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Ad giant WPP sells stake in FGS for £610m as cost-cutting drive continues
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.WPP has agreed to sell its stake in FGS Global for around 775 million US dollars (£610 million), as the advertising giant …
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Shops urged to close early over riot fears
Shops have been urged to close early in areas where far-right gatherings are planned following vandalism, arson and looting in parts of the country.The Association Of Convenience Stores, which represents around 50,000 small retailers in the UK, said it was advising its members to “err on the side of caution” following riots in recent days. …
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Vodafone to hand £430m to shareholders in latest buyback
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Vodafone has said it will hand 500 million euros (£430 million) back to shareholders over the coming months, as part of a …
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UK economy fared better in 2022 than previously thought, new figures show
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The UK economy grew by more than expected during 2022, as revised official data showed the economy did better in the face …
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Royal Mint opens factory to extract gold from electronic waste
The Royal Mint has started extracting gold embedded in old phones and TVs to make commemorative coins and jewellery in what has been hailed as a “world first”.The UK’s coinmaker has opened a factory in South Wales which will be processing up to 4,000 tonnes of printed circuit boards from e-waste every year. Anne Jessopp, …
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House prices rise by more than expected – as rate cut provides ‘encouragement’
House prices rose by 0.8% in July following three flat months for the market, according to one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders.Halifax said the average cost of a home rose by more than £2,200 to £291,268 last month, when compared with June. The month-on-month increase was bigger than expected. Economists had forecast a rise …
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‘It’s war’: X sues companies for not advertising on its platform
Elon Musk’s X has launched legal action against a string of companies after they stopped advertising on the social network.The tech giant, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the firms unlawfully conspired to boycott the site and caused it to lose “billions of dollars” in revenue. The lawsuit was filed in Texas against the World Federation …
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Airline ad banned
An advert for the world’s first transatlantic flight to be 100% powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been banned, as the advertising watchdog said it was misleading. The radio ad, which promoted the transatlantic flight, was misleading in its unqualified “100% sustainable aviation fuel” claim, said regulator the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). Money …
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Construction sector grows at fastest pace for two years
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Initiative to help decarbonise South West, Midlands and West Wales launches
A major initiative to help decarbonise the South West of England, the Midlands and West Wales has been launched. Scottish energy advisory consultancy Apollo has been selected to conduct three studies for the UK’s carbon capture and shipping hub 7CO2, which is based in Avonmouth and provides a pathway for the permanent storage of post-combustion …
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Government confirms it will repeal minimum levels of service Act
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The Government has confirmed it will repeal the controversial law which aimed to ensure a minimum level of service during strikes.The Conservative …
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More college lecturer strikes announced in long-running pay dispute
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