Renewi pays Biffa to help it exit ‘unpredictable’ UK waste market May 30, 2024 Waste disposal giant Renewi has branded the UK "unpredictable" as it offloaded its loss-leading British municipal division to competitor Biffa alongside a set of full year results in which the firm slid to into the red.
Supply of houses reaches highest level in eight years as sellers remain confident ahead of general election May 30, 2024 The amount of homes for sale is at its highest in eight years, according to a new report, but this could lead to house prices remaining flat for the remainder of 2024.
Labour pledges to increase police numbers to tackle rising street crime May 30, 2024 Labour is pledging to put more police on the streets in a bid to tackle rising street crime, which they say has gone up under the Tories.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open lower as rate cut anxiety weigh May 30, 2024 Rate cut anxiety triggers Asian stock slump, mirroring Wall Street. Salesforce drops 15%. Focus shifts to US Q1 GDP and Auto Trader.
Labour warned promise to clear NHS backlog ‘highly stretching’ May 29, 2024 Labour have been warned their pledge to clear the NHS backlog within five years will prove “highly stretching” and “no easy feat” by economists and policy experts.
Election 2024: Sunak wants to ‘scrap rip off degrees in favour of 100K apprenticeships’ May 29, 2024 Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap “rip-off degrees” in favour of creating 100,000 more apprenticeships, in his latest election policy announcement.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open lower amid US rate cut and domestic political uncertainty May 29, 2024 Asian markets fell on inflation fears, IMF raised China's growth forecast. Investors await Fed speeches, Beige Book, Friday's PCE index.
Election 2024: Starmer defends ‘fantastic’ business endorsements against criticisms May 28, 2024 Keir Starmer has defended his “fantastic” list of business endorsements against criticisms that it lacks FTSE 100 CEOs and appears to endorse fire and rehire.
Marks and Spencer injects £30m into new and revamped London sites May 28, 2024 High street darling Marks and Spencer has announced plans to invest over £30m in new and renewed stores across London this financial year.
Election 2024: UK crises made worse by ‘Conservative choices’, Reeves says May 28, 2024 The UK’s “unique exposure” to economic crises “can only be explained by choices made by Conservative governments”, Labour’s Rachel Reeves has argued.