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Dozens of toys recalled in the UK after asbestos found in play sand

Guardian Business (UK): Candle-making kits and rubber toys among products recalled after revelation about play sand sold by HobbycraftMore than 30 children’s toys have been recalled in the UK after the Guardian revealed t

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Inside China’s robotics revolution – podcast

Guardian Business (UK): How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find outBy Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai Continue reading...

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UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

Guardian Business (UK): ‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to prote

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UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister

Guardian Business (UK): Darren Jones suggests cost of energy, food and flights will remain high after de-escalation and Hormuz strait reopensThe UK faces higher prices for food and fuel for at least eight months after the

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Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’

Guardian Business (UK): Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’Royal Mail is investigating allegations that a postal worker claimed to have “dumped” Reform UK camp

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Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it

Guardian Business (UK): Some employers are reluctant to cut workers’ hours but pay them the same – but it just might be the future of workWe keep hearing that the four-day workweek is the future. So why are so few busines

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Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

Guardian Business (UK): Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German cap

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The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran

Guardian Business (UK): Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowersIn the open seas, an armada of empty tankers has quietly turned west. A record number of

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Musk and Altman’s bitter feud over OpenAI to be laid bare in court

Guardian Business (UK): Tesla chief believes Altman broke company’s founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosiveThe bitter rivalry between two of the tech world’s most powerful men arrives in court this

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UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres

Guardian Business (UK): Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves mak

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From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

Guardian Business (UK): NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the GulfThe war in Iran has put the NHS on high alert amid fears about looming shortages and rising costs for

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‘Sludge in the system’: myriad problems stymie Labour’s 1.5m new homes pledge

Guardian Business (UK): Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing targetAt South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people