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Not just a shop: A day with East of England Co-op
Co-Operative News
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July 9, 2025
East of England Co-op can trace its history back over 155 years to a number of regional co-ops set up in the mid 19th century. Today it has over 120 food stores – alongside funeral and travel businesses, post offices, a security service and...
UK builders to pay £100 million to housing programmes after competition probe
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
Published Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 03:37 PM [LONDON] Seven housing developers in the UK have agreed to pay a total of £100 million (S$174 million) to affordable housing programmes in Britain following a competition watchdog investigation into...
Brideshead Revisited (again): The 10 scene-stealing British country homes from film and television
Country Life
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July 9, 2025
Chauffuer-driven cars sweeping down manicured drives. Tail-coated lords summoning butlers. Steely-eyed dowagers glowering across the formal gardens. In the world of film and television, a country house — with its grand halls, rolling grounds and...
UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: June 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 9, 2025
In June 2025, there were twelve Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and five further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: Recommended cash offer by HGGC LLC for Inspired plc – £183.6 million – public...
Construction works begin on hub by Premier Inn hotel in London, UK
Hotel Management Network
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July 9, 2025
UK-based hotel business Whitbread has initiated construction enabling works for its new flagship hub by Premier Inn hotel at 5 Strand, London. The hotel, poised to be one of the largest budget hotels in the city, is situated near Trafalgar Square...
Where in the UK is in drought - and will it spread to the rest of the country?
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Katie Clemence-Jackson Appointed As Chief Executive Officer Of The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Pressat) Katie Clemence-Jackson has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Limited – the company that has been established to own and manage Buildings Standard ( the Standard ). An overview of...
Credas launches the UK’s first ‘compliance wallet’
UK Tech News
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July 9, 2025
Welsh digital ID group Credas is aiming to simplify homebuying and other regulated purchases with the launch of the UK’s first ‘compliance wallet’. The product will be a reusable compliance solution across all regulated sectors, initially...
Most beautiful walk in the UK named - not in England
Daily Express
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July 9, 2025
The UK's most beautiful walk has been named in a new analysis, and it is not in England. In fact, no English walking route made the top five list. The study, which was conducted by CEWE, examined and ranked different walks across the UK based on...
Weekly property review: Carbon co-existing on Conways
Beef Central
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July 9, 2025
Cattle on Conways Station, south of Darwin MANY rural property owners appear to have been sold the dream of producing carbon but have been left unsure about how to navigate the way forward. This week’s property review shines a spotlight on the...
British, Asian, Kiwis inquire about buying Cardrona Hotel
Northern Advocate
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Thornton said it was his understanding that because Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga had the false front listed as a Category Two Historic Place, consent may be needed. “But I don’t think it would be a big hurdle,” he said of a foreign...
Inside the brutal world of the England scrum: ‘Stay in the abyss’
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The new great British getaway: We're falling back in love with holidays at home
LBC
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9 July 2025, 07:36 The new great British getaway: We're falling back in love with holidays at home. Picture: LBC/Alamy There was a time when “going on holiday” meant getting as far away from the British Isles as possible. But not anymore. Listen...
Historic property with ‘outstanding’ contemporary additions for sale
East Anglian Daily Times
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Turret Lodge was built in 1923 by American architect Arthur Schofield in the American colonial style and is located in The Park, which once formed part of the grounds of the Bunbury Estate, associated with Barton Hall. It was built on the first...
"Funniest game" — Love Island UK's Shakira questions Helena’s motives as Ty shifts his attention
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Following the events of Casa Amor, tensions rose in the Love Island UK villa as new bombshell Ty found himself caught between Shakira and Helena. On July 9, 2025, the show's official YouTube channel shared a clip from an episode, capturing a...
New homeowner baffled by mysterious plant engulfing their property: 'It will swallow your entire house'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
"This stuff is horrible and will kill everything around it." by Geri MilevaJuly 9, 2025 A Reddit user who recently moved to Eastern Canada noticed an odd plant creeping beneath their patio. Worried about its rapid growth after a year, they turned...
Here’s a surprising winner after the UK stock market reacts to the latest US tariffs — Diageo
The Motley Fool UK
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July 9, 2025
The stock market had plenty to digest this week after the latest news about US trade tariffs. On Tuesday (8 July), the Trump administration once again postponed trade tariffs until 1 August, leading to a mixed reaction from market participants....
Warning to UK holidaymakers as new Airbnb law to cause 'domino effect' in Europe
Clydebank Post
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Following Spain's introduction of new laws requiring all Airbnb properties to register before they can be used for tourism, there are concerns it will spread further across Europe. Experts say Italy could be next to target Airbnb, with the country...
Inside England Rugby's stunning Argentine training base in La Plata
Gazette and Herald
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Head half a world away to La Plata in Argentina and the state-of-the-art installations are not as easily located, but at Club San Luis, in the outskirts of the city, Steve Borthwick has found a stunning ground where the massive operation of...
Tragedy as British woman, 35, is run down and killed in front of her husband while out jogging in France as cops question driver
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
This story is developing, more to follow By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 03:30 EDT, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 04:01 EDT, 9 July 2025 A British tourist has tragically been killed after she was run down while out for a jog with her husband. The...