Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend

Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Tesco is expected to press ahead with a £550m dividend for shareholders this week.  The supermarket giant is likely to post … Read more

The 75th anniversary of VE Day and Trooping the Colour face cancellation as Palace mulls coronavirus

Japanese state visit to the UK British pomp and pageantry is at its best during a state visit. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masakois are due to stay with the Queen at Windsor Castle in May, but the Foreign Office will advise the royal household whether the visit will go ahead. State visits are a … Read more

Maharashtra mulls separate law for Buddhist marriages

Written by MANASI PHADKE | Mumbai | Updated: December 25, 2015 11:36:15 pm Following a long-standing demand from some leaders of the community, the BJP-led government in Mahashtra is working towards introducing a separate legislation to govern Buddhist marriages and inheritance laws in the state. State minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Rajkumar Badole, said … Read more

FTSE LIVE: JD Sports races ahead; Bovis mulls housing merger; Pound holds above $1.23

FTSE CLOSE: Wages up the most in 11 years at 4%; JD Sports sales race ahead; Bovis and Galliford Try mull merger; pound above $1.23 Bovis Homes has rekindled talks over a merger with Galliford Try’s housing arm JD Sports revealed a 10% jump in like-for-like store sales in the UK and Ireland  By Emily … Read more

Stagecoach mulls a takeover of the UK’s largest bus operator Arriva after it goes up for sale

Stagecoach mulls a takeover of the UK’s largest bus operator Arriva after it goes up for sale City sources said Stagecoach is interested in buying Arriva’s bus business   Arriva has been put up for sale by German Transport giant Deutsche Bahn  It operates more than 5,000 buses in Britain and has divisions across Europe By … Read more