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UK’s Barclays to sell German consumer finance business to Austrian bank

The deal is expected to be completed in six to nine months, depending on regulatory and legal approvals. (Photo: Bloomberg)2 min read Last...

First-half sales of new cars in UK pass 1m for first time since before Covid

Carmakers have sold more than a million cars in the UK in the first half of the year for the first time since before...

UK new car sales hit 1m in first half for first time since 2019; German factory orders fall unexpectedly – business live

Key eventsFTSE 100 opens higher as UK heads to the pollsThe FTSE 100 index has opened around 50 points higher at 8,222, a 0.6%...

Major companies pledge to give staff time to vote in UK election | The British Guild of Beer Writers

Over 70 businesses, including Virgin, Paramount, Rugby Players’ Association and Patagonia, have pledged to give their staff the time they need to participate in...

Port Talbot: First of two blast furnaces shuts down

12 hours agoBy Huw Thomas, Business Correspondent, BBC Wales NewsConstruction Photography/AvalonThe company has said that Port Talbot’s blast furnace operation was incurring losses of £1m a...

UK to go to polls today; 46.5 mn voters to decide Rishi Sunak’s fate

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is up against voter angst against the incumbent Tories after 14 years in power.(Photo: Reuters)4 min read Last...

Food from outside EU enters Britain unchecked, customs agents warn

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK’s main post-Brexit border control...

The BlackRock private data deal that minted a UK billionaire

In 2002 Mark O’Hare filed a public information request with the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, seeking information on the performance of its...

Businesses are proud to sponsor Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park

A host of local businesses have again come forward to sponsor one of the most popular events in the district’s calendar - Lichfield Proms...

UK railway news round-up

Show Fullscreen Alstom’s Widnes plant has completed the £117m two-year programme to refurbish the 56 Pendolino trainsets which Avanti West Coast leases from Angel Trains,...

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