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Why the nickel market is suffering on a consumer steer away from EVs
Nickel prices are proving a headache for miners across the world: oversupply of the metal plus low electric vehicle (EV) demand has created a profit-stealing two-year price slide. Anglo American’s nickel …
Why it may not be all doom and gloom for John Lewis
Employee-owned John Lewis has faced a series of dilemmas over the past few years, but analysts are “cautiously optimistic” that a refresh of its top table will help aid its …
Ministers demand extra defence spending in the face of rising global threats
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to boost defencing spending after two serving ministers publicly called for a “much greater pace” of investment. The call from Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan …
Yousaf: Conflict of interest claims over Gaza aid fuel ‘Islamophobic pile-on’
Humza Yousaf has used social media to vehemently deny the “outrageous” claims reported in the Telegraph newspaper that he overruled officials who advised Unicef receive a donation of £100,000 and …
For Black Boys review, Garrick Theatre: Hopeful and enlightening
For Black Boys review and star rating: ★★★★ Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy is an empathetic meditation on the lives and struggles of Black men …
Formula 1 runs risk of going stale unless the racing matches the off-track drama
With the position Formula 1 as a sport finds itself in at the moment, drowning in allegations, allegations and allegations, the only potentially distracting part of the travelling circus – …
Yousaf says conflict of interest suggestions over Gaza aid are ‘ludicrous’
Humza Yousaf has dismissed as “ludicrous” and “completely untrue” suggestions of a conflict of interest over his decision to give £250,000 to an aid agency in Gaza. The First Minister …
How a little-known vaping group went from nothing to sales of $1bn in just two years
While the UK was still digesting the details of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, a little-known vaping company took to Linkedin to proudly proclaim it had achieved $1bn (£800m) in revenue …
Meet the brains behind the fast-growing ‘builders’ radio station taking on the big boys
“Keep Britain building” said one presenter on Fix Radio which, like the tradespeople it serves, is laying bricks thick and fast to cement its position as the UK’s fastest-growing national …