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NewRiver has launched a retail park partnership with Singaporean capital. Its first transaction is the £73.5m purchase of The Springs in Leeds, with NewRiver retaining a minority stake and management role.
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Property agents face licensing as leasehold fee controls expand nationwide. An independent regulator would set standards and remove licences, while ministers gain powers to cap selected permission and administration charges.
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The Insolvency Service is shifting intervention earlier in financial distress. Its five-year strategy combines earlier guidance, faster recovery, stronger data sharing, and expanded action against abusive phoenix companies.
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RHI Magnesita has raised its pursuit of Vesuvius materially again. The latest cash-and-share proposal values each Vesuvius share at an implied 549p and has conditional backing from its largest shareholder.
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AstraZeneca is investing heavily to deepen its oncology combination strategy. The $2bn Summit Therapeutics stake accompanies clinical work combining ivonescimab with AstraZeneca antibody-drug conjugates across cancer types.
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Co-op has offered asset sales to preserve its Southern acquisition. The CMA is considering disposals of 15 convenience stores and two funeral homes as a route to conditional clearance.
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Consumer borrowing accelerated in August while mortgage approvals weakened further. Bank of England data show faster credit-card and personal borrowing alongside softer housing activity and stronger corporate financing.
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England’s water reforms will widen government options over company ownership. Planned legislation will remove historic shareholding caps while ministers retain private investment as part of the sector’s long-term funding model.
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Britain’s cyber workforce is growing, but skills shortages are widening. Government research finds stronger graduate numbers alongside persistent technical gaps, slower workforce growth, and much wider workplace use of AI.
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Britain is creating a new public investor for electricity networks. Great British Grid will invest alongside private capital while connection, self-build, and transmission reforms seek to accelerate infrastructure delivery.