The government is paying more to borrow through newly issued debt than at almost any point in the past three decades, a reminder of the tough fiscal backdrop against which prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey are drawing up their first budget, now less than two months away.Continue Reading

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Budget airline easyJet is expected to return to the FTSE 100 in this week’s index reshuffle after its shares were boosted by a recommended £5.7 billion takeover offer from the American private equity firm Apollo Capital Management. As things stand, the airline would be joined in the top flight byContinue Reading

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Scan.com, Britain’s largest private medical imaging company, has raised $220 million from investors including Aviva as it eyes a potential stock market flotation. The London-based company will put the funds towards a bigger push into the American medical imaging market. The package is made up of a $90 million equityContinue Reading

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter After welcoming Sir Kenneth Branagh to her Surrey home in the first instalment of Tea with Judi Dench, theContinue Reading

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