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Sainsbury’s looking for £1.3bn from sale of mortgage book

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Sainsbury’s Bank is based at the Gyle Sainsbury’s could be the second supermarket chain to offload its mortgage book following a review of its financial services arm. The company isRead More

Former PM's memoirs

Cameron breaks silence to take swipe at Johnson’s EU plans

David Cameron annual conf
David Cameron: worrying over Britain’s future Former Prime Minister David Cameron has emerged from political exile to challenge the strategy of his fellow Old Etonian Boris Johnson. In an explosiveRead More

Brexit on the menu

Johnson to meet EU president Juncker for ‘working lunch’

Jean Claude Juncker
Jean Claude Juncker will meet the PM for lunch Boris Johnson will meet the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday for the first time since he became Prime Minister.Read More

Household services deal

Ovo moves into big energy league after £500m deal with SSE

SSE
Ovo has become Britain’s biggest energy supplier in the UK after British Gas after sealing a deal to acquire Perth-based SSE’s household retail business. The ‘challenger’ energy company will payRead More

Waste clampdown

Sainsbury’s makes pledge to cut plastic packaging by half

Sainsbury's Local
Supermarkets are urging changing habits (pic: Terry Murden) Sainsbury’s is to meet packaging firms, food manufacturers and scientists to outline its plan to halve the amount of plastic used inRead More

Firm should prepare

No Deal Brexit could trigger four quarter recession

Port of Grangemouth
A Brexit deal could see the UK perform better than expected A disorderly exit from the European Union on the 31 October could prompt a four quarter recession with GDPRead More

Royal Navy contract

Johnson unveils £1.25bn frigate boost for Scottish shipyard

Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier
Rosyth has been completing work on aircraft carriers Shipyard workers’ jobs in Scotland and Northern Ireland will be secured by the awarding of a £1.25bn contract to build five frigatesRead More

Demand for Commons recall

Riots to food shortages – Yellowhammer’s Brexit warnings

Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer: ‘severe risks’ Labour accused the government of trying to stop the public knowing about the worst case Brexit scenario after warnings were published that it could lead toRead More

Ruling reversed on appeal

Johnson’s Commons suspension ruled unlawful by judges

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson: brought Commons business to a halt Appeal judges in Scotland have reversed a ruling on Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament by saying the move is unlawful. The Prime MinisterRead More

Change at top

Grace leaving Aegon, new chief executive takes over next month

Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace: leaving after 10 years Aegon chief executive Adrian Grace is leaving the Edinburgh-based pensions company and will be replaced next month by Mike Holliday-Williams who was until recentlyRead More