26 June 2025

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UK news headlines

Government’s love/hate relationship with consultancies

Big Four slash graduate jobs as AI takes on entry level work

Cheaper energy part of 10-year plan for industry

FRC fines Big Four over £100m in five years

UK loses corporate tax edge to Europe

Rise in legal challenges over carbon credit schemes

UK to suffer biggest exodus of millionaires in 2025

Wimbledon will be a win for HMRC

International news headlines

German budget plans outline vast spending and record debt

World Bank to fund Syria with US$146m to restore electricity

Deloitte, PwC and EY fined in Dutch audit exams scandal

France’s Société Générale under tax fraud scrutiny

Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over pollution

China issues new tax rules for internet platforms

Pakistan PM directs to promote cashless economy

Younger generation of collectors to boost global art market

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