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Elizabeth line opening delayed by almost nine months, says Crossrail
The new Elizabeth line railway through central London has been delayed, and now will not open until late 2019.
Shareholder rebellions surge as FTSE 100 pay disputes double
Shareholder rebellions jumped by a quarter at 2018 annual general meetings as protests about pay at FTSE 100 companies doubled.
Former BHS owner Chappell 'victim' of political pressure, court hears
Dominic Chappell, the former owner of collapsed high street chain BHS was the victim of political pressure from The Pensions Regulator, a court heard on Friday.
Atlantia warns investors over Genoa bridge disaster
Shares in Atlantia fell more than 25% on Thursday as the company warned that Italian government plans to revoke its motorway concession in response to Monday's Genoa bridge collapse could hit investors.
Rescuers search for Genoa bridge survivors as death toll reaches 39
Italy's deputy prime minister called for the resignations of senior executives at the company that operated the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa which collapsed on Tuesday, killing at least 39 people.
UK media names Westminster attacker as Salih Khater
The suspect arrested after Tuesday's Westminster car attack that injured three people has been named as Salih Khater, UK media reported, citing unnamed sources.
Italy motorway bridge collapse near Genoa kills at least 22
A large section of motorway bridge collapsed onto houses in the northern port city of Genoa on Tuesday killing at least 22 people, officials said.
Car attack outside Westminster treated as terror offence - police
A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, police said on Tuesday.
Ticketmaster to shut resale sites Seatwave and Get Me In
Ticketmaster on Monday said it was closing its resale websites Seatwave and Get Me In to reduce the number of “professional sellers” who exploit the platforms and hike up prices.
Ryanair grounds 400 flights as pilots walk out in 5 European states
Low-cost airline Ryanair was forced to ground almost 400 flights on Friday as Europe-wide strike action by pilots over pay cause major disruption.
Ofgem reduces and rejects raft of network funding applications
Ofgem responded to a number of funding requests on Wednesday, saying it will allow network companies to recover an additional £90m, including funding, to tackle cyber and physical security threats, but was set to refuse National Grid’s requests to recover around £263m from consumers for replacing a pipeline and maintaining gas compressors.
Trump threatens trade allies over Iran - all in the name of peace
Donald Trump officially reimposed sanctions against Iran on Tuesday and threatened any trading partner of the US with retaliation – all while proclaiming he was acting in the interests of world peace.
Arsenal majority shareholder Kroenke makes £550m full ownership bid
Arsenal's American majority owner Stan Kroenke on Tuesday made a £600m bid to bring the football club entirely under his control.