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Australia leads world in residential solar per capita with 22GW installed but commercial and industrial sector has deployed only a quarter of that Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s revolution in rooftop solar has left behind commercial and industrial buildings where installations have lagged far behind homes, according to new analysis. Australia leads the world in residential solar on per capita terms, with 22GW installed as of last December. But businesses have only installed about a quarter of that – 5.6GW – despite consuming more electricity than households, a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found. Continue reading...

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Green's answer to Britain's jobs crisis… force businesses to pay everyone more

In an address to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, Zack Polanski will tell food workers their jobs are 'sneered at' and the UK's food system is 'close to collapse'.

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‘Swiss Brexit’ population cap vote sparks fears of economic blow

Switzerland is poised for a pivotal vote on 14 June, as citizens head to the polls to decide on a proposal to cap the nation’s population at 10 million. The referendum, which some have dubbed a "Swiss Brexit", has sparked alarm among businesses, who fear economic repercussions should the measure pass.

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Keir Starmer to say ‘tech revolution must work for everyone’ in speech on AI – UK politics live

Prime minister to give speech on the government’s technology policy this morning Good morning. Two weeks today, it seems more likely than not that Andy Burnham will be taking his seat as the new MP for Makerfield. A byelection win is not certain, but the campaign is definitely going his way. Keir Starmer has been saying he won’t just stand aside and let Burnham replace him as Labour leader, but these briefings are being received with a hefty dose of scepticism. The unnamed minister quoted in today’s Times splash gives a more realistic guide to what is happening. They say: Keir has entered his legacy era. The conversations are now all, ‘What is announceable in time before Makerfield?’ No one doubts the huge potential of tech to change lives. But we have to decide who that change is for. This government’s choice is clear: the tech revolution must work for everyone, not just a privileged few. We’re backing British businesses to lead the way, driving growth and investment that turns into more jobs and stronger communities. And we’re using tech to bring opportunity to every corner of the country – helping people into work, tackling inequalities, boosting skills and building a fairer future. The tool will provide a 24/7 resource for people, offering guidance on topics such as career development, job searching and applications. The trial will last for around three months, to gather data and feedback on how people are using the service so that it can be adapted and improved as necessary. Continue reading...

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Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality

Tom Kerridge says ‘whole of hospitality’ should get behind Burnham who has called for VAT cut from 20% to 10% Chefs and restaurateurs have said they hope Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after he backed calls to cut VAT tax for hospitality businesses. Burnham, who is standing as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection and is expected to launch a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership if he wins, has called for the rate to be cut from 20% to 10% to be in line with European rates. Continue reading...

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Traffic gridlock as council installs FOUR zebra crossings on 90-yard stretch of road: Fury as businesses lose trade and cars are stuck in long queues on town centre street

The traffic calming measures on Scotland Road in Nelson, Lancashire, were implemented to improve pedestrian safety.

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How your personal data is being sold legally online - and used by hackers to steal millions

The most significant intelligence source for hackers was no longer the dark web but legal data broking websites, which collect and sell the public's data to sell on to other businesses.

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Welcome to sewage-on-sea: Britain's most fashionable tourist hotspot Whitstable is being despoiled by floods of effluent pouring into the sea, just as the taps in homes and businesses run dry

Today, however, this quaint Roman town on the northern tip of Kent is enjoying a resurgence as a hip seaside playground for affluent young Londoners.

The Guardian World

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Burnham pledges business rate cuts for pubs, cafes and other small businesses

Greater Manchester mayor’s proposals amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has proposed a 20% cut to business rates for pubs with many smaller, family-run enterprises taken out of paying the levy altogether, in his first major policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection. Burnham’s plans amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area, with the Greater Manchester mayor saying: “Labour have got it wrong on small businesses.” Continue reading...

