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Richard Branson, chairman and founder of Virgin Group Ltd., poses for a photograph on board a new Virgin Azuma high speed train, manufactured by Hitachi Ltd., at Kings Cross station, London, U.K., on Friday, March 18, 2016. Virgin Trains will revive plans to offer high-speed Internet access on Europes busiest rail route in a bid to beat the plane and persuade business people to travel outside peak hours.
Finance

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson plans to take on Eurostar’s 30-year train monopoly with $900 million Virgin Group fundraise

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March 10, 2025
Mark Read, CEO of WPP.
Finance

WPP stock slumps 15% as ad spending takes a back seat, pushing 2024 revenues down

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February 27, 2025
UK, London, blurred motion of incidental business people walking to work with view of the financial district behind
Finance

London firms are overcorrecting on office space amid RTO push, adding to a $43 billion upgrade bill across the capital, JLL estimates

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February 26, 2025
Londoners are paying $12 for the chance to switch off their phones and ‘connect with the real world’
Lifestyle

Londoners are paying $12 for the chance to switch off their phones and ‘connect with the real world’

By Caroline Taix and AFP
February 20, 2025
unilever ceo
Retail

Unilever warns of a ‘subdued’ start to 2025 as ice cream triple listing looms, knocking investor confidence

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February 13, 2025
Jesper Brodin, CEO of the Ikea Group, stands in a showroom.
Success

A new Ikea location received a record-breaking 3,730 applications for just 150 open roles. Inside the pay and perks luring talent back to retail

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February 11, 2025
U.K. retail sales in December hid the truth about the ‘golden quarter’
Retail

U.K. retail sales in December hid the truth about the ‘golden quarter’

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January 28, 2025
Photo of Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Retail

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he doesn’t wear a watch in London anymore amid Rolex mugging surge

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January 28, 2025
people walking past a burberry store
Retail

Burberry’s pivot back to its roots is working as shares jump 15% following better-than-expected sales

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January 24, 2025
Mark Read side profile
Success

WPP CEO Mark Read dreams of ‘getting closer’ to the U.S. amid workforce anger over RTO mandate

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January 23, 2025
Rendering of renovated Citigroup building in Canary Wharf.
Finance

Citigroup faces £1 billion bill on London HQ overhaul with multi-level garden and mini villages to tempt staff back to the office

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January 16, 2025
people outside a Lloyds Bank branch
Success

Lloyds Bank will tie its senior bankers’ 2024 bonuses to their office attendance

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January 13, 2025
Shafira Huang
Finance

Lone thief pulls off ‘brazen’ $12.5M jewelry heist targeting millionaire London socialite’s luxury collection

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December 31, 2024
U.K. faces diplomatic headache with China as President Xi turns up the heat on $327 million plan for lavish new London embassy
Politics

U.K. faces diplomatic headache with China as President Xi turns up the heat on $327 million plan for lavish new London embassy

By Joe Jackson and AFP
December 17, 2024
people walking into a building
Features

London’s love-to-hate business district Canary Wharf shows the future of work is about more than just the office

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December 13, 2024

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