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GSK completes £1 billion IDRx purchase; starts £2 billion buyback

GSK PLC on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of Boston, Massachusetts-based precision therapeutics firm IDRx Inc, adding to its growing portfolio of treatments...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 08:32


FBI and Pentagon overrule Musk’s email demands in latest cost-cutting crusade

Key US agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with Elon Musk’s latest demand that federal...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 07:51


Starmer to join world leaders on call to mark Ukraine war anniversary

Keir Starmer is expected to join world leaders in a call hosted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 07:47


Prosus agrees to acquire Just Eat Takeaway for €4.1 billion in cash

Prosus NV on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com NV for about €4.1 billion, all in cash.

The Netherlands-based technology company, which...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 07:01


Starmer, Macron to discuss ‘leadership’ supporting Kyiv on Trump visit

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to raise the importance of showing ‘united leadership’ in backing Ukraine against Russian aggression during meetings with Donald...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 06:45


UK’s Starmer says hopes to boost ‘joint security’ with Germany’s Merz

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his party’s win in Germany’s parliamentary elections Sunday, welcoming the chance to ‘enhance their...

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 06:43


UK government to invest £200 million in Grangemouth, says PM Starmer

The UK government will provide an extra £200 million of funding for Grangemouth as the oil refinery in the area is set to close.

Speaking at...

Sun, 23/02/2025 - 11:18


Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence ‘ambitious,’ UK Cabinet minister says

Raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of national income is ‘ambitious’, a Cabinet minister has insisted as the government faces pressure to increase investment amid...

Sun, 23/02/2025 - 11:17


Starmer tells Zelensky he will press case for safeguards with Trump

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty in talks with US President Donald Trump...

Sun, 23/02/2025 - 11:01


UK to unveil new Russia sanctions to mark three years of Ukraine war

The UK will unveil new sanctions to ‘turn the screws’ on Russia as it marks three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

David Lammy said he...

Sun, 23/02/2025 - 10:48


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