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AstraZeneca vaccine gets positive US trial results
A final-stage US trial of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has found it to be 100% effective at keeping patients out of hospital.
Unite gets planning permission for Nottingham development
Student housing developer and operator Unite Group has received resolution to grant planning permission for its 700-bed student accommodation development at Derby Road in Nottingham, it announced on Monday.
Kingfisher reinstates dividend, Centamin profit surges
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 19 points lower on Monday, having closed down 1. 05% on Friday at 6,708. 71.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower amid rise in Europe Covid cases
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday amid concerns about the slow vaccine rollout in Europe and rising Covid-19 cases.
Centamin profit soars on higher gold price
Centamin's annual profit soared as the higher price of gold more than offset a dip in production during the Covid-19 crisis.
Monday newspaper round-up: Covid cost, Greensill, cinema bosses
A year of Covid-19 lockdowns has cost the UK economy £251bn – the equivalent of the entire annual output of the south-east of England or nearly twice that of Scotland, according to a report published on Monday. Analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research found that while the whole of the country had suffered huge damage from restrictions on activity since the first national lockdown began, some poorer regions had suffered the most. - Guardian.