Hargreaves Lansdown has extended a deadline for its £5.4bn takeover by a group of private equity bidders today, as it looks set to become the latest London firm to shift …
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Global tech outage: London Stock Exchange joins airlines, banks and Sky News in going offline
Online systems around the world are crashing in what appears to be a global technical crash. The London Stock Exchange’s RNS Service, airlines, telecoms companies, banks and media organisations went …
Football Regulator: Lawyers react to Kings Speech pledge
On Wednesday King Charles III’s King’s Speech – on behalf of the new Labour government – included a commitment to a football regulator. The Football Governance Bill fell to the …
Retail sales slump despite higher real wages
UK retail sales have come in even worse than expected. According to the latest figures, excluding fuel, retail sales fell 1.5 per cent month-on-month in June compared to the 0.5 …
Nationwide’s £2.9bn swoop on Virgin Money gets go-ahead from CMA
A tie-up between Nationwide and Virgin Money has got the greenlight from the competition watchdog today, paving the way for the UK’s biggest banking deal to close in the final …
UK governement borrows more than expected as debt pile grows
The UK borrowed more than expected in June and the figures for May were also revised higher. According to the latest figures on the public finances, the UK budget deficit …
Segro sells £275m warehouse portfolio as it eyes ‘new investment opportunities’
The London-listed warehouse giant Segro has sold a group of retail spaces worth more than €327m (£275m) as it eyes “new investment opportunities”. The sale includes four warehouses, two located …
Ofcom stomps out inflation-linked price rises for phone and broadband contracts
Britain’s communications regulator has put its foot down on telecoms companies hiking prices mid-contract due to inflation, announcing a ban on this practice from January 2025. Under new Ofcom rules, …
Morgan Plus Four 2024 review: A classic you can buy brand new
This is the new Morgan Plus Four, but you could be forgiven for not noticing. The silhouette of this retro roadster has scarcely changed since the original version debuted in …
Ethereum ETF potential launch on 23 July sparks excitement
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The Securities …