Assura, the FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust, has received an unsolicited takeover approach from private equity giant KKR and a major universities pension scheme. The Altrincham-headqu
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to float income tax rises next month as she attempts to stick to the government’s fiscal rules. A freeze on income tax rises is currently being discussed in the
Keir Starmer has been warned by a former head of the army that he faces being consigned to the dustbin of history unless the government significantly hikes defence spending. Ex-chief of the general st
Thames Water is asking the competition regulator to allow it to charge customers even more over the coming years than had previously been granted. The company has already been allowed a 35 per cent
A property group has warned that London’s cycling policy is actually harming the environment, with too many cycle bays and not enough cyclists to fill them. The City Property Association (CPA) has c
Pret A Manger has been hit with a winding up petition by a business water supplier over unpaid debts
Wood Group said it is initiating steps to “significantly” strengthen its financial culture, governance and controls after a review identified “material weaknesses and failures.” In a trading u
Warehousing giant Segro has reported a double-digit jump in profit driven by demand for data centres and improving investment market conditions. Adjusted profit before tax at the FTSE-100 real estat
Natwest narrowly beat analysts’ annual profit expectations after posting a bump in its consumer lending. The FTSE 100 lender posted a £6.2bn pre-tax profit, ahead of £6.1bn pencilled in by analyst
