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A wide-ranging review of historic motor finance commission arrangements has rocked the UK’s banking sector at a time when the biggest players are reporting record profits. Following a spike in …

Dissatisfaction among the shareholders of the Custodian Property Income REIT has erupted over the trust’s bidding war for the £203.6m Abrdn Property Income Trust. Custodian, who placed their bid for …

London campaigners are urging the government and mayoral candidates to help drag the capital’s adult entertainment workers out of a “Victorian age” of banking. The city’s sex workers are in …

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve are more concerned about a premature easing in monetary policy than potentially squashing the economy, minutes from the latest meetings …

Wicked Little Letters is an entertaining if surface-level new British comedy An assortment of beloved British actors are put in a very unusual position in this UK comedy loosely based …

Diageo, the FTSE 100 drinks giant, is reportedly mulling the sale of three non-core brands, including summer time favourite Pimm’s.  The alcoholic maker is said to have hired bankers at …

The UK will depart the ‘outdated’ Energy Charter Treaty after failing to reach agreements on modernisation for the framework. Set up in 1994, the treaty self-describes as providing “a multilateral …

High interest rates on mortgages helped property lender Together post profits of almost £50m during the final three months of 2023, according to new figures. The Cheshire-based company achieved an …

Some 59 MPs have called for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to resign as Speaker of the House of Commons following an acrimonious row over votes on an Israel-Gaza ceasefire. A so-called …

Sales on direct investment platforms trended downwards last year but still remained strong, as a new competitor to the market has surged into the field. Total direct market assets totalled …