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Brentford FC owner Benham eyes £400m valuation as sale kicks off
The owner of Brentford, the Premier League football club, has engaged advisers to canvas offers of investment that could value one of the sport’s biggest recent success stories at more than £400m.Sky News has learnt that Matthew Benham, who initially invested in the Bees in 2007, has hired Rothschild to oversee a process that could …
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Alcohol industry calls for cut to ‘punishing’ duty rates
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Principality Building Society reports rise in profits and mortgage lending book
Principality Building Society has reported a 38% rise in profits as well as a £1.1bn rise in its retail mortgage book. The Cardiff headquartered and UK’s sixth biggest mutual, for its 2023 financial year, posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £60.3m, up from £43.5m in 2022. The increase was the result of its net interest …
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Aldi to create 5,500 UK jobs this year
Aldi has revealed a big step up in its recruitment plans for 2024 through the creation of 5,500 new jobs.The German-owned discounter had initially announced the creation of 1,500 jobs but said on Wednesday that the figure was being expanded to cover roles across the business. Aldi, which is now Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket chain after …
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BT Tower – once London’s tallest building – sold
The iconic BT Tower in London is set to become a hotel, if its new owner gets its way.BT Group revealed on Wednesday that it had agreed to sell the 177 metre-tall (581-ft) tower in the West End to MCR Hotels for £275m. The grade II listed communications tower, the telecoms firm explained, had become …
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Sunak refuses to repeat claim Post Office boss was ‘lying’ about compensation delays
Rishi Sunak has refused to repeat Kemi Badenoch’s claim that the former post office boss was lying when he said he was told to delay compensation to Horizon scandal victims. Sir Keir Starmer asked the prime minister if he is prepared to personally repeat the allegation made by his business secretary regarding Henry Staunton. Mr …
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More than 500 companies named for not paying minimum wage
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HSBC shares plunge as investors fret over China’s troubles
Higher interest rates helped HSBC achieve record annual profits last year but the sum was dented by the economic slowdown in its biggest growth market.Shares fell sharply despite Europe’s largest lender, which is UK based but largely Asia focused, reporting pre-tax profits of $30.3bn (£24bn) for 2023 – a 78% rise on 2022’s sum. While …
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Juicy £600 steaks help Salt Bae restaurant rake in the millions
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In which European country did people buy the most EVs last month?
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Body Shop to shut half of its stores – as seven that will close immediately are named
The Body Shop has announced it is closing half of its stores in the UK – including seven today – and cutting 40% of roles at its London-based head office.It comes after the embattled retailer entered administration last week, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk. The Body Shop has roughly 200 outlets across the …
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Football finances, Barclays and infrastructure investment
On today’s episode, Ian King speaks to the former chief operating officer at Barclays to discuss the bank’s latest results.He also discusses finances in football’s Premier League with our city editor, Mark Kleinman.And Ian chats about the need for more investment in infrastructure to achieve the UK’s net zero targets.:: Listen and subscribe to the …

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