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FTSE 100 opened lower, losing 40 points to 7,509. A fall in the oil price weighed on the index, with heavyweights BP and Shell both declining at the open.
Vodafone agreed on the potential sale of its Hungarian business for €1.8bn. 4iG Public and Corvinus Zrt, a Hungarian state holding company, are the would-be buyers.
Households with smart meters could be paid for turning off high-energy appliances to help avoid blackouts. The National Grid Electricity System Operator is understood to be preparing plans.
Sony PlayStation is being sued for £5bn. Nine million claimants believe they were ripped off with overpriced games and in-game purchases.
Base Resources posted record profits for the year to end-June on higher prices for mineral sands. The Australian-based miner plans to pay a final dividend of A$3.0 cents per share.
Eden Research said first-half trading was in line with expectations with revenues up 33%. The group, a specialist in sustainable biopesticides and plastic-free crop protection, said product sales were up 54%.
Rosslyn Data announced its first enterprise customer through its partnership with Chain IQ. Rosslyn will supply its procurement analytics platform to a tier one Japanese bank on a five-year contrac
German MPs representing all three ruling parties @SaraNanni@alexmuellerfdp@KristianKlinck are absolutely right in their call to provide Ukraine with maximum military aid. A well-armed Ukraine is the best long-term investment in the security of Europe. https://t.co/4Gv6xY4jeT
On August 24, we call on all those who aspire to a free world for themselves and others in all countries and on all continents to unite on the Independence Day of #Ukraine.
"The royal family would have hoped that Andrew signing a settlement with Virginia Giuffre would have drawn a line under the whole thing."
The Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah on the concern felt by the royal family over two films depicting Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview.
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This is Russia’s, not just Putin’s war. Not Putin, but actual Russian soldiers come from Russia to kill, torture and destroy. Russians overwhelmingly support the war, cheer missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and murder of Ukrainians. Let Russian tourists enjoy Russia then.
Over the last few months, Europe has quickly learned that it's dangerously reliant on Russian gas. Three pipelines could relieve this strain though, bringing gas in from across the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa...
but will they happen?
💬 @MartinSLewis has said that the government must at least "double" its energy bill support package.
Speaking on @BBCr4today, Lewis stressed that if ministers want to make support work, they will "effectively need...to double the numbers, especially for the poorest." https://t.co/zewrbdadNb
Talked with @eucopresident Charles Michel, told about the situation on the battlefield, in particular at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Russian nuclear terror requires a stronger response from the international community - sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel. (1/2)
STOP calling the Russian occupation regimes in Donetsk and Luhansk by Moscow's names for them designed to hide its war. There are NO "people's republics" in Ukraine. There is only free Ukraine and Russia occupied Ukraine. Period. The end. I cannot believe I have to say this.
⚡️ Ukraine’s military shoot down Russian Sukhoi aircraft.
According to the 25th Airborne Brigade, Sukhoi Su-25, an aircraft that can carry nuclear weapons, was shot down with a 9K38 Igla man-portable air-defense system in Donetsk Oblast on July 29.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) July 30, 2022
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