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Holly Williams
Business News
PwC under investigation by accounting watchdog over WH Smith audit
WH Smith admitted last year it overstated profits for its North American business by as much as £50 million because of an accounting blunder.
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Holly Williams
9 Jun 2026
Business News
LadBible owner alerts over profits once more amid hit to search traffic
LBG Media said it now expects full-year underlying earnings to come in at between £15 million and £20 million.
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Holly Williams
9 Jun 2026
Business News
GSK to buy US lung cancer drug specialist Nuvalent for £8bn
The acquisition is thought to be GSK’s biggest deal in more than a decade.
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Holly Williams
9 Jun 2026
Business News
Welsh Water to pay out £44.7m over sewage spills after ‘serious’ failures
Ofwat said it had accepted the supplier’s redress package, which was first proposed in March, following consultation.
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Holly Williams
8 Jun 2026
UK
Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn US takeover in latest blow to London market
The deal comes after a recent spate of swoops for UK companies by foreign firms.
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Holly Williams
8 Jun 2026
Business News
Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn takeover by US rival
Illinois-based Ingredion Incorporated will pay up to 615p per share for London-listed Tate & Lyle.
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Holly Williams
8 Jun 2026
Business News
How will soaring fuel prices impact April’s GDP data?
ONS figures for April are set to show the beginnings of a squeeze on households after the conflict sent fuel prices surging.
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Holly Williams
5 Jun 2026
UK
Bodycote shares fall as US suitor Apollo ditches £1.5bn bid interest
Macclesfield-based Bodycote said late last month it had received a conditional all-cash takeover approach from Apollo worth 885p a share.
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Holly Williams
5 Jun 2026
Business News
National Lottery operator sees ‘inflection point’ after mammoth tech upgrade
Czech-based Allwyn posted lower UK sales and earnings at the start of 2026, but is hoping for a turnaround after completing a tech overhaul.
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Holly Williams
4 Jun 2026
Business News
S4 Capital cuts workforce further amid tough conditions
The marketing group expects revenues to fall over the full year by low single digits to between £632 million to £663 million.
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Holly Williams
4 Jun 2026
Business News
Trump plans tariffs on 60 countries including UK over ‘forced labour’
It is the latest move by the president to impose levies after the US Supreme Court ruled against his ‘liberation day’ tariffs.
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Holly Williams
3 Jun 2026
Tech
Google must allow publishers to opt out of AI search results under new CMA rules
The UK competition watchdog said it will ‘put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google’.
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Holly Williams
3 Jun 2026
Business News
Anthropic IPO and Alphabet stock offering reminiscent of dot.com bubble – expert
The firm behind the Claude chatbot revealed on Monday it had filed paperwork for an expected 1.0 trillion US dollar IPO.
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Holly Williams
3 Jun 2026
London
Royal Exchange retail hub back on the market after £50m sale
Ardent bought the space for close to £50 million from Oxford Properties in 2022
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Holly Williams
3 Jun 2026
Business News
Ovo to pay out more than £10m over prepayment meter rule breaches
Ofgem said Ovo’s poor oversight of prepayment meter customers included vulnerable households on the priority services register.
By
Holly Williams
3 Jun 2026
Business News
Retail space at London’s historic Royal Exchange put on sale
Ardent bought the space – the only luxury shopping site in the City of London – for close to £50 million from Oxford Properties in 2022.
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Holly Williams
2 Jun 2026
Business News
British American Tobacco hikes sales growth outlook for smokeless ranges
The group said its cigarette alternatives are now set for ‘mid-teens’ growth, up from previous guidance for a low double-digit increase.
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Holly Williams
2 Jun 2026
Business News
Wise under investigation in Europe over money laundering controls
The fintech firm confirmed it was responding to questions from Belgian authorities.
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Holly Williams
1 Jun 2026
Business News
Wise shares under pressure as Belgian authorities question firm
The fintech firm confirmed it was responding to questions from the Belgian prosecutor.
By
Holly Williams
1 Jun 2026
Business News
EasyJet says takeover tilt from US firm would be ‘highly opportunistic’
The Luton-based airline said it has not yet held discussions with, or had any takeover proposal, from Castlelake.
By
Holly Williams
1 Jun 2026
Business News
Households set to learn of energy bills hike from July amid Iran war impact
Ofgem will announce its latest energy price cap on Wednesday.
By
Holly Williams
27 May 2026
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