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‘Jaw-droppers’: Bentley profits top £500m as rich seek personalised cars
Wealthy are willing to pay more than double the standard price of £170,000, says luxury carmakerThe...
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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs globally and splitt off ice-cream division
Magnum to Marmite consumer goods group plans productivity programme to save £684mBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever...
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Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power
Shadow chancellor will tell high-profile financial audience that ‘mission-led’ governments must take a lead in turbulent...
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GPs call for health tech boss Frank Hester to resign after Abbott remarks
BMA committee votes in emergency motion after Tory donor’s comments about MP condemned as racist and...
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John Lewis bounces back to profit but no bonus for workers again
Chain says ‘plan is working’ after 2% rise in sales helps transforms £234m loss in 2023...
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Nearly 5,000 UK chain stores closed last year at rate of 14 a day
Pharmacies, banks and pubs retreat from town and city centres knocked by failure of Wilko last...
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US investor Elliott ends bid to buy UK retailer Currys
Bidder says multiple attempts to engage with high street group’s board were rejectedThe US investment group...
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Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive
Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiativeThames Water...
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National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks
Exclusive: Syndicate agreed to lend up to €640m to Allwyn in 2020, two years before contract...
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MoD paid millions into Saudi account amid BAE corruption scandal
Documents show officials stressing need to ‘keep the Saudis on side’ after revelations about notorious al-Yamamah...
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Luxury clothing brand Matchesfashion to enter administration
New owner Frasers Group decides it is unwilling to fund turnaroundThe luxury clothing retailer Matchesfashion is...
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ITV profits plunge by 60% amid brutal advertising downturn
Slump in ad revenue outweighs record income from studio businessITV has recorded a sharp drop in...
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US firm Carlyle to take control of Southend airport after debt deal
Essex-based hub to pass into hands of private-equity firm after agreement on £194m debtSouthend airport is...
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Mortgage reforms have excluded first-time buyers, say UK building societies
Report calls for overhaul of rules on loan affordability and repayment, and more flexible mortgage productsMortgage...
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Dozens of ‘major’ compliance breaches at Bank of England, NAO reports
National Audit Office reviews Bank’s actions to reduce non-financial risks since scandals but acknowledges ‘good progress’Dozens...
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UK house prices rise for first time in more than a year as interest rates drop
Average cost of a home increased to £260,420 in February, up by 1.2% on a year...
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UK a ‘tax haven’ for polluting SUVs, says green thinktank
First-year vehicle excise duty is a fraction of that in countries such as France and the...
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Tata confirms Somerset will be home to £4bn battery factory
Indian conglomerate says gigafactory in Bridgwater will bring about 4,000 jobs to regionThe Indian conglomerate Tata...
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UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds
Green businesses and jobs are booming – in stark contrast to the national economy – but...
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UK housebuilders investigated over possible information-sharing
Watchdog says there is need for ‘significant intervention’ over supply and quality of new homesBusiness live...
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HSBC nearly doubles CEO’s pay despite fall in fourth-quarter profits
Bank increases staff bonus pool by 12% despite hit from exposure to China real estate slumpNice...
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Barclays to cut costs by £2bn, raising fears of further job losses
Bank announces drop in profits to £6.6bn as it says it plans to return more to...
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UK infant formula at ‘historically high’ prices, says watchdog
Competition and Markets Authority launches full-scale investigation after finding costs have risenThe cost of infant milk...
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UK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’
Insecure jobs and high housing costs make it hard to maintain decent living standard, says abrdn...