French spirits producer Maison Ferrand has acquired distributor Identity Drinks, marking the creation of a UK business. Maison Ferrand UK has been established after the purchase of distributor Identity Drinks The deal – financial terms of which have not been disclosed – follows Maison Ferrand’s purchase of a 60% stake in the UK distributor in...
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Mortgage News: Barclays, TSB Cut Rates As Survey Reveals Extent Of Borrower Distress
Find out what’s happening with today’s mortgage rates and calculate monthly repayments across a range of different rates and deals. 25 July: Higher Rates ‘Push 320,000 Into Poverty’ Barclays and TSB are the latest lenders to cut fixed-rate mortgage deals as the summer price war intensifies ahead of the Bank Rate announcement on Thursday 1...
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Mortgage News: Rates Plunge Below 4% As Nationwide Slashes Home Purchase Deal
Find out what’s happening with today’s mortgage rates and calculate monthly repayments across a range of different rates and deals. 23 July: Lender Offers Market-Leading 5-Year Fix Nationwide building society is cutting fixed rates across its mortgage range by up to 0.25 percentage points to offer a five-year deal at under 4%, writes Jo Thornhill....
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Mortgage News: HSBC Challenges Rivals With 3.95% Market-Leading Offer
Find out what’s happening with today’s mortgage rates and calculate monthly repayments across a range of different rates and deals. 7 August: 5-Year Fix Requires 40% Deposit, £999 Fee HSBC, one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders, has launched a sub-4% deal in response to similar moves by NatWest and Nationwide last week. At 3.95%,...
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Media entrepreneur and founder of JamPrime PR agency wins UK Business Leader of the Year
Ben Nicholls, journalist and founder of JamPrime PR agency and Jam Press news agency, has won the ‘UK Business Leader of the Year’ award. With experience at The Sun, Daily Mail, and Metro, Nicholls is a news expert who helps entrepreneurs build their personal brands. London, England, United Kingdom – July 20, 2024 — PR...
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It’s very important for Ukraine to have partner like the United Kingdom – Zelensky.
UkrInform Ukraine and world news. Ukrinform brings the latest news, daily news, political news, business news, social news, cultural news, sports news, international news President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that during his two-day visit to Britain, the main topics were Ukrainian range, the Maritime Security Strategy, the development of a coalition of Ukraine’s maritime capabilities, and...
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British retail sales slump by more than forecast amid chilly weather
Retail sales in Great Britain slumped in June by more than forecast as cautious households reined in their spending amid poor weather, election uncertainty and the cost of living crisis. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show retail sales volumes were estimated to have fallen by 1.2% in June, after a rise of...
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Holidays in chaos after global IT meltdown
Television channels, airports and banks around the world have been knocked offline in a massive outage causing Windows computers to suddenly shut down. Sky News’s breakfast show was not on air on Friday morning, replaced by archive footage. Downdetector, a website which monitors outages, reported sudden spikes in problems with websites including Microsoft applications, banking...
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UK government debt highest since 1962
Getty Images The UK’s national debt has reached its highest level since 1962, according to new official figures. The total stock of government debt was worth 99.5% of the value of the economy in June, exceeding the highs reached during the coronavirus pandemic for the first time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures also...
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UK’s FCA: Financial Firms Must Improve Treatment of Politicians
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking to change its guidance to ensure that financial firms do not treat politicians and public servants unfairly. The FCA released proposed amendments to its guidance relating to politically exposed persons (PEPs) on Thursday (July 18) and invited public feedback on the changes to be submitted by...
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Francophone British Business Council (FBBC) Joins MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024 as Strategic Partner, Promoting United Kingdom-Africa Investment – Africa.com
The Francophone British Business Council (FBBC) has partnered with the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power conference and exhibition – scheduled for December 3-4 in Dakar – highlighting energy sector opportunities for British investors and businesses in West Africa. The FBBC promotes trade between the UK and Francophone countries, including West African nations such as Senegal, Niger,...
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Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg’s RTDs land in UK – The Spirits Business
Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop has launched in the UK following its US debut in February. Snoop Dogg (left) and Dr Dre have worked together for 30 years The ready-to-drink (RTD) range is named after Snoop Dogg’s 1994 single, which was produced by Dr Dre. The song celebrates its 30th anniversary this year....