Beazley was the FTSE’s star blue-chip performer surging 43% after Zurich Insurance said it has tabled a £7.7-bn bid for the London-listed insurer.
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The Italian designer Valentino, a giant of universal fashion, died this Monday at the age of 93 at his residence in Rome, as confirmed by his foundation. The sewing genius,…
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Business
LSE boss hails reforms to UK markets as biggest ‘in a generation’
by News Roomby News Room“By cutting paperwork and speeding up access to capital, these reforms back the entrepreneurs, innovators and investors who drive our economy, while preserving the high standards and investor protections that…
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Community
Average price tag on a UK home jumps by nearly £10,000 as market rebounds after Budget
by News Roomby News RoomJanuary’s recovery brings average asking prices close to where they were last summer
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Business
FTSE 100 Live 19 January: Markets lower amid tariffs threat, WH Smith surges
by News Roomby News RoomThe FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.
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Culture
Bulls: The bulls do the Paseíllo at the University of Seville | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomThat the students know in depth the origin and history of bullfighting and its role in the Spanish constitutional order, the behavior of the fighting bull, the fate of bullfighting,…
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A £500m redevelopment plan is pitting Labour’s data-centre ambitions against Brick Lane’s heritage and a desperate need for housing — it’s a political powder keg
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Culture
The RAE uncovers its wounds after “the most serious attack since there is memory” | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomThe Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), a tricentennial institution in charge of “cleaning, fixing and giving splendor” to the language, is going through one of the most turbulent moments in its…
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Community
London rents ended the year lower than where they started for first time on record
by News Roomby News RoomAlthough house prices in the capital remain high (average of £547,468 according to the Land Registry), with the majority of first-time buyers using cash gifts from the Bank of Mum…
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January’s recovery brings average asking prices close to where they were last summer, Rightmove said.