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Briton Billy Harris will tomorrow take on Valentin Vacherot for a place in the French Open main draw after his astonishing run continued yesterday. The 29-year-old, who won his first…

Speculation has been mounting in Westminster throughout the day that Rishi Sunak could be preparing to call a general election – as soon as this afternoon. While this would broadly…

The crisis at Thames Water intensified this week amid a cocktail of government warnings, resignations and threats from the regulator. This morning, the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, slammed…

Higher loans helped Capital One’s revenue jump by £100m as profit surged at its European arm in 2023, it has been revealed. The Nottingham-headquartered company has posted a revenue of…

A company set up by a former winner of The Apprentice and previously backed by Lord Alan Sugar is at risk of being forcibly shut down. James White’s Right Time…

Anglo American has agreed to enter talks with rival BHP today despite rejecting its latest £38.6bn bid, potentially paving the way for the mining mega-merger to get over the line.…

Wall Street giant Jefferies and Anglo-South African group Investec have poached two top investment bankers from rival Citigroup to bolster their UK operations. Alex De Souza, who previously worked as…

ITV is set to invest more than £4m into online estate agency Purplebricks, the first major investment in the ailing brand since it was acquired in 2023 by rival Strike.…

US Solar Fund, a UK-listed investment trust that invests in solar power in the US, has barely survived a vote to kill the trust. In the trust’s annual general meeting…

The group behind brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Wagon Wheels and Party Rings cut its losses as its revenue neared £600m. The group, which includes Burton’s Biscuit Company and Fox’s…