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BP

BP’s new boss trims leadership team amid shake-up

Country of origin labelling

Investigation finds ‘misleading’ origin labelling on supermarket food

Summer weather Aug 10th 2022

Preparations made for Government takeover of Thames Water, reports say

A car being filled with fuel

Rise in fuel sales helps keep retail sector flat in March

William Hill branch

Gambling firm 888 says revenues beat forecasts for past quarter

KitKat trademark court case

Shareholders reject proposal to cut Nestle’s reliance on unhealthy products

London Stock Exchange sign

Airlines help lift FTSE 100 off the ground as global stocks rise

A store front for Co-Op Bank

Coventry Building Society agrees potential takeover of Co-op Bank for £780m

Tortilla figures

Fast Food: Restaurant chain boss to run marathon around London shops

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch speaking at TheCityUK international conference

Business Secretary Badenoch says her job involves ‘the killing of bad ideas’

National Gallery

Royal Mint coin celebrates 200 years of the National Gallery

A Mecca Bingo hall

Mecca Bingo owner shakes off post-Covid slump as players spend more

A house-shaped money box

One in 10 people has less than £25 left each month after bills, survey finds

A Dunelm store

Sales rise at Dunelm but spending ‘remains under pressure’

An easyJet plane

EasyJet cuts winter losses by more than £50 million

A Deliveroo rider

Deliveroo sees weaker UK trading as consumer spending remains ‘uncertain’

Shakira

Concord agrees £1.1bn deal to buy music rights fund Hipgnosis

Keir Starmer

Starmer to set out plans for ‘historic’ £1.8bn investment in Britain’s ports