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Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to children

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The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers

A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

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The design of the luxury carmaker's first all-electric vehicle, the Luce, was heavily criticised.

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Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Tuesday after a brutal global tech rout erased billions from his wealth.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

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Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?

It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.

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'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots

As autonomous urban delivery vehicles increasingly take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

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Global tech sell-off gathers pace

Steven Wahrhaftig of Wedbush Securities says this sell-off is a healthy pullback within the tech sector.

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How you can save money on your energy bill as debts rise

Experts say support is available as total debt and arrears to suppliers hit a new record.

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Price cuts on family summer days out come into force

The government is reducing VAT from 20% to 5% on attractions and kids' meals as schools begin to break-up.

James Reed, chairman of Reed Executive Ltd., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK in 2023. He is wearing a black suit jacket, a light coloured shirt with a grey and beige patterned tie.

I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job

Chair and Chief Executive of Reed recruitment agency James Reed shares his tips on getting noticed in a tougher jobs market.

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Attraction tax cut welcomed by businesses

VAT will be cut on children's meals and tickets to some attractions across Surrey and the UK.

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Council tax debt rises to £9bn but here's how you can get help

New figures show billions of pounds is owed to councils but the government has plans to reform the system.

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Learn Steven's three crucial steps for validating your business proposal and why impartial feedback is vital.

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Forget trying to stop procrastinating. Instead, learn Oliver's three rules to become a better procrastinator.

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Managing infinite emails, ideas, errands, and goals is hard. Oliver recommends a little strategic neglect.

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Discover why so many of our struggles are down to poor time management and denial of its finitude.

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Steven shares his three 'M' goal-setting framework to help you be more productive for the long-term.

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Find out how to counteract limiting beliefs you hold about yourself and build new ones that serve you better.

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