomics expects the UK economy to grow 0.2% in Q3, citing firm activity data and improving sentiment. “GDP and retail sales have held up better than feared,” the firm said. “The flash ...

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UK’s national debt grows at fastest rate of any advanced economy

The UK’s national debt is growing at the fastest rate of any rich country as a prolonged borrowing binge threatens to push the country into a “doom loop”. Debt has close to tripled from 2005 to 2025, ...

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How China really spies on the UK in 2025

The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex ...

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UK must fix ‘systemic R&D weakness’ or lose big projects, report warns

UK Research and Innovation, the national funding agency, had been constrained by “fragmented governance and unclear mandates”, the report found. It recommended UKRI be given explicit accountability ...

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