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Holiday firms launch legal action over travel lists
A group of leading travel businesses including Ryanair, BA, travel business Tui and Manchester Airports Group…
Pentagon cancels $10bn ‘Jedi’ contract
The Pentagon is scrapping a multibillion dollar cloud computing contract, which sparked a row between Microsoft…
Government borrowing eases in May
Government borrowing fell in May compared with the same month last year, with the economy in…
Government borrowing fell in April as UK reopened
Government borrowing fell in April compared with the same month last year, as parts of the…
Rail services to come under unified state control
The government has announced the biggest shake-up in the UK’s railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s.…
‘Disappointed’ travel chiefs seek clarity from PM
Leading travel industry figures have reacted with dismay to Boris Johnson’s latest comments on the lockdown…
Liberty Steel bailout plea turned down
The government has rejected a request for £170m in financial support for Liberty Steel. Read more…
US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar’s military
The US and UK have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s two military conglomerates in a move that…
Holidays: Travel industry begs for ‘route out of crisis’
The travel industry has urged the prime minister to provide a “roadmap” to get people travelling…
UK to launch ‘high risk’ science agency
The UK is to launch a “high-risk” science agency to look for ground-breaking discoveries. Read more…
Ryanair loses fight to block rivals’ state aid
Ryanair has lost its court battle against state aid granted to rivals Air France and Swedish…