Business
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Nationwide's £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money probed by competition watchdog
Britain's competition regulator will launch an initial probe into Nationwide Building Society's £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money UK.
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Crispin Odey sues the Financial Times after it published sexual harassment allegations
Odey (pictured), who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by more than a dozen women, has filed a legal claim against the paper.
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Sony Music in talks to snap up Queen's hits and merchandising rights in £1bn deal
Queen, led by Freddie Mercury (pictured), had hits with songs including Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now and We Will Rock You.
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Saudi state oil giant Saudi Aramco moots £15bn share sale
Advisers to Saudi Aramco have been in Saudi Arabia making the last preparations for a secondary share offering for several days.
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MARKET REPORT: Renewi set to quit the UK after offloading bin collection business
Renewi, which traces back to the Scottish construction firm Shanks & McEwan set up in 1880, has offloaded its municipal division to Biffa for...
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A visual look-back at Trump's 6 weeks in court at the first criminal trial of a former president
For nearly every day of Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial, photographers have captured a grimacing Trump seated at the defense table as he...
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Chief Justice John Roberts declines to meet with Dems on ethics concerns amid Alito flag flap
Chief Justice John Roberts declined to meet with top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss ethics issues in the wake of reports...
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IRS announces Direct File as permanent free tax-filing option starting next year
The Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that its experimental Direct File free tax-filing option for simplified tax returns would become a...
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CDC reports 3rd person infected in U.S. bird flu outbreak — this time with a new symptom
Another human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows has been detected in Michigan — the third farmworker diagnosed with the illness in the U.S.,...
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The FTSE 100 reached a record high in May: Why has it fallen back since?
The FTSE 100 has fallen from record highs achieved earlier in May as investors have pushed back expectations of when central banks will begin...
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Springfield Properties agrees £6.3m affordable housing contract
The Elgin-based housebuilder intends to begin constructing the homes immediately and complete them before October 2025.
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FAA investigating near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Two planes narrowly avoided each other on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday, according to an air traffic audio...