Business

The London-based company has laid out a rescue plan which will see it shut 33 stores and pay reduced rents on another 71 shops.

A consortium led by KKR has called on Assura’s board to change its recommendation for the £1.79 billion offer from healthcare property firm PHP.

Flutter hailed an ‘excellent’ quarter thanks largely to its US business, which is led by FanDuel.

Some 4,017,106 cars changed hands in the first half of 2025, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

Data released by BRC-Sensormatic shows total UK footfall was down by 0.4% year on year in July.

Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

The cut came after the Bank’s rate-setting committee was forced to take a second vote for the first time in its history.

Read said: “It has been a challenging first half given pressures on client spending and a slower new business environment. We have, however, made significant progress on the repositioning of…