Waterstones CEO James Daunt: ‘We have stubbornly held on in places like Middlesbrough long after M&S left’
James Daunt is running between meetings and apologies for having to dash off for a minute before we can begin our chat. While ...
LONDON BRIEFING: Dowlais accepts GBP1.2 billion cash and shares bid
In early UK corporate news, water firms United Utilities and Pennon accepted Ofwat's final determinations for the new pricing period. Pennon also announced a GBP490 million fundraise. Dowlais agreed ...
'Rachel Reeves wants to bulldoze our village to save herself - it's a stab in the back'
EXCLUSIVE: People living next to Heathrow Airport say the Chancellor should look elsewhere to deliver growth with approval of ...
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Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech
Writing in The Times, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticised the ‘morass of regulation that effectively bans billions of pounds’ ...
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Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech
Rachel Reeves will pledge to “fight” for “growth” and say that Britain “can do so much better” in a major speech, after Cabinet ministers were ordered to ditch policies that could stand in the way of ...
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Oxford-Cambridge corridor can be ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ as Sir Patrick Vallance given growth role
The “Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor” has “the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley”, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will say in a speech on Wednesday (29 January). She will discuss the “huge economic ...
Oxford Street suffers killer blow after multiple retailers announce they're leaving
Major brands are planning to flee Oxford Street because they are not attracting enough shoppers. Park House, which is home to ...
Dishoom to open first London "Permit Room" bar and café in Notting Hill
Dishoom is to open a first London branch of its “all day bar-café" spin-off Permit Room on Portobello Road on Notting Hill. The Indian restaurant group famed for its Chicken Ruby signature dish and ...
Mango to open second Oxford Street flagship amid global expansion
Mango has signed a new UK flagship store at 415-419 Oxford Street, London as it accelerates its expansion plans.
Microsoft is closing its flagship London retail store
Microsoft has announced it is closing its flagship physical retail store in London as part of apparent plans to scale back ...
Disused public toilets near Oxford Street to become tiny speakeasy bar where only 30 customers fit
The Central London public toilets were flooded in 2020 and would take 'significant investment' to make watertight again, council documents show ...
Girl, 12, dies after drinking milkshake from unwashed blender at London cafe
A 12-year-old girl died after a London cafe made her a milkshake in an unwashed blender contaminated with nuts. Mia-Shay St ...