Aston Martin strikes £550mn debt deal despite creditor objections

Cash-strapped carmaker defies lenders who branded transaction with BlackRock-owned HPS as ‘extraordinary’

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

Segro board signals it would back £14bn takeover after battle with US bidder

Real estate group Prologis’s ‘best and final’ approach for London-listed rival follows previous £13.5bn bid

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

How the West Country became the UK’s most dysfunctional property market

Unsold homes are piling up as locals can’t afford to buy properties at a price that homeowners are willing to sell for

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

The West Country: the UK’s most dysfunctional property market

Unsold homes are piling up as locals can’t afford to buy properties at a price that homeowners are willing to sell for

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

Deutsche Bank headquarters raided for third time this year

Latest search threatens to detract from efforts to rehabilitate German lender

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

Trump threatens to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants

US president’s warning marks latest attempts to assert American control over Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

Greek tycoon’s tanker towed into Iranian waters

Shipping group Dynacom ‘trying to verify’ whereabouts of vessel hit in Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

UK education secretary accused of misleading claim about Oxford entry

Former Xaverian College pupils say Lucy Powell was not the ‘only one’ in her year to attend elite university

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

Big Four’s use of offshore auditors sparks concern from UK accounting watchdog

Financial Reporting Council says it will monitor how the largest firms manage their overseas teams for the next year

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026

India should listen to its frustrated youth

Gen Z protests reflect young people’s growing anxiety about their future

Posted on Wednesday July 22, 2026