37 h. ago Pret A Manger says it may consider stake sale ahead of possible flotation

JAB Holding bought Pret for £1.5 billion in 2018.

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42 h. ago Walmart's cake decorators stir up some rivalry with their affordable creations

The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customers’ orders

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42 h. ago Pret A Manger ‘considering stake sale ahead of possible flotation’

JAB Holding bought Pret for £1.5 billion in 2018.

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3 d. ago Another poo jogger strikes! Mystery woman is caught on camera committing a disgusting act outside the same business FOUR times

The Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia in Perth has turned to the public for help following a series of bizarre early morning incidents, which were all captured on CCTV.

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3 d. ago Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal transfer news LIVE – Viktor Gyokeres latest and Florian Wirtz's claim

Premier League clubs are wasting no time now that the transfer window is open for business with all the big teams looking to wrap up deals before the first deadline

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3 d. ago Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal transfer news LIVE – Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta suffer huge blow

Premier League clubs are wasting no time now that the transfer window is open for business with all the big teams looking to wrap up deals before the first deadline

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3 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd make Mbeumo move, Wirtz shuts down Liverpool claim, Chelsea to sign star TODAY

Premier League clubs are wasting no time now that the transfer window is open for business with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all in talks over big deals

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4 d. ago Do we have a US trade deal or not? Business Secretary meets Trump officials amid fears there is STILL no timetable for terms to be finalised

Sir Keir Starmer and Mr Trump announced the broad terms of an agreement almost a month ago that would excise the UK from some of the US president's punitive levies on steel and cars.

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5 d. ago Charity warns of disposable vapes ‘ticking time bomb’ following ban

Electrical Safety First urged vapers not to ‘bin the battery’ following the ban on the sale of disposable or single-use vapes from June 1.

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5 d. ago Scottish summer transfer window closure date and time change again as leagues fall into line

Clubs will have extra few days to do business - but unusual closure time set

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8 d. ago NatWest returns to private ownership for first time since 2008 rescue

The Government confirmed a £10.5 billion loss since the bank was bailed out by UK taxpayers during the financial crisis.

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9 d. ago Sadiq Khan pitches London as safe haven from Trump turbulence for US businesses

Sadiq Khan pitches London as safe haven from Trump turbulence for US businesses  Financial Times

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9 d. ago Sadiq Khan pitches London as haven from Trump turbulence for US businesses

Sadiq Khan pitches London as haven from Trump turbulence for US businesses  Financial Times

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1 week ago Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery – US politics live

President claimed that Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of accepting $75,000 in bribes, was a victim of a ‘corrupt and weaponized Biden DOJ’Harvard looks set to lose its remaining federal business worth an estimated $100m, with the New York Times reporting this morning that the Trump administration is set to cancel all contracts with the university.The NYT says a letter severing all business with Harvard is going out to federal agencies on Tuesday. They are also being told to find “alternative vendors”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It's time to treat failure as a badge of resilience and insight

Channel Scotland’s warrior boldness to foster the entrepreneurial spirit, says Dana Schwendtne

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2 w. ago April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in April, as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home shoppers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market

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2 w. ago It’s time to stop the great food heist powered by big business. That means taxation, regulation and healthy school meals | Stuart Gillespie

The global food system has been captured by a few rapacious companies that profit from public ill-health. We need a radical overhaulOur food system is killing us. Designed in a different century for a different purpose – to mass produce cheap calories to prevent famine – it is now a source of jeopardy, destroying more than it creates. A quarter of all adult deaths globally – more than 12 million every year – are due to poor diets.Malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity – is by far the biggest cause of ill-health, affecting one in three people on the planet. Ultra-processed foods are implicated in as many as one in seven premature deaths in some countries. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Coming together the discuss the future of Scotch whisky in changing times

We welcomed around 70 guests from across the whisky industry and its supply chain earlier this month to discuss “The future of Scotch whisky in changing times”. The event was hosted by Scottish family business McLaren Packaging, in association with The Scotsman, at the stunning Barnbougle Castle on Dalmeny Estate in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Who is Gopi Hinduja? Businessman tops Sunday Times Rich List

The businessman and his family are worth £35 billion according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2025

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3 w. ago Times Rich List: the UK's 19 richest people on 2025 Sunday Times Rich List

Britain's billionaires aren’t immune to the squeeze, and some are slipping down the list 📉

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