The future of specialist castings and machining group Chamberlin has been placed into serious doubt after it was issued with a winding-up petition and its shares were suspended from trading. …
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FTSE 100 breaks 8,300 barrier for first time ever amid global rally
London’s FTSE 100 posted a new intraday record on Tuesday amid a global stock market rally driven by renewed optimism on interest rate cuts from major central banks. The blue-chip …
Octopus Energy now worth over £7bn after two major investors up stakes
Octopus Energy is now worth more than £7bn after two of its largest investors increased their stakes in the company. Generation Investment Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have …
Jonathan Pie at the Duke of York Theatre: Machine gun satire
Jonathan Pie is what you get when you splice Malcolm Tucker with Alan Partridge. The fictional BBC political correspondent, born almost a decade ago on YouTube, is performed by actor …
Finding the ‘Turing of tomorrow’: Multi-million pound maths grant to bolster AI and nuclear
The UK Government has announced a £6m grant, inviting organisations to develop a national academy dedicated to maths and science-linked industries like AI and nuclear. An open competition will run …
Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II: Super-luxury SUV gets a new look
A revised version of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan has been revealed. The new Series II aims to maintain the Cullinan’s status as the world’s most luxurious SUV. As the best-selling model …
Super Wings: Maximum Speed review – a colourful distraction
Super Wings may not mean a lot to many adults, but in the kid world it’s a phenomenon. The TV cartoon, made in collaboration between South Korea and China, has …
Nottingham Forest blow as points deduction upheld in full, say reports
Nottingham Forest have been unsuccessful in their effort to get a four-point deduction for breaching Premier League financial rules reduced on appeal, according to reports. The club were hit with …
Small trust worth £30m moves in for £600m Abrdn Asia Dragon
A £30m emerging markets trust that is only a year old has moved to buy the under-performing £600m Abrdn-managed Asia Dragon trust. Ashoka Whiteoak Emerging Markets, which launched in May …
Green light given to class-action lawsuit over electricity costs
Millions of UK electricity customers may receive compensation for elevated electricity costs between 1999 and 2009, the firm representing the lawsuit said today. The Competition and Appeal Tribunal (CAT) approved …