Former In The Style owner to be kicked off AIM and wound up March 28, 2024 The former owner of fashion label In The Style is to be wound up after failing to secure a takeover deal.
New tariffs for UK exports to Canada after failure to secure post-Brexit deal exemption March 28, 2024 New tariffs are set to hit British firms exporting to Canada from Easter Monday, after talks on extending the trade exemption failed.
Abrdn Property Income: Custodian bid voted down by shareholders March 28, 2024 Custodian Property Income REIT’s bid to take over Abrdn Property Income has failed, after not enough shareholders voted for the merger. In a general meeting yesterday, Abrdn shareholders voted 60.8 per cent in favour of the deal, less than the required 75 per cent threshold. Custodian’s offer would have seen Abrdn shareholders receive 0.78 Custodian [...]
Boots: High street favourite boasts another quarter of growth March 28, 2024 High street retailer Boots has reported another quarter of growth, helped by the demand of online and app sales.
Thames Water crisis – what next: More sewage, higher bills and possible collapse March 28, 2024 Thames Water is in yet another crisis after shareholders denied it vital cash. The outcome? More sewage in Britain's rivers.
Two in five young voters unaware of London mayoral election, poll warns March 28, 2024 Two in five voters aged under 35 are unaware of the London mayoral election next month, according to a new poll.
BT to revamp Britain’s ‘street furniture’ by converting old payphones into advertising screens March 28, 2024 Starting 2025, BT will partner with media company Global over the following decade to revamp the old payphones into advertising screens.
Japanese retailer Muji eyes up pre-pack administration deal to keep UK stores open March 28, 2024 Japanese retailer Muji is lining up a deal to sell itself out of administration in a bid to keep its UK stores open.
Hipgnosis lost millions due to inflated growth projections, independent valuation reveals March 28, 2024 Inflated growth figures and overvaluation of the music catalogues led Hipgnosis Songs Fund to lose hundreds of millions over the last few years, an independent valuation of the trust has revealed.
Pair handed suspended prison sentences for ‘systematic’ £3m mortgage fraud March 28, 2024 Two men have received suspended prison sentences for making £3m worth of fraudulent mortgage applications following a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).