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Breakfast clubs in primary schools ‘an investment in our young people’ – Reeves
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.Thousands of children will get access to free breakfast clubs from April under plans set out by Rachel Reeves as she sought …
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D&D London owners cook up TGI Fridays takeover
The owners of some of London’s most prominent restaurants are in talks to buy the UK operations of TGI Fridays, the casual dining chain whose parent company collapsed into administration last week.Sky News has learnt that Breal Capital and Calveton, which acquired D&D London – owner of the German Gymnasium and Quaglino’s restaurants – last …
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Fuel prices plummeting at fastest rate of the year so far
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.Fuel prices are falling faster than at any other point in 2024 so far, new figures show.Average prices for petrol and diesel …
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Police investigating sale of fake airbags arrest three and find £110k wrapped in nappies
Police have arrested three people and seized more than £100,000 wrapped in nappies as part of an investigation into the sale of fake airbags.City of London Police carried out early morning raids in Leyton and Ilford, east London, seizing 500 counterfeit airbags and £140,000 in cash. Around £110,000 was hidden in nappies in a wall …
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London Stock Exchange chief warns ministers over AIM ‘viability’
The “ongoing viability” of London’s junior stock market would be threatened if the government removes business relief (BR) from its shares in next month’s budget, the exchange’s owner has warned ministers.Sky News has obtained a letter sent by Dame Julia Hoggett, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) chief executive, to Tulip Siddiq, the City minister, which …
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Reeves insists there are reasons to be optimistic as she encourages investment
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.Rachel Reeves has insisted she was optimistic about the UK’s economic future as she attempted to persuade critics that there would be …
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Hargreaves Lansdown announces update on acquisition
A group of lenders has agreed to provide a multicurrency revolving facility to the group planning to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). On Monday, Harp Bidco, a newly formed company, confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, Mizuho Bank and MUFG Bank had entered into a commitment letter to provide the finance facility. It will …
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Sub-postmasters report more ‘unexplained transactions’ with Horizon
Most sub-postmasters are still reporting issues with the Horizon IT system that led to hundreds being wrongly convicted, a survey suggests.An inquiry into the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software, and the associated prosecution of 700 sub-postmasters for theft and false accounting, is taking place to establish a clear account of the implementation and failure of …
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Murdoch firm launches third Rightmove bid
An Australian company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has launched its third attempt to buy UK property website Rightmove. The REA Group of property sites announced on Monday it had upped its offer for Rightmove to £6.1bn. Earlier efforts to acquire the London Stock Exchange-listed Rightmove had been rejected. One offer valued the company …
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BT announces multimillion-pound apprenticeship funding
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.Telecoms giant BT has announced millions of pounds in apprenticeship funding aimed at supporting smaller companies, charities and public sector organisations across England.BT …
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Sadiq Khan to promote London in events with global leaders during New York visit
Sadiq Khan is on a four-day trip to New York during which he hopes to hit the headlines by expressing opposition to Donald Trump regaining the US presidency.The London mayor, who was described by Mr Trump as a “stone cold loser” during a presidential visit to the UK in 2019, is expected to use a …
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Trinny London made up by £15m growth funding deal
Trinny Woodall, the prominent entrepreneur, has secured a £15m financing boost as part of plans to expand her beauty empire.Sky News has learnt that Trinny London, which was founded in 2017, has struck a deal with Aurelius Finance Company, a private debt provider, to provide working capital to it. Industry sources said the agreement was …

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