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London Underground drivers suspend planned strikes
Planned strikes by London Underground drivers have been suspended after they received an “improved offer” over pay.
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates tells PM
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has written to Sir Keir Starmer to remind him the “clock is still ticking” on a compensation deadline for victims.
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NatWest in £11bn deal to offload pension
NatWest Group, the high street banking group, has struck what is thought to be the UK’s biggest-ever deal to outsource pension payments to a specialist insurance company.
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Crozier to check out of Premier Inn-owner
Whitbread, the FTSE-100 owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has kicked off the search for a successor to Adam Crozier, its chairman.
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£15bn merger between two of UK’s largest
A £15bn merger between two of the UK’s biggest mobile networks could get the green light – if they stick to their commitments to invest in the country’s infrastructure, the competition watchdog has said.
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Bosses rail at business secretary over ‘avalanche
Business leaders expressed frustration with ministers on Monday amid a growing budget backlash that bosses said would trigger an “avalanche of costs” and leave them with no choice but to slash investment and increase prices.
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Thames Water backers urge rivals to join
The group of financial heavyweights offering Britain’s biggest water supplier a £1.5bn lifeline is calling on the company’s other backers to accept the plan in a last-ditch bid to save the utility.
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Ryanair sees profits dive after challenging summer
Ryanair – Europe’s largest budget airline – has reported a significant profit decline and scaled back its growth expectations amid challenges from Boeing aircraft delivery delays, lowered fares, and consumer spending pressures.
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Retail giants face food price hikes dilemma
Two of Britain’s biggest food retailers will this week face pressure to publicly disclose whether they expect a fresh spike in prices next year as the industry grapples with huge tax hikes imposed in last week’s budget.
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Zahawi in talks to help Efune clinch
The former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is in talks to smooth the path to a takeover of The Daily Telegraph being led by the New York-based media investor Dovid Efune.
