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Gambling firms’ shares dive after ‘TV betting ad ban agreed’
Shares in gambling firms have taken a hammering after the biggest bookies reportedly agreed to a ban on adverts during live sports broa..
Thursday 5 November 2026
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Shares in gambling firms have taken a hammering after the biggest bookies reportedly agreed to a ban on adverts during live sports broa..
Further concerns have been raised over last month’s sale of Johnston Press, as the influential chairman of a parliamentary committee ca..
Tesco has agreed to pay a fine of £129 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). –..
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shift £13 billion worth of business to the Netherlands if the UK crashes out of the European Union with no..
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been dealt a major blow after two former Tesco directors were acquitted over a £250 million fraud an..
Two former Tesco directors have been cleared of fraud and false accounting in relation to the company’s profits being overstated by £25..
The founder of Pizza Express, Peter Boizot, has died at the age of 89. His sister, Clementine Allen, said he died at his home in Peterborough
Retailer hopes of securing nearly £400 million in tax rebates have been dealt a blow as the Government prepares to appeal against a rul..
High expansion costs have held back profits at Nando’s, but the restaurant chain has bucked casual dining gloom with rising sales.
The chairman of Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, has been appointed to head up South African insurer Discovery, raising concerns about his ..
The FTSE 100 joined European stock markets plunging deep into the red on Thursday as fears that the arrest of a senior Huawei official ..
Homebase has struck a deal for the first in-store concessions since the disastrous ownership of Wesfarmers came to an end earlier this ..
Opec countries are meeting to find a way to support the falling price of oil, with analysts predicting the cartel will agree to cut pro..
Mortgage lenders are not always giving customers in long-term arrears appropriate support, the City regulator has found. The Financial ..
Thames Water has warned of a no-deal Brexit threat to clean water and confirmed talks with the Government as the sector seeks to safegu..