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Mulberry rejects £83m takeover bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group

The British handbag maker Mulberry has rejected an £83m takeover proposal from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group as too low, insisting instead that it would...

The uncomfortable truth about the end of UK coal

Should we celebrate the end of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Britain’s last coal-fired power station, whose boilers went cold on Monday, bringing to an end 142 years...

Billionaire family behind Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s takeover offer

Mulberry’s billionaire backer has rejected a takeover bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers...

Ofgem price cap update: Brits urged to take smart meter reading to avoid energy bill hike

Millions of British households face higher energy bills as Ofgem raises its price cap by 10 per cent from today (October 1) and are...

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Tips, eBay, business confidence

Unions fear some restaurants and other businesses may slip through the net of new legislation over the fair distribution of tips and service charges...

Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s takeover bid

Mulberry, the struggling UK luxury brand, has rejected a proposed takeover bid...

Biggest drop in UK manufacturing confidence since March 2020; eurozone inflation hits three-year low – as it happened

Biggest drop in UK manufacturing confidence since March 2020Newsflash: Worries about this month’s budget, and the Middle East crisis, have hit confidence across UK...

The man in charge of Labour’s green energy dream: ‘It’s at the limit of what’s achievable’

The dense latticework of Great Britain’s electricity grid looms above the control-room floor from giant digital screens that show every pulse of the country’s...

About 45,000 workers begin strike at US ports after breakdown in union talks

Some of the busiest ports in the US were braced for crippling disruption after about 45,000 port workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association...

Workers Across Major East Coast Ports Launch Strike That Could Have Major Economic Impact

Topline Dockworkers across all major ports along the East Coast began striking on Tuesday, in a move that could significantly impact the U.S. economy just...

Online retailer eBay scraps fees for private sellers in UK

Online retailer eBay has scrapped fees for private sellers across almost all of its categories as it attempts to keep fast-growing rivals such as...

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