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Marston’s toasts sales growth as disposals help it slash debt pile
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.Marston’s has enjoyed a surge in its pub sales over the last year, while also trimming its debt pile by about £300 …
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US officials threaten to break up Google
US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches.The tech giant could face restrictions on its own products – including its Chrome browser, Play Store and Android operating system, the US Justice Department said. It comes after a judge found in August the company had broken anti-trust laws to …
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Watchdog rules against six broadband providers over mid-contract price rise ads
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 advertising watchdog has ruled against six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers after they all failed to make mid-contract price increases …
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Top City investors back ‘competitive’ FTSE pay amid London stock market fears
Investors managing more than £9trn in assets have backed a more “competitive” approach to British boardroom pay amid a growing debate about London’s attractiveness as a listing destination.Sky News has learnt that the Investment Association (IA), the influential industry trade body, will publish on Wednesday a revised set of remuneration principles aimed at the UK’s …
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Nandy to meet Premier League clubs amid ‘threat of civil war’
The culture secretary will hold talks with a group of Premier League clubs on Wednesday about the government’s plans for a football watchdog, even as the sport’s top flight teeters on the brink of civil war.Sky News has learnt that Lisa Nandy will meet executives from clubs including Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur within …
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Ofwat: Full list of water firms ordered to pay penalties
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.Water companies will have to take £157.6 million in penalties off customer bills after Ofwat published its annual performance report into the …
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Motorpoint rebounds with £2m profit, overcoming last year’s losses amid improved market conditions
Motorpoint has bounced back into profitability, attributing this to the easing of macroeconomic pressures and a resurgence in customer demand. The used car supermarket anticipates a pretax profit of approximately £2m for the six months leading up to September, a significant improvement from the pretax loss of £3.7m recorded during the same period last year. …
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Union warns strike will close schools in John Swinney’s constituency
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.Union leaders have announced strike action that could close schools across Scottish First Minister John Swinney’s local area for two weeks.Unison said it …
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Google ordered to open app store to rivals by US judge
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Senior reveals job cuts in the face of aerospace woes
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Grocery price inflation edges up as shoppers turn to promoted items
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.Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures …
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Reeves to meet bank chiefs as investment summit and budget loom
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will this week hold further talks with bank bosses amid industry anxiety that she will raise the tax burden on it at this month’s budget.Sky News has learnt that Ms Reeves will meet the chief executives of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK on Wednesday. It will …

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