Wind farms, pylons and an ‘electrical spine’: Inside the National Grid’s plan to overhaul UK power ENERGY The ambitious plan involves the upgrading or laying of around 7,000 miles of electricity cables
Legal and General mulls multi-million pound sale of housing arm Cala Property Legal and General is drawing up plans to sell Cala Group, one of the UK’s biggest house building groups, which it has owned for the past six years.
UK economy continues to bounce back as most sectors return to growth, new survey shows UK Economy "Growth is continuing to spread to more and more parts of the UK economy as conditions improve," Nikesh Sawjani said.
Aviva sells stake in Singapore Life for more than expected as firm continues to simplify March 18, 2024 The sale continues Aviva's attempts to streamline its global operations to focus on its core markets of the UK, Ireland and Canada.
British American Tobacco kicks off buyback as company looks to boost flagging share price March 18, 2024 Under the buyback plan, BAT plans to repurchase £1.6bn worth of its ordinary shares, with £700m slated for 2024 and £900m to follow in 2025.
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
M&S aims to launch banking and loyalty ‘superapp’ in long-term commitment to financial services March 17, 2024 Marks & Spencer (M&S) is reportedly close to a seven-year agreement with HSBC to overhaul its banking division as a financial services and loyalty "superapp".
Belgians tap up Chinese ahead of possible third bid for Direct Line March 17, 2024 The boss of Belgian insurer Ageas is reportedly flying to China to meet its largest shareholder amid speculation he is trying to gather support to raise its £3.2bn takeover offer for Direct Line after being rebuffed twice.
Sainsbury’s ‘technical issues’ affecting online grocery deliveries March 16, 2024 Sainsbury’s has said it is experiencing “technical issues”
Will FTSE 100 giant Next continue to top the retail leaderboard? March 16, 2024 Next will unveil its full year earnings this coming Thursday, as investors gear up to see how the FTSE 100 firm has navigated a challenging period for retailers.