Business & Entrepreneurship
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Sales grow at Card Factory despite ‘pressure on UK consumers’
The retail chain, which runs 1,126 shops across the UK and Ireland, revealed that revenues lifted by 5.3% to £260.8 million for the past six months.
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Organizations must rethink skills to realize AI ROI
Realized AI ROI depends on blended, upskilled workforces, not tools
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Thief stole mobile phones from delivery firm in York 5 times
A mobile phone thief who burgled a DPD depot in York and carried out other raids on the delivery firm has been given a suspended prison sentence.
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Bradford dealership recognised after glowing customer reviews
A car dealership has been recognised for outstanding customer service.
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OpenAI apologises for hacking Australian health data
American tech company claims no evidence so far of breach compromising medical records
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£1.9bn economic boost forecast as major West Yorkshire rail upgrades begin
MAJOR rail upgrades are under way as part of a regeneration programme estimated to generate £1.9 billion in GVA
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Pharmacist suspended after turning up to work drunk after boozy Bank Holiday weekend
Emma Juggins was seen struggling to hand out a prescription to an elderly customer
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“I walked a newly launched eight-hour 29km moorland trail - it promises to spotlight Bradford”
Launched on September 19, the Bradford Pennine Gateway Trail is a brand-new hiking route in Yorkshire.
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Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
The measures include a proposed ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts.
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US bans $1 billion of Canadian imports. Here’s what you won’t see on shelves anymore
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports
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Online pet store shut down after £6.3m 'unexplained transactions'
Investigators found that the company sold products to UK customers and used a UK-based contractor to handle returns.
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AstraZeneca invests £1.5bn into US firm Summit for cancer drug tie-up
The firms will collaborate on Summit’s experimental new medicine as well as researching how it could be combined with Astra’s treatments.
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Harrogate fire protection firm completes £800,000 university projects
Harrogate-based fire protection specialist, Adaston, has completed a series of projects in the higher education sector.
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33 York and North Yorkshire businesses named as awards finalists
York Press BUSINESS iQ Awards 2026 names 33 finalists across 11 categories. Cally Beaton hosts the 35th-year ceremony at York Racecourse on Thursday…
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Mum of breast cancer patients calls for public inquuiry at County Durham NHS trust
Jackie Holmes, 71, from Durham, has been left with growing questions about the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust’s care of her two…
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Bradford shoppers can get 5p off fuel after spending £40 in-store
Asda shoppers can save money on fuel with a new promotion.
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'Shambolic' - Government has questions to answer over farming payments
The Government has serious questions to answer over its ‘shambolic’ handling of the rollout of this year’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) funding, a senior Conservative has said.
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Close Brothers ramps up cost cutting after posting another loss
The banking group said it cut annual costs by around £36 million in the year to July 31 and was targeting more than £60 million in the year ahead.
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Lloyds' new in-app invoicing tool wants to help UK small businesses cut their admin for good
Get Paid wants to cut admin
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UK firm in £85 million liquidation - over 600 jobs lost
Over 600 jobs have been lost as a recycling firm with sites across the UK is in a £85 million liquidation.
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Evri delivery warning as parcel backlog reportedly stuck in shops 'for days'
Evri customers are facing reported delivery disruption as the parcel giant overhauls its network, with extra routes, drivers and 330 sweeper vans…
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Early Prime Day deal: Amazon eero Pro 7 gets surprise price cut
The eero Pro 7 is the Wi-Fi 7 mesh router you get when you don't want to think about your mesh router . And Amazon drops the price ahead of Prime Day
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Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
Taiwan's defense minister says U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, despite a stalled $14 billion package
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Can one dress last 90 days? Yorkshire entrepreneur takes on fashion challenge
A YORKSHIRE entrepreneur is set to wear the same wool dress every day for 90 days to promote sustainable fashion and challenge the fast fashion…
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Construction firm in liquidation owed creditors more than £80,000
A UK construction business based in Scarborough in liquidation owed creditors more than £80,000, according to a liquidator’s report.
