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Hilton Foods reports 23% profit rise, plans further expansion amid strong seafood and meat sales
Hilton Foods has celebrated robust first-half results, strengthened by its seafood and core meat sectors, with plans for further growth on the horizon. The FTSE 250 member experienced a significant boost in adjusted operating profit, posting a 23.2 per cent increase to £46.9m on a constant currency basis, in the six months leading up to …
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What has the final Grenfell report concluded about the construction industry?
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.Grenfell Tower was covered in flammable materials because of “systematic dishonesty” from those who made and sold cladding and insulation, the final …
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Segro agrees £552m takeover for rival Tritax EuroBox
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.Warehouse giant Segro has agreed to buy rival Tritax EuroBox in a deal worth around £552 million.The all-share deal values each Tritax …
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Robison says ministers put in ‘as much as we can’ to try to stop council strikes
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 Scottish Government has put in “as much money as we can” to try to avoid strikes by council staff, Holyrood’s Finance …
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New car sales fall in UK as Europe’s manufacturers feel strain from weak demand
Sales of new cars in the UK fell last month, according to industry data highlighting the stubborn difficulties manufacturers and showrooms across Europe are facing.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a 1.3% decline in August compared to the same month in 2023, with 84,575 new cars sold. “Heavy” summer discounting continued to …
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Fall in number of British abattoirs risks ‘seriously jeopardising’ food security
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 fall in the number of British abattoirs from about 2,500 in the 1970s to just 203 now risks “seriously jeopardising” the …
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Direct Line sees return to profit fall short and motor customers quit
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Fraud and scam complaints hit six-year high
Complaints about fraud and scams have reached a six-year high, with half about bank transfers, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).Consumers lodged 8,734 cases between 1 April and 30 June, said the service – which resolves disputes between consumers and financial firms. This represents a 43% increase on the same period in 2023. The …
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Nvidia-led slump hits global stock markets
Stock markets globally are feeling the pain of a US-led slump that was sparked by renewed concerns for the country’s economy and artificial intelligence-linked values.The darling of US stocks since 2019, AI chipmaker Nvidia, saw its shares plunge almost 10% on the back of poorly received earnings growth last week. Other tech stocks in the …
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‘Systemic dishonesty’ from cladding firms and government inaction, Grenfell inquiry finds
The government was “well aware” of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but “failed to act on what it knew”, a landmark report has found.The report also said “systemic dishonesty” from cladding and insulation companies and a “toxic” relationship between the tower’s residents and the …
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‘Systematic dishonesty’ from cladding firms and government inaction, Grenfell inquiry finds
The government was “well aware” of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but “failed to act on what it knew”, a landmark report has found.The report also said “systematic dishonesty” from cladding and insulation companies and a “toxic” relationship between the tower’s residents and the …
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Labour enjoy ‘positive’ start to talks with business leaders over workers’ rights
Senior business leaders have welcomed discussions with Angela Rayner over proposals to improve workers’ rights as “positive”, but warned the “devil will be in the detail” of legislation due to be put before Parliament next month.The deputy prime minister and business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, met the bosses of major employers including John Lewis, Octopus, BT, …

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