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WPP has divested its majority stake in communications firm FGS Global to private equity powerhouse KKR in a deal valued at $1.7bn (£1.3bn). WPP said the sale of its approximately …

UK airports need to do “more work” to improve airport accessibility amid rising demand, according to the aviation regulator. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’s annual accessibility report found requests for …

Coca-Cola HBC AG has raised its guidance after the company reported another strong six months of growth, despite currency headwinds eating into the group’s profits in emerging markets. The bottling …

Renewed momentum in the property market has seen UK house prices rise at the highest rate since January, ending a three-month spell of stagnation. House prices increased by 0.8 per …

The UK economy recovered from the pandemic faster than had previously been thought, new revisions from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. In the latest set of Blue Book …

Vodafone has launched the next stage of its share repurchase programme worth up to €500m (£430m). In March, the firm said it would return €4bn (£3.4bn) to shareholders as part …

FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter has reported a record adjusted profit amid a recovery in net inflows and improvements in global equity markets. The firm said on Wednesday that it …

Sales and profit at building supplies company Ibstock has continued to fall as “exceptionally wet weather” badly affected the construction industry. The London-listed firm, which is headquartered in Leicestershire, saw …

Manchester United may have to scale back plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium on the site of Old Trafford because of a lack of government funding. Sources with knowledge of …

Reform’s surge was a consequence of Tory failure, not its cause, writes William Atkinson Being a Conservative voter under the age of 35 puts me in a rather small minority. …