An American company is gatecrashing a £1bn agreed takeover of Spirent Communications, the cybersecurity specialist, in the latest example of a bidding war breaking out… Read More »Keysight sparks £1.1bn bidding war for London-listed Spirent
First-time buyers are being offered the chance to pay a modest £5,000 deposit and potentially borrow up to 99% of a property’s value. The mortgage… Read More »Mortgage with £5,000 deposit and £500k limit launched – but there are some restrictions
The London-listed leisure group Revolution Bars is plotting the closure of a quarter of its venues as it holds talks with investors about an emergency… Read More »Revolution Bars in secret talks about sale and mass venue closures
Future offshore wind projects could be at risk because of a rise in demand for steel, according to analysis by consultancy group Newton. The expected… Read More »Offshore wind projects could be at risk as demand for steel rises, report says
Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is in talks about chairing the biggest remaining part of the Barclay family’s business empire, fuelling speculation that he will… Read More »Former chancellor Zahawi in talks to chair Barclays’ Very Group
The owners of The Daily Telegraph have been dealt a fresh blow after the collapse of the parent company behind Arrow XL, a UK-wide delivery… Read More »Telegraph owners dealt fresh blow as Arrow XL parent collapses
A new £24m border control post may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have left it commercially unviable. The facility… Read More »‘Absolute mess’: New £24m Brexit border post could be demolished – without ever being used
The newspaper veteran David Montgomery will on Thursday revive his long-held criticism of the BBC’s encroachment into local news provision when he accuses it of… Read More »Montgomery attacks ‘predatory’ BBC over local news provision
HMRC will close its self-assessment helpline line for almost six months every year, forcing customers to use its online services instead. Taxpayers will be unable… Read More »HMRC closing tax helpline for half the year – what you need to know
The Crown actor James Murray has accused a water company of “lying through its teeth” for blaming heavy rain for sewage pollution in a heavily… Read More »The Crown actor condemns water company over raw sewage pumped into heavily protected river