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Paramount and Warner Bros wrap up mega deal to create Skydance
The deal’s completion comes eight months after Paramount agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery in February.
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Paramount and Warner Bros wrap up mega deal to create Skydance
The deal’s completion comes eight months after Paramount agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery in February.
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Primark issues urgent recall of two Halloween gifts over asbestos fears
The products present a risk to health as the sand sealed inside the gonks may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos, the OPSS said.
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Karaoke chain to shut three venues despite rescue deal after administration
Swedish karaoke bar firm Moyagi Group struck a pre-pack deal to buy the UK chain after it hired administrators on Tuesday.
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Governments should target cost-of-living support to poorer households – IMF
Cost-of-living crises weigh disproportionately on lower-income households than wealthier ones, a report said.
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Major business group piles pressure on Burnham over tax cuts
Firms have been facing increased cost pressures for two years including a raised cost of hiring
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Asos customers told online retailer ‘hacked’ in phone alert
Shares in the company tumbled by more than 10% on Tuesday morning.
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UK construction industry declines at slowest rate for eight months
Figures nevertheless show the industry remains firmly in the contraction territory, having been declining since January 2025.
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Informa to buy rival events firm Clarion for £2.2bn amid strategy overhaul
The FTSE 100 firm said the deal to buy Clarion from private equity giant Blackstone will add more than 100 event brands to its portfolio.
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Electricity grid operator asks market for more back-up power generation
Neso said it was a ‘precautionary measure’ to ensure there is enough headroom on the system to meet demand for electricity.
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Majority of firms say Scottish Government does not understand business
More than two thirds also say ministers do not engage with them enough on policy.
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Private dental patients facing ‘broken’ complaints system, Which? warns
A Which? survey of private dental patients who had experienced a problem found that 39% felt costs were excessive.
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FTSE outperforms European peers as euro struggles
Political and fiscal concerns in Europe kept bond yields elevated and weighed on the euro.
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Unison agrees to take new Glasgow council pay deal to members after negotiations
‘Fire and rehire’ plans have now been dropped by the council after an agreement was reached.
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Sainsbury's in merger talks with supermarket giant rival
The last attempt at a merger on that scale saw Sainsbury's launch a £7 billion bid for Asda
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Conservatives vow to scrap Natural England and Environment Agency in red tape ‘bonfire’
Mr Griffith is due to outline these economic proposals at the Tory annual conference in Birmingham
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Tories plan ‘bonfire’ of red tape in bid to speed up development – Griffith
Mr Griffith is due to outline these economic proposals at the Tory annual conference in Birmingham
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What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
The firm was once valued at nearly £4.8 billion on the stock market but has struggled since being taken private in a debt-fuelled deal in 2021.
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Britain’s energy watchdog Ofgem appoints Tim Jarvis as permanent boss
Mr Jarvis had been the regulator’s interim boss since March and will now take on the position on a permanent basis.
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‘Bring it on’, Bowie tells Scottish Government over nuclear power
The Scottish Government under the SNP has used devolved planning laws to block nuclear power developments.
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BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened on Monday, invoking a Public Interest Intervention Notice and ordering a speedy CMA probe.
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Barclays launches £600 cash switch offer – how does it compare on the high street?
Many building societies and banks offer incentives to switch but you must do it in the right way
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Lidl lures in millions of new shoppers with budget deals and Deluxe range
Lidl overtook Morrisons in May to become the fifth-largest grocery chain in the UK
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UK services firms raise prices at fastest rate since May amid fuel surge
Firms surveyed reported rising fuel prices and increased pay for staff as factors pushing up overall business costs last month.
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