The Co-op is to open new stores in petrol stations across the country after signing a deal with one half of the billionaire Issa brothers. The Manchester-headquartered group has penned …
Thomas Cook creditors to receive £280m five years after travel chain collapsed
The creditors of Thomas Cook are to be handed £280m five years after the travel chain collapsed into liquidation. The Thomas Cook group is made up of 57 different companies …
‘Bag ready’ private equity execs more worried about Reeves’ carry policy than Corbyn
Private equity execs are “bag ready” to leave the UK and avoid Labour’s carried interest policy, with some City lawyers giving more legal advice than when Jeremy Corbyn was leader, …
New Zealand make change for second Test with England after blunder almost cost them
A shot clock will be in operation for England’s second Test against New Zealand in response to Damian McKenzie’s blunder that could have cost the All Blacks victory in the …
Begbies Traynor: Insolvency giant’s revenue nears £140m as it powers to 2027 target
Professional services firm Begbies Traynor revenue has increased by 12 per cent to £136.7m, resulting in a “10 year track record of continual growth” for the firm. The firm jumped …
Music festivals 2024: Forget Glastonbury, these 3 amazing events are still to come
Summer is just getting started. These are the best music festivals to book this summer, by Adam Bloodworth Forget Glastonbury — in music festival land, there’s been an even bigger …
Digital hotel platform Numa snaps up UK-based aparthotel chain Native Places
Berlin-based digital hotel platform Numa Group has acquired Native Places, the short-stay business division of UK-based Native Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will add over 800 units to …
SSE: Scottish developer confirms it will build the biggest wind farm in the North Sea
London-listed developer SSE and its joint venture partner APG have confirmed they will move forwards with a project to build what will become the biggest offshore wind farm in the …
Homebuilder Vistry boosts output target as cost inflation softens
In a welcome boost for the UK housebuilding sector, construction company Vistry has announced a 10 per cent rise in profit for the first half of the year to £227m. …
Hunting rides wave of energy firms’ oil and gas demand
Oil well manufacturer Hunting traded ahead of expectations in the first half of 2023, its management has said, thanks to especially strong performance in its oil country tubular goods and …