Sleepeezee: Silentnight owner acquires bed maker for King Charles III
A group owned by the majority shareholder of Silentnight has acquired Sleepeezee - which has been a supplier to the Royal Family for more than 60 years.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in ‘life-threatening condition’ after shooting
President Zuzana Caputova condemned “a brutal and ruthless” attack. “I’m shocked,” Caputova said. “I wish Robert Fico a lot of strength in this critical moment and a quick recovery from th
Royal Mail owner ‘minded’ to accept raised £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire
Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS) announced on Wednesday that it is "minded" to accept a raised takeover offer worth around £3.5bn from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
Labour to launch AI strategy within a ‘couple of weeks’ as election priming continues
Peter Kyle, Labour's shadow technology secretary, yesterday evening teased an audience of business leaders with the party's AI plans.
Rail operator takes Mick Lynch’s RMT union to the Supreme Court
A Northern rail operator has presented its appeal application to the Supreme Court over a dispute with transport worker unions
Burberry share price slumps as ‘quiet luxury’ trend takes hold of shoppers
Shares in Burberry slumped over three per cent on Wednesday in the latest display of investors waning confidence in the luxury fashion industry.
Court delays return as emergency measures are deployed to stem prison overcrowding
The legal sector was thrown into a state of chaos and confusion this morning after the government deployed emergency measures to delay court cases in response to prison and police cell overcrowding.
How London won round Raspberry Pi
When RaspberryPi chief Eben Upton boarded a plane to the US late last year, he was 70/30 set on floating his feted computer maker in New York. Now he's floating on the London Stock Exchange. Why?
Investing in the UK is back… to being the third least preferred option
The UK has slowly climbed up the preference for investing in Bank of America's monthly global fund manager survey.
London-listed Georgian banks’ shares tank after country approves divisive ‘foreign agent’ law
Both Georgia-focused banks listed in London saw their share prices crater on Wednesday after the country's parliament approved a divisive new "foreign agent" law, derailing what had been a strong perf