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Unveiling her plan to turn the telecoms giant around, Allison Kirkby (pictured) chided investors who have placed a record £300m bet against the company.

A number of reality TV stars have been charged by the City watchdog over allegations that they were paid to promote risky investments to their millions of Instagram followers.

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BP, Wayve and IWG.

Renault is coming for the Nissan Qashqai with its latest unveil: The new Symbioz. The hybrid five-seater family car becomes the eighth SUV from the French brand.

The latest British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor revealed sales dropped by 4 per cent year-on-year in the four weeks ending 27 April, against 5.1 per cent growth in 2023.

BP said its underlying replacement cost profit - its preferred measure - totalled £2.2billion in the opening three months of 2024, compared to £4billion last year.

Rathi (pictured) will be questioned over the proposals - which have provoked a fierce backlash - at the Commons Treasury select committee.

Savills forecast is the latest to take a more upbeat view. Lloyds, Britains biggest mortgage lender, also recently said it saw prices rising this year.

Container vessels have been rerouted around the southern tip of Africa since to avoid attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea.

Suranga Chandratillake says he fears that start-ups being bought up by foreign predators or listing overseas could see none left in British hands.