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Welsh councils could get more powers to buy vacant land and redundant buildings Councils in Wales could be given stronger powers to compulsory purchase vacant land and redundant buildings to…
UK approves £4bn takeover of defence company Cobham Image copyright Cobham The government has approved a US private equity firm’s takeover of UK defence and aerospace company Cobham. Advent International…
Heavy castings business calls in administrators with 219 jobs at risk Administrators have been called in at Bondshold Ltd, the manufacturer of high-integrity steel and high-chrome iron castings at three…
HSBC customers hit by two IT glitches within hours Image copyright Getty Images Frustrated customers of HSBC faced difficulty accessing online and mobile services owing to two separate IT glitches.…
Transport for the North calls on TransPennine and Northern to ‘step up’ after week of delays Business and political leaders in the north have called on Northern and TransPennine to…
Andrew Bailey’s ‘slow and steady’ rise to power Image copyright Reuters After a lengthy search for the next Bank of England governor, the Treasury has gone back to the candidate…
Office specialists Mantle begin management of Cambridge’s The Bradfield Centre Regional office specialist Mantle has taken on the operation of Cambridge’s flagship deep tech collaborative workspace. The Bradfield Centre is…
Bank of England: What does the governor do? The 121st governor of the Bank of England has been named as Andrew Bailey. It’s a job that can affect the everyday…
Green light for major renovation of Birmingham’s House of Fraser building Birmingham planning chiefs have backed the redevelopment of one of its most famous buildings. The House of Fraser site…
Heathrow third runway ‘delayed for 12 months’ Image copyright Grimshaw Architects Image caption An architects’ visualisation of Heathrow’s planned expansion Heathrow has said its project to build a third runway…