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North Yorkshire people development chair appointed to senior hotel role
Mark Johnston, a Scarborough-based HR leader, has been appointed senior cluster manager at Elite Venue Selection.
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Top Trump FBI appointee Andrew Bailey abruptly quits after just one year
Throughout his brief period as deputy director, Bailey largely maintained a low public profile
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AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast — EPYC 9006 Zen 6 'Venice' CPUs get full spec and pricing treatment, from $700 up to $14,904
Zen 6 is ready to redefine data center performance.
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HMRC worker accused of trying to use position to ‘kill Russians’ wins £16,000
The original appeal was not upheld, so the woman took HMRC to an employment tribunal in Edinburgh
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15 and 17-storey office blocks proposed for former Yorkshire Post site
Revised plans for 15- and 17-storey offices, a bar and health clinic at Leeds’ former Yorkshire Post site could create jobs if approved.
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Anthropic CEO called Jensen Huang 'kind of Trump-like' during heated dinner — Nvidia CEO reportedly called Anthropic executive a 'bean counter' after Google TPU comparison
An excerpt from Kevin Roose's upcoming book describes a very awkward dinner.
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Cleaning company enters liquidation with debts above £15,000
A specialist cleaning company in Ripon, North Yorkshire, has gone into liquidation with debts exceeding £15,000.
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Dyson's new flagship robovac is great, but its the unassuming R1 sister bot I'm most interested in — here's why
The new R1 Nurovi Dry fills a niche that robot vacuum brands have been ignoring for years.
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Women’s applications for Northern rail jobs almost double in campaign success
A CAMPAIGN is helping to almost double the number of women applying for careers in the rail industry
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Asian stocks mostly fall after Wall Street losses and oil prices rise
Asian shares have mostly declined following Wall Street losses, and U.S. Treasury yields steadied after reaching their highest in roughly two decades
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Bradford thief stole mobile phones from delivery firm in York 5 times
A mobile phone thief who burgled a DPD depot in York and carried out other raids on the delivery firm has been given a suspended prison sentence.
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North Yorkshire people development chair appointed to senior hotel role
Mark Johnston, a Scarborough-based HR leader, has been appointed senior cluster manager at Elite Venue Selection.
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Bradford charity hub receives £6,000 boost to support people with dementia
A CHARITY hub in Bradford has received more than £6,000 to support people living with dementia
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A new age of industrialisation will only be possible if the Government rethinks its approach to taxes on businesses
If the Government really wants to realise a “new age of industrialisation” then it needs to ensure that businesses are given the confidence to invest.
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‘We have time to make our case’: Labour insiders are confident Burnham can sell his social care reforms
Analysts believe PM has a ‘golden opportunity’ to offer older people better protection in return for weakening the triple lock guarantee
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Bradford firm opens huge new facility with 36 jobs planned
A company has opened an expanded its centre following a six-figure investment
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Thief stole mobile phones from delivery firm in York 5 times
A mobile phone thief who burgled a DPD depot in York and carried out other raids on the delivery firm has been given a suspended prison sentence.
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Construction firm in liquidation owed creditors more than £80,000
A UK construction business based in Scarborough in liquidation owed creditors more than £80,000, according to a liquidator’s report.
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new AI model over safety concerns
The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.
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Calls grow to strip former County Durham NHS boss of 'slap in the face' OBE
Calls are growing to strip former NHS Trust boss Sue Jacques of her OBE after a “decade-long systemic failure” emerged.
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Labour conference diary: mayors are new superstars in Burnham's reign
The queue snaked well out the door and the bouncers were getting edgy. “Step back,” one said firmly, before eventually letting me in.
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Hackers build fake desktop apps to trick victims into handing over access
Finance and HR departments are being offered tools that don't exist
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Coffee and cake help Boroughbridge care home raise funds for Macmillan
A coffee morning and bake sale took place at Boroughbridge Manor in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
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OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces new safety pressures
OpenAI says it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance
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Northern sees rise in women applying for rail jobs after campaign
Northern’s women’s rail recruitment campaign lifts female job applications from 17 per cent to 33 pe cent and wins a diversity award, supporting…
