Listed manufacturing specialists Volex believes its second offer for TT Electronics is “highly attractive”, as the firm’s chief Lord Rothschild urges shareholders to engage. The first proposal comprised 62.9 pence …
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Audioboom raises profit outlook again as podcast demand increases
Audioboom upgraded its profit expectations for the second time this year, lifting its adjusted earnings projection to £2.2m from recently forecast £1.9m. The podcast giant said this reflects an uptick …
Landsec returns to profit as London property market stabilises
British property investment trust Land Securities, known as Landsec, swung back into profit and hiked its forecast for the year today after a rebound in occupancy and rental income in London. …
How Arla Foods boss went from selling cigarettes to Lurpak and Cravendale
Play Video A globe-trotting career that began selling cigarettes at British American Tobacco and has led to heading up the UK arm of dairy giant Arla Foods is maybe not …
Green light for £2bn North Sea cable to power millions of UK homes
A £2bn subsea and underground cable which will power millions of UK homes has received final funding approval today/ The 196km-long Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) cable, which will be …
Time for England’s wilting roses to blossom against Boks
When penning this column the niggling thought in my mind is that there’s no possible way that England beat the Springboks. Steve Borthwick’s wilting roses are struggling across the board, …
GDP growth slows sharply in third quarter after September contraction
The UK grew at a slower pace than expected in the third quarter, according to the latest figures, after the economy contracted in September. New figures from the Office for …
Get rid of ‘mongrels and wasters’ by paying government advisors more
Sue Gray’s salary as chief of staff attracted controversy for all the wrong reasons: it was too low, not too high. Across government, we should be prepared to pay serious …
How the Human Rights Act makes Britain harder to govern
The Human Rights Act undermines Britain’s parliamentary democracy and common law tradition by placing the protection of human rights onto an unstable, frequently unknowable basis, says Yuan Yi Zhu In …
Cinemas warn tax hikes may cause credits to roll
The UK cinema industry has warned that higher taxes on employees’ wages announced in the Budget will be the final straw for some venues in what has become a core …