The £2.5bn acquisition by the UK’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt, of its smaller rival Redrow has been given the green light by the UK’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority said it had decided to accept undertakings made by the two companies to address its concerns over a potential local competition issue, which means the…
The millionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s cause of death has been recorded as drowning after the Bayesian superyacht disaster but his daughter’s cause of death is still under investigation, an inquest has heard. Seven of the 22 people onboard the Bayesian died when it sank in a storm in August. On Friday, inquests into the…
BoE chief economist urges caution over rate cuts Newsflash: The chief economist of the Bank of England has warned against cutting interest rates “too far or too fast”, a day after his boss signalled that the BoE could take a “more aggressive” position. Huw Pill has told the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and…
Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicle to its robotaxi fleet. Courtesy image Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric…
Ed Miliband has urged his party to stop selling access to senior government ministers, after it emerged Labour had offered company bosses breakfast with the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, for up to £30,000. The energy secretary defended his cabinet colleague on Friday, saying he knew nothing about the breakfast, details of which were revealed by…
West Calder, West Lothian Between Edinburgh (23 miles) and Glasgow (34 miles) sits this a contemporary four-bedroom, three-bathroom home built in 2007. It has large double doors from the kitchen to garden, and a Juliet balcony from the main bedroom at the back. The rear garden stretches to established woodland beyond. About three hectares of…
A former carbon offsetting executive has been charged with fraud by US federal authorities, who allege that he helped to manipulate data from projects in rural Africa and Asia to fraudulently obtain carbon credits worth tens of millions of dollars. Kenneth Newcombe, former CEO of C-Quest Capital LLC and a leading figure in the offsetting…
David Sullivan, the British businessman who co-owns West Ham United football club, has cut the asking price of his London house by £10m and has blamed the promised crackdown on non-doms for rich people leaving the country. Sullivan, the chair and biggest single shareholder of the Premier League club, has reduced the price of his…
2025 Ford Expedition Platinum Ultimate Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is increasing the refinement and technology of its large Expedition SUV as part of a vehicle redesign to better compete with growing competition. The new three-row SUV features a smoother interior and exterior design, increased comfort and convenience features such as a 24-inch driver display,…
Three months ago, the British people voted for change. For a Britain that works for working people again, with an economy that is growing, an NHS that is fixed and more money in people’s pockets. I am determined to deliver that change. But I know it can only happen if we bring investment back to…
