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Lecram Holdings withdraws takeover bid for Purplebricks

Purplebricks suitor Lecram Holdings withdraws late takeover bid for struggling estate agency Lecram Holdings put forward a 0.5p per share bid for Purplebricks l... read more

Fowlmere cottage in Cambridgeshire has a secret Henry VIII tunnel

Dig deep! Four-bed period Cambridgeshire cottage for sale has a secret tunnel dating back to Henry VIII’s era Semi-detached Cambridgeshire cottage has an ... read more

B&M annual sales swell to nearly £5bn

B&M sales swell to nearly £5bn as shoppers hunt out bargains while cost of basics soars amid rampant inflation While B&M’s sales increased, its p... read more

WH Smith upgrades annual outlook as airport trade continues its recovery

WH Smith boosts profit forecast as airport trade continues its recovery following relaxation of travel curbs WH Smith revealed total turnover grew by 23% for th... read more

Best-buy one-year savings account pays 5.25%: What you need to know

Savers can now bag a best buy one-year fix of 5.25% as competition for short-term bonds heats up National Bank of Egypt is offering market leading rate via Rais... read more

Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone BANS older cars from entry tomorrow

Enforcement of Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) begins tomorrow and will see drivers of older vehicles entering it hit with huge fines that increa... read more

Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone BANS older cars from entry

Enforcement of Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) begins tomorrow and will see drivers of older vehicles entering it hit with huge fines that increa... read more

SALLY SORTS IT: A dog bit me on holiday but Staysure won’t pay up

A dog bit my hand while I was travelling in France to visit my son. The medical bill for my treatment was £3,845 and I made a claim for this amount on my Stays... read more

Convictions for speeding at an eight-year high according to new figures

Convictions for speeding at an eight-year high according to new figures 236,480 motorists were prosecuted for speeding in England and Wales in 2022 The number o... read more

Equity release costs £87K more than a year ago, but is it about to get better?

One of the great comforts of home ownership is that, if worst comes to worst, you can always cash in by extracting some of the equity from your property. And th... read more

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Inflation, the guest no one wants

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: The Bank of England’s reassurances about inflation are starting to ring hollow By Rachel Rickard Straus For The Daily Mail Publishe... read more

BT pushes digital home phone lines

BT pushes digital home phone lines despite move could leave customers unable to call emergency services By Toby Walne for the Daily Mail Published: 23:47 BST, 3... read more

Expert tips to resurrect your rusty old bike

With spring finally here, many of us will be rooting out rusty old bikes from the shed. There are an estimated 16million bikes in Britain gathering dust in stor... read more

The long wait’s over for savers as rates hit 5%

The long wait’s over as savings rates hit 5%: Experts urge savers to fix now or risk missing out By Sylvia Morris For Daily Mail Published: 23:46 BST, 30 ... read more

The widening chasm between public and private sector pensions

A huge chasm is opening in the retirement income that people are getting, according to whether they worked in the public sector or for a private employer. This ... read more

Time to rein in the heat pump cowboys

The hard sell of green heating solutions could disadvantage consumers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to warn in a report being publish... read more

MARKET REPORT: North Sea gloom sends oil stocks into the red

Oil stocks sank amid fears over the future of North Sea projects. North Sea producer Harbour Energy shed 3.5 per cent, or 8.2p, to 226.7p, and global giants BP ... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Battle for UK forecourts

ALEX BRUMMER: Asda’s deal with EG is unlikely to put a misfiring enterprise back in the fast lane By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:33 BST,... read more

Unilever finance chief set to step down amid boardroom shake-up

Unilever finance chief set to step down amid boardroom shake-up ahead of arrival of new CEO By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:18 BST, 30 May 2023... read more

Nvidia is first chip maker to hit a valuation of $1trillion

Nvidia becomes first chip maker to hit a valuation of $1trillion as company cashes in on AI boom By Leah Montebello For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:12 BST, 30 Ma... read more

Tycoon Lawrence Stroll sells £120m Aston Martin stake

Tycoon Lawrence Stroll sells £120m Aston Martin stake but remains luxury car maker’s largest investor By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:03... read more

LDI provider Insight Investment rocked as assets slump 28%

LDI provider Insight Investment rocked as assets slump 28% following last year’s UK gilt market crisis The company posted a profit of £149.1m, up from £... read more

Asda’s merger with EG sparks fears of fuel price hikes and job cuts

Billionaires merge Asda with petrol giant in £2bn deal: Move sparks fears of fuel price hikes and job cuts Regulators plan to probe Asda’s £2.3bn deal f... read more

Private equity giant Apollo in swoop on UK social housing 

Private equity giant Apollo strikes deal to buy United Living in swoop on UK social housing By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Updated: 22:49 BST, 30 May 2023... read more