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Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan

More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rain Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland Japan, prolonged and heavy rainfall led to landslide warnings and the flooding of rivers, with Japan issuing level 4 warnings for some rivers, signalling a risk of overflowing. This level is high enough for municipalities to issue evacuation orders. Three-hourly rainfall totals on Wednesday reached 105mm in Chiyoda, Tokyo, which was a record high for the month. Sustained wind speeds of 80mph (130kph) were recorded on Monday – making it a category 1 typhoon – bringing damage and disruption to businesses, transport, infrastructure and the environment. By Wednesday, 23 people had been injured, 17 of whom were in Okinawa. The typhoon damaged 57 homes and led to 60,000 homes losing electricity. In addition to this, 1.52 million people were advised to evacuate by authorities. The typhoon damaged the exterior wall of Himeji Castle, a Unesco world heritage site in western Japan. The maximum recorded wind speed at Himeji was 56mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The typhoon has now weakened into a tropical depression and has moved eastwards, away from the islands. Continue reading...

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Businesses in Appleby board up as thousands of travellers in horse-drawn carriages, wagons and caravans arrive for first day of annual horse fair

Fears of overcrowding and crime have once again forced shops and restaurants to close for the six day event which attracts around 10,000 travellers.

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High taxes are leaving struggling businesses at 'tipping point' amid fears Labour is treating them as a 'cash tap', says CBI

In a stark speech today, Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the business lobby group, will insist that Britain's private sector cannot take any more cost pressures.

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She watched a wildfire destroy her town, so she's building fire-proof bunkers

From goats to hydraulic homes, US businesses are coming up with ways to mitigate the damage of wildfires.

Daily Mail (News)

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Labour's jobs nightmare before Christmas: Businesses warn crackdown on zero-hours contracts will mean fewer flexible seasonal jobs

Business leaders say they will have to offer fewer flexible seasonal roles as a result of the latest rules imposed on them under the Employment Rights Act drawn up by Angela Rayner.

The Independent (World)

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Trump may have dropped his ‘slush fund’ but not the agreement for tax amnesty: report

Under the terms of the deal, the IRS is ‘forever barred and precluded’ from pursuing claims against Trump, his family or his businesses

The Independent (World)

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Vladimir Putin warned by his own officials that the mounting cost of the Ukraine war is ‘unsustainable’

The Kremlin warns that cutting defence spending now would hurt Russian businesses dependent on lucrative contracts

The Guardian Culture

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My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee review – a darkly funny near-future dystopia

A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novel Rosa Rankin-Gee follows her 2021 near-future climate-crisis dystopia, Dreamland, with a similar but more politically focused work. As I read My Only Boy, I kept having to remind myself that the nation it describes is not (yet) real, because, for a reader living abroad, the novel’s England seems unnervingly close to what might come next. Any political dystopia risks being overtaken by reality, but in this case the gap between truth and fiction feels claustrophobic. At the beginning of the novel, Elle is at a party held to mourn that day’s election of a far-right populist government. She’s the communications director for the almost too brilliantly named Gigr, a company connecting people seeking immediate shift work with businesses offering it. Elle is freshly upset by witnessing and immediately containing the reputational damage of a worker’s jump from a balcony. She knows how to do this, because “we’d had a death every four weeks, then every three weeks, then every two”: exhausted, starving people taking underpaid shifts from Gigr after finishing public sector jobs that no longer pay enough for survival. Almost everyone, in this slightly more desperate, divided and unfair nation, ends up doing some work for Gigr sooner or later, to buy faster access to emergency healthcare or food for crisis-stricken family, and Gigr has algorithms to ensure that each person is paid the least their particular circumstances oblige them to accept. Continue reading...

The Guardian World

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Wes Streeting calls for national insurance cut and North Sea drilling

Labour leadership hopeful says NI reduction for firms could ‘incentivise’ hiring, particularly of younger people Wes Streeting has called for national insurance cuts for businesses, and for the government to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea. The former health secretary and potential Labour leadership candidate told the Sunday Times there should be a “targeted reduction” of employers’ national insurance contribution as a way to “actively incentivise” hiring, particularly of young people. Continue reading...

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Top chefs call for VAT cut as hospitality industry battles for survival

Restaurants say they have been left out in the cold after the Government has offered other hospitality and leisure businesses support to help with a mountain of rising costs.

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Minister says teenagers might NOT get full minimum wage before 2030 as businesses warn move will fuel youth jobs crisis

Treasury minister Torsten Bell said there was no 'timeline' on Labour's manifesto pledge to equalise the rates for all adults.

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