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Sunak to meet Tory donors as Labour unveils business backers
Rishi Sunak will meet leading Conservative Party donors on Monday evening as he seeks to mobilise financial support for the surprisingly timed general election campaign he triggered last week.Sky News understands that the prime minister will have dinner with a small group of long-standing and more recent donors as the Tories target millions of pounds …
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Apple changes leaves UK microchip plant facing bleak future
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Carmaker Toyota set to call a halt to Olympic sponsorship deal after Paris Games
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Fresh hint that ECB might be set to cut interest rates at June meeting
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Watchdogs and carnivores: von der Leyen’s capital markets plan faces multiple hurdles
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Tax rules on second homes in the UK: Will it help mitigate the housing crisis?
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Indian pharma group readies swoop on anti-smoking aid Nicotinell
An Indian pharmaceutical group is closing in on a deal to snap up Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid, from Haleon, its FTSE-100 parent company.Sky News has learnt that Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories could be within days of acquiring the brand and a number of lesser-known European products from Haleon. Sources said a deal was likely to …
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North East boosts visitor numbers and attracts more spending but lags behind regional rivals
New data indicates visitor levels to the region are picking up though they remain below pre-pandemic levels and behind other areas of the country. Around 69m people visited the North East last year, a 5% rise on 2022’s numbers, according to tourism body Destination North East England, which cites STEAM (Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor) …
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Evening Standard
Starmer defends New Deal ‘rebrand’ after union backlash
Sir Keir Starmer has defended Labour’s decision to rebrand its package of workers’ rights pledges following a backlash from one of the UK’s biggest trade unions.The party leader denied he was weakening policies on areas like zero-hours contracts, parental leave and sick pay after Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the plans had “more holes …
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FTSE-100 housebuilder Persimmon weighs £1bn bid for rival Cala
One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders is exploring a £1bn takeover bid for Cala Group, a rival player in the sector which has been put up for sale.Sky News has learned that Persimmon, which has a market value of £4.74bn, is leaning towards submitting an offer for Cala ahead of a bid deadline next week. City …
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Evening Standard
Britain’s high-speed rail project announces new chief executive
A new chief executive has been named to oversee Britain’s high-speed rail project.Former Crossrail chief Mark Wild has been selected as the new head of HS2 Ltd.Mr Wild will lead the completion of the high-speed railway while works are carried out along the route from London to the West Midlands and focus shifts to building …
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Sub-postmasters beam at inquiry as former Post Office boss finally faces their questions
In the 15-year scandal of the Post Office, this may be remembered as the day that hundreds of sub-postmasters, subject to the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, were finally heard.In Westminster, the Post Office Offences Act was being rushed through parliament, included in the ‘wash-up’ triggered by the general election. Come early …

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