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Insurance companies have estimated that £30m will be paid out in claims by companies owed money by the liquidated contractor giant Carillion, according to BBC News.…

The engineering giant GKN has fought off a £7.4bn hostile takeover from Melrose Industries, according to BBC News. Melrose, which specialises in turning around struggling businesses,…

Heathrow Airport has proposed making its third runway 300m shorter in a bid to cut costs in its development scheme, according to the Guardian. The northwestern…

The level of unemployment in the UK is set to fall faster than the Bank of England (BoE) and other economists had predicted, according to a…

The construction company Carillion has announced that it will go into liquidation. Government-backed attempts to negotiate a deal to save the company failed, according to BBC…

Airport chiefs have warned that Glasgow’s flight paths are no longer fit for purpose, according to BBC News. A 13-week consultation plan has been launched to…

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the EU regulations that the UK has committed to retain when the UK officially leaves the European Union.…

Retail centre owner Hammerson is to take over its rival Intu in a £3.4bn deal. According to BBC News, the takeover will create the UK’s largest…

Xavier Rolet has resigned as CEO of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the organisation’s Chairman Donald Brydon will not seek to be re-elected, according to…

UK shoppers were spending less in October than at any point in the last four years, according to a survey by payments provider Visa as reported…