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Aston Martin secures £550m loan deal

The luxury car maker has been struggling in recent years and in March announced it would cut about 600 jobs, as last year's net losses leapt by a little over 50% to £493.2m.

The borough where families are slowly disappearing

Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly area. Parents push buggies through quiet leafy side streets of this popular neighbourhood that is also within easy reach of central London.

The borough where families are slowly disappearing

Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly area. Parents push buggies through quiet leafy side streets of this popular neighbourhood that is also within easy reach of central London.

Three reasons why UK electricity prices are so high

While the UK government has announced it will cut VAT on domestic electricity this October from 5% to zero in an attempt to help with the cost of living, British households are still paying more for power than many othe…

Ozempic-maker accuses rival of false advertising

The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has launched legal action accusing its arch rival Eli Lilly of false advertising in suggesting its weight-loss drugs perform better.

Why Andy Burnham will find it so tricky to unite Britain

What made it such an effective thriller was that it all seemed so frighteningly real. Although the two sides in that civil war were fictitious, it hit a raw nerve precisely because of the very obvious divides that scar …