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A $10bn-plus takeover bid for one of America's biggest pharmacy chains is set to trigger a fresh auction of Boots the Chemist after a string of aborted attempts to sell the British retail giant.

Thames Water has revealed a 40% spike in sewage spills while warning that a looming decision on what it can charge customers is "fundamental to our future".

Eliminating all pollution incidents in the Thames Water network will be "almost impossible" and a public debate is needed about the real cost of ending all sewage outflows, chief executive Chris Weston has said. 

Baroness Hodge, former chair of one of Westminster's most influential select committees, is being lined up to lead a review of Arts Council England's use of public money amid a growing backlash in the cultural sector over the direction of its funding.

One of Britain's leading financial mutuals is in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, the infrastructure investor which owns a stake in the Thames 'super sewer'.

An attempt by Rupert Murdoch to change who controls the future of his media empire has been blocked, according to US media reports.

Almost a third of goods at supermarkets are on promotion, according to industry data as a big question mark hangs over the sector heading into 2025.

Google has unveiled a computing chip capable of solving problems in minutes that would take one of today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete.

Shell and the environmental campaign group Greenpeace have settled a multimillion-pound lawsuit brought over an at-sea protest.

Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his "number one mission" as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.