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A couple's wedding day was saved by a helpful farmer as he gave their celebrant a ride to the venue through the floods in Argyll.

George Burley was watching Sweden win 3-0 against Azerbaijan in Stockholm at the weekend. No specific target has been revealed, although the likelihood is that whoever was being watched was a Swedish player.

Bets that US interest rates will stay higher for longer today continued to weigh on stock market sentiment. As well as the focus on the rates outlook, today’s London session included updates from Boohoo and the food-on-the-go chain Greggs.

The global elites and left-wing media have done their best to paint everything they’re planning as a “conspiracy theory.” However, many of us aren’t gullible enough to believe it. Glenn Beck is one of those people, and he argues that those “conspiracy theories” are actually “conspiracy FACTS.” Doug ...

Apple’s former head of design is in talks to raise $1 billion dollars to take on its iPhone with an AI-powered rival. London-born Jony Ive, whose work was instrumental to the design of a suite of Apple products including the iPod, iPhone and MacBook, is seeking to raise the funds from Japanese investing giant SoftBank in a partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according the FT. Ive and OpenAI boss Sam Altman are exploring what an AI-powered consumer device would look like, including ho...

Retail sales figures have kept the UK economy in focus after yesterday’s knife-edge rates decision by the Bank of England. The Federal Reserve also paused this week but its hawkish tone has left Wall Street fearing a longer run of high interest rates. Elsewhere, Microsoft’s Activision deal has moved a step closer to clearance by the the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.

FINANCIAL advice group Brooks Macdonald saw funds under management rise by more than £1 billion to £16.8 billion this year and chief executive Andrew Shepherd says more and more people will rely on his services. While there are “short-term macroeconomic headwinds” the longer-term future looks bright, says the group. The John Lewis Partnership fell to another big loss of £59 million for the half-year as Dame Sharon White admitted her “transformation” p...

A change in Campari Group’s voting structure has sparked fresh chatter about the spirits major’s possible M&A options.

The FTSE 100 index is within sight of its lowest close of the year after a grim week for global stock markets. London’s top flight fell again today, leaving it down by 3% since Monday as worries mount globally over higher-for-longer interest rates. Rising borrowing costs have added to pressure on the retail sector, resulting in today’s 1.2% fall in sales during washout July.

Concerns over China’s debt-laden property sector today meant a downbeat start to the week for global stock markets. Shares in Country Garden slumped in Hong Kong to a new record low after it suspended trading of 11 onshore bonds, adding to the ongoing fears about China’s economy. West End property investment business Shaftesbury Capital today took a new step to bear down on its heavy debt burden after securing a £200 million loan.