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10:28, 6 AUG 2026
Wizz Air reports €198.2m loss as fuel costs bite
Transport
Budget airline sees significant shift from its €38.4m gains the prior year
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AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb in reported merger talks that could create £300bn pharma giant
Pharmaceuticals
The two pharmaceutical firms have held discussions over a potential tie-up in recent months, according to a Financial Times report
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Bank of England holds interest rates but warns of rises to come
Bank Of England
Policymakers have warned that 'strategy could change' ahead of a difficult second half of the year
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Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England by 20 per cent
Retail & High Street
The £100m commitment will be financed by clamping down on businesses such as vape shops
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Taller ticket barriers at railway stations in crackdown on fare evasion
Transport
Gates to be deployed at hotspots across England
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Manchester Airports Group passenger growth slows but business vows continued investment
Transport
Groups owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports
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Aldi announces 16 new UK store locations: Full list
Retail
Group investing £370m in new stores this year as part of plans to reach 1,500 UK sites
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UK house prices fall again as property market 'deteriorates'
property news
Rising mortgage rates and energy costs driven by the Iran war are weighing on the property market
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Greencore shares plunge as M&S and Tesco food supplier counts cost of Bakkavor takeover
Company Results
The FTSE-250 business supplies a host of major supermarket chains
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Sushi chain to open five new UK sites including in Bristol and Ipswich
Food and Drink
The fast-growing brand is looking to establish 100 branches by 2030
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Greene King pub chain to sell 150 sites amid 'unprecedented' costs
Food and Drink
The pub chain is one of the UK's largest and is also a major brewer, producing Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen and Belhaven beers
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Fintel disposes of two businesses in £1m move to simplify
Deals
The Huddersfield firm wants to concentrate on high margin, scalable businesses in the software and data-driven space
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Barclays planning return to high street branches
Barclays
Since 2018 the high street lender has shut more than 800 branches in the UK
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Robert Walters reports £14.9m loss as global hiring market downturn hits recruitment firm
Professional Services
London-listed recruitment firm ditches dividend and cuts 15% of workforce after revenue fell 12% to £781.1m amid cautious client sentiment
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Balfour Beatty share price jumps as profit soars 51% to £323m
Construction
FTSE 250 construction firm posts record £22.7bn order book as it doubles down on UK energy, defence and transport infrastructure
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BrewDog to close 38 bars and axe 484 jobs despite US firm's £33m takeover: Full list
Food and Drink
The deal came after BrewDog fell into administration on Monday, in a move which will leave the brand's crowdfund investors empty handed
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Exporters pivot away from America and look to Europe and Asia as Chancellor urged to support UK growth
Exports
Trade Barometer from Manchester Airports Group and Growing Together Alliance shows exporters are broadly upbeat
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UK unemployment rises to post-pandemic high as wage growth slows
Employment
The rate of joblessness edged up to 5.2 per cent between October and December
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John Lewis to relaunch Topshop across UK
Retail & High Street
Topshop and sister brand Topman disappeared from Britain's high streets in 2021 after Arcadia Group's collapse
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AstraZeneca profits surge 40% on strong demand for cancer treatments
Pharmaceuticals
FTSE 100 drugs giant reports pre-tax profits of $12.4bn for 2025, driven by cancer drug sales
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AstraZeneca begins trading on New York Stock Exchange
Pharmaceuticals
The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical giant has listed on the NYSE after delisting American Depositary Shares from Nasdaq, whilst maintaining its London and Stockholm listings
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Arm CEO: UK's risk aversion is holding back tech startups
Enterprise
Rene Haas says 'less appetite for risk' is holding tech startups back from scaling and is calling for more venture capital investment
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Number of workers on four-day week rises, research shows
Employment
London has the highest number of newly accredited companies, followed by Scotland and the North West
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Food giant Greencore completes £1.2bn Bakkavor takeover
Deals
The firms had to address concerns from the UK’s competition regulator and have now received approval
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