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Harrods workers from cleaners to shop floor and restaurant staff are set to strike in Christmas week, including during the upmarket department store’s key Boxing Day sales, in a dispute over pay and perks.

The United Voice of the World (UVW) independent union said 95% of its members at the …

The EU’s new competition chief has signalled a shake-up of anti-trust rules to make it easier for innovative firms to merge, as well as a relaxation of state aid policy to spur the green transition.

In her first major speech since taking office last week, Teresa Ribera said EU merger …

A Sudanese military airstrike on a market in North Darfur has killed more than 100 people, a pro-democracy lawyers’ group said, amid a war marked by claims of atrocities on all sides.

The Emergency Lawyers group said the strike on Monday injured hundreds in Kabkabiya, a town about 110 miles …

Ireland has allowed itself to become a “data dumping ground” for big technology companies such as Amazon and Meta which are monopolising clean energy generation for their datacentres, campaigners claim.

They say the growth of the cloud storage sector in Ireland is so rapid it is threatening the country’s legally …

The owner of British Gas has angered fuel poverty campaigners by offering its shareholders an extra £300m this year as millions of customers brace for rising energy bills through the winter.

Centrica expects to buy back shares worth £300m before September, meaning it will have repurchased £1.5bn in shares since …

Shell has agreed to settle its controversial multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Greenpeace after its campaigners boarded an oil rig last year as part of a peaceful protest.

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The cost of an average Christmas dinner has surged 6.5% on last year, pushed up by hefty price rises on potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and parsnips.

UK shoppers will pay £32.57 for a festive meal for four, according to retail analysts at Kantar, spurred by a 16.3% jump in potato prices …

Ashtead Group, the £28bn construction rental company, plans to shift its primary listing to New York in the latest blow to the London stock market.

The company, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) since 1986, said the US was a natural home for the company, given …

Thames Water will run out of cash by March next year if it fails to secure court approval for a £3bn financial lifeline, the troubled utilities company has said.

Britain’s biggest water supplier said on Tuesday that all of its funds may be “exhausted” if it fails to secure the …