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BARB ratings firm Kantar Media screens bankers for £1bn sale
The company which manages Britain’s television audience measurement system, BARB, is to be put up for sale as its private equity backers eye a windfall worth hundreds of millions of pounds.Sky News has learnt that Kantar Media, a division of the Kantar market research giant which employs 25,000 people around the world, will be auctioned …
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China’s BYD outsells Tesla and other carmakers as it eyes becoming Europe’s biggest EV player
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Neo-Nazi podcasters jailed on terror charges for targeting Prince Harry and his family
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‘Mary Poppins’ star Glynis Johns dies aged 100
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Russia and Ukraine exchange long-range attacks, Moscow seeking Iranian missiles
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House prices ‘rise for third month in a row’
House prices have risen for the third month in a row, according to new figures from Halifax.The bank said the average cost of a UK home was £287,105 in December. The figure is up 1.1% from the month before and is also the highest level since March 2023. Halifax’s director of mortgages, Kim Kinnaird, said …
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McDonald’s boss blames ‘misinformation’ for impact of war in Gaza on business
The chief executive of McDonald’s has revealed the company has suffered a “meaningful business impact” following controversy surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.Chris Kempczinski said the fast-food giant had been negatively affected in both Middle Eastern markets and “some outside the region” following calls for a boycott of the chain. It comes after a row in October …
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Interest rate hikes a shock ‘net positive’ for economy but not everyone
Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy.For the first time in many decades, the pain faced by borrowers from higher interest rates has been more than balanced out by the benefit experienced by savers from those interest rates. If this sounds a …
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Starmer refuses to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins election
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins the next general election, saying he won’t make promises he can’t keep.However, the Labour leader was firmer in his position on inheritance tax, telling Sky News if the Tories reduce it, he will reverse that change because he does not believe …
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Mortgage approvals up as more lenders cut rates
Mortgage approvals hit their highest level in six months near the end of last year, official data has revealed – as more lenders announce rate cuts.New figures from the Bank of England (BoE), published on Thursday, show that more than 50,000 loans for home purchases were rubber-stamped in November – the highest number since June …
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Dorset Chamber joins forces with new business partner
Dorset Chamber has announced an IT support and solutions specialist as its new Platinum Business Partner. Poole-based Enhanced will champion business in Dorset and help drive the chamber forward. The firm was founded in 1994 and has been a chamber member since 2007. Dorset Chamber chief executive Ian Girling said: “Enhanced is a forward-thinking business …
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Royal London plots bid for £6bn Scottish Widows book
Royal London, one of the UK’s biggest financial services mutuals, is plotting a bid for a £6bn bulk annuities portfolio being sold by Lloyds Banking Group.Sky News has learnt that Royal London, which called off a controversial merger with rival LV= – formerly Liverpool Victoria – in 2022, is in talks about a deal that …

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