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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates given knighthood – but insists there’s still ‘work to do’
Alan Bates, the campaigner who highlighted the Post Office scandal, has been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list.Other famous faces on the list include artist Tracey Emin and cyclist Mark Cavendish, who were given a damehood and knighthood, respectively. Former prime minister Gordon Brown has received the highest award possible, being made …
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Top European shares suffer losses as French political divisions grow
A downbeat day for European markets has seen France and Germany’s top indices suffer big losses, while the UK’s edged lower after a choppy week.London’s FTSE 100 fell 16.81 points, or 0.21%%, to 8,146.86.The blue-chip index closed the week in the red, after having one of its worst sessions in several months on Tuesday but …
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Supermarket sandwiches recalled due to potential E.coli – list so far
Sandwich maker Greencore, a major supplier to UK supermarkets, has recalled some products because of an E.coli risk, the Food Standards Agency has said.It’s a precautionary step a week after the UK Health Security Agency said an outbreak had forced some people into hospital. Products from Boots, Asda, Co-op, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Amazon are part …
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Latitude, Download and Isle of Wight festivals no longer sponsored by Barclays
Barclays will no longer sponsor Latitude, Download or Isle of Wight festivals after musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank’s ties to the Israel-Hamas war.Live Nation, the concert promoter, told Sky News: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of our festivals.” Upcoming …
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Wiltshire coaching firm lands contract with Peperami owner Jack Links
A Wiltshire leadership coaching business has landed a major contract with the makers of Peperami. Fired Up Leaders, in Marlborough, is working with US meat snacks producer Jack Link’s, supporting the firm’s leadership team at its European operation in Amsterdam and Germany. The consultancy beat off competition from larger providers after impressing Jack Link’s with …
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Jaguar Land Rover invests £1m to help police combat car thieves
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest more than £1m to help police tackle car thefts in the UK as part of ongoing efforts to reassure its luxury vehicle owners. The cash will be used to support police operations in hotspots, as well as fund intelligence gathering and target ports used by criminal gangs to smuggle stolen …
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Barclays told to review leveraged finance as UK probes industry
UK regulators have ordered Barclays to review its leveraged finance business as concern grows inside the Bank of England over how lenders across the industry are measuring their exposure to the giants of private equity. The central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority has instructed Barclays to commission a section 166 review of the business, according to people …
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Controversial Microsoft AI screenshot feature delayed over security concerns
Microsoft won’t be releasing its controversial AI Recall feature with the rest of its updates next week.The feature that takes screenshots of users’ laptops every few seconds was being investigated by the Information Commissioners’ Office over security concerns. In a blogpost on Thursday, Microsoft said Recall won’t be “broadly available” from 18 June on Copilot+ …
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Crest Nicholson board: Bellway offer ‘significantly undervalues’ business
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson said today that a £650 million bid from larger rival Bellway “significantly undervalues” the FTSE 250 firm, as it said it planned to forge its own path instead of being taken over.Bellway revealed yesterday – after Crest Nicholson shares tumbled on the back of disappointing results – that it had made a …
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Tesco sees ‘gentle improvement’ in consumer sentiment as inflation slows
The boss of Tesco has said the supermarket firm is witnessing a “gentle improvement” in consumer sentiment amid easing food and drink inflation.It came as the retail giant said shoppers have bought larger volumes of groceries for the latest quarter due to the improving backdrop.Shares in the company ticked higher in early trading on Friday …
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Furniture retailer founded by Cameron’s mother-in-law launches CVA
An upmarket interiors retailer founded by the mother-in-law of Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, is to launch a restructuring aimed at securing its survival.An upmarket interiors retailer founded by the mother-in-law of Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, is to launch a restructuring aimed at securing its survival. Sky News has learnt that OKA, which was …
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Watchdog steps up probe into Barratt’s £2.5bn Redrow takeover
The UK’s competition watchdog has started a formal investigation into housebuilder Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival Redrow.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that it is looking into whether the buyout, announced earlier this year, will hurt competition.It comes after the CMA announced an initial probe in March. That has now …

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