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Royal Navy’s £1.6billion nuclear-powered submarine HMS Audacious sets sail for the first time 

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A £1.6billion nuclear-powered submarine dubbed the ‘most capable ever built’ for the Royal Navy has been pictured setting sail for the first time. HMS Audacious, one of seven Astute-class attack subs being built by BAE Systems, departed Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Tuesday for its maiden journey. The ultra-advanced warship, said to ‘set a new standard in … Read more

Chancellor’s audacious spending spree aims to ‘level up’ the country

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Rishi Sunak has launched a £175billion productivity revolution to push through the Government’s agenda to ‘level up’ the economy. The Chancellor claimed to have received unprecedented backing from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for his huge increase in public investment over the next five years. Delivering his Budget, he said: ‘The OBR has … Read more

Petrol station operator EG Group launches audacious swoop for Caltex

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Self-made billionaires Mohsin and Zuber Issa have launched an audacious swoop to expand their petrol station empire. The ‘rags to riches’ brothers from Blackburn are trying to buy Caltex Australia, muscling out a rival bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard. If successful, it would be their biggest takeover to date, following a string of recent deals. … Read more