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15.02.26 - 14:42
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India-UK trade agreement likely to come into force in April: Report (Times of India)
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India and the UK's free trade agreement, signed last year, is slated for implementation by April 2026. This pact promises 99% duty-free access for Indian exports to Britain, while India will lower tariffs on cars and whisky. Parliamentary approval is currently underway in the UK, paving the way for enhanced bilateral trade....
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15.02.26 - 14:24
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Starmer has chance to put overseas aid and debt relief on G20 agenda | Heather Stewart (The Guardian)
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Reclaiming Labour's internationalist heart could also stop disillusioned voters drifting towards LibDems and GreensIf Keir Starmer wants to win back disillusioned voters deserting his party for the Liberal Democrats or the Greens, he could do worse than rediscover Labour's longstanding moral commitment to international development.Since cutting the overseas aid budget to fund higher defence spending – losing the excellent Anneliese Dodds in the process – Labour has had little to say on the subject, aside from the fact that 0.3% of national income is the new normal. Continue reading......
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15.02.26 - 13:00
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UK′s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years (The Guardian)
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Trades Union Congress says women have effectively been working for free this year and legislation is neededWomen in the UK will not be paid the same as men until 2056 at the current rate of progress, according to a Trades Union Congress report.The gender pay gap, which stands at £2,548 a year, means that women have effectively worked for free so far this year, the TUC said. Continue reading......
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15.02.26 - 10:48
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By February 2027, £10,000 in BP shares could be worth… (Fool)
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Harvey Jones says it's been another disappointing year for BP shares, and now the board has axed buybacks too. So what does the next year hold in store?
The post By February 2027, £10,000 in BP shares could be worth… appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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15.02.26 - 09:24
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3 UK stocks I like more than Rolls-Royce right now (Fool)
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Stephen Wright outlines three out-of-favour stocks on his investing radar at the moment – including his number-one choice from the UK.
The post 3 UK stocks I like more than Rolls-Royce right now appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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15.02.26 - 09:18
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′The perfect place for people like me′: how one couple started UK′s first women′s sports bar (The Guardian)
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Lucy and Pippa Tallant have opened the Crossbar, in Brighton, to create a place for women to feel comfortable watching all sportYou can't miss it, the giant “Crossbar” flanked by two stylised crosses in black on the whitewashed outside walls glares down the street, a stone's throw from Brighton's Churchill Square. Outside is the narrow shelf that the co-owner Lucy Tallant, the DIY enthusiast of the pair, attached to the wall for those wanting to hang around outside. As she worked on that shelf, two girls walked past and one proclaimed: “Yeah, they're opening a lesbian club.” “A lesbian club?” replied the other, “Yeah, there's one outside now.”Lucy was in stitches, and so was social media when she posted about what she had overheard. The shelf has become a thing, with lesbians posing for photographs and then sharing online with versions of “there's one outside now” as the caption. Continue reading......
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