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London
09:14, 15 JAN 2026
Pub groups Mitchells & Butlers and Fuller's cheer 'exceptionally strong' Christmas
Food and Drink
Both pub groups shrug off cost-of-living concerns
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Hays reports 10% fall in recruitment fees as jobs market remains under pressure
Professional Services
The global recruiter said permanent hiring was still a challenge
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TGI Fridays º£½ÇÊÓÆµ shuts 16 restaurants with 456 job losses after administration
Retail & Consumer
The brand, which opened its first º£½ÇÊÓÆµ site in 1987, said it will keep most of its sites open after securing a rescue deal
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BP warns of weak Q4 trading and £3.7bn write-downs
Petrol prices
BP performance echoes that of rival Shell as crude prices drop
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Engineering consultancy used by BAFTA and Arsenal opens Bristol office
Engineering
Harley Haddow has said the move is part of its long-term growth plan across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
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British Land CEO Simon Carter steps down after five years to join P3 Logistics Parks
Commercial Property
The FTSE 100 real estate investment trust announces succession planning
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London wealth management firm opens office in Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
The historic business now has five regional offices around the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
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Popular sandwich shop hints at 1,000-sarnie giveaway for launch of first grab-and-go branch
Food and Drink
Fast-growing chain Sandwich Sandwich is preparing to open its fourth store in London in two years
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High street businesses urge MPs to expand rate relief beyond pubs as U-turn looms
Retail & High Street
Hotels, pharmacies, retailers and night-life venues are all calling for support
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Primark owner AB Foods shares fall 12% as it warns on profits
Retail
Group reports disappointing Christmas sales at Primark and increased markdowns
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Marks & Spencer delivers steady Christmas sales as retailer moves past cyber crisis
Marks & Spencer
Retail giant looking to move on from cyber attack that cost it £136m
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ construction sector in decline for 12 consecutive months as housebuilding gloom continues
Housing
Housebuilding seeing its deepest slump since the early Covid pandemic
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Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop collapse into administration
Retail & High Street
The two retailers were bought by investment firm Modella Capital last year
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Pay of FTSE 100 bosses ‘overtakes average º£½ÇÊÓÆµ salary in less than three days’
Your Money
The average yearly salary for chief executives of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ blue chips stands at £4.4m
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FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street as shares surge
Finance
Mining, defence, and finance shares led the charge
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ retail footfall up 3.9% over Christmas as challenging year ends positively
Retail & Consumer
Boxing Day saw strongest increase in a decade at 4.4%
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Dr Martens considers expanding ReWair resale platform outside the US
Fashion
The resale platform has sold over 10,000 second-hand boots since launching in March 2024
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Everyman cinema chief executive steps down
Retail & High Street
Alex Scrimgeour has been at the helm for five years and has been replaced on an interim basis by a non-executive director
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Mothercare considers º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and global 'rebuild' despite falling sales and further losses
West Midlands
Baby products retailer says it has 'stabilised' despite posting further losses after seeing half-year sales tumble
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NBA Europe league: Bosses hail 'enormous opportunity' as plans progress for Manchester and London teams
Basketball
NBA wants European basketball league in conjunction with world governing body Fiba
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Rachel Reeves warned over 'spectre of recession'
Economy
Economy grew by just 0.1% in Q3 as ONS data shows slowing growth in second half of 2025
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ government borrowing tops £11.7bn in November despite tax surge
Economy
Public sector borrowing reached £11.7bn last month, exceeding economist forecasts
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Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time since August as inflation drops
Economy
The Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates to 3.75 per cent
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Bank of England expected to cut interest rates after inflation slows
Economy
It would bring borrowing costs down to the lowest rate since the beginning of February 2023
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