Day: February 7, 2025

UK News: Firm reports leap in profits amid strong sales of cancer, lung and immunology treatments a week after pulling plug on Merseyside investment

AstraZeneca has reported a jump in annual profits boosted by strong sales of its cancer, lung and immunology treatments, a week after it decided not to go ahead with a planned £450m investment in Merseyside, prompting a series of recriminations with the government.

Britain’s biggest drugmaker, which is also the largest listed company, said revenues rose by 21% to $54.1bn (£43bn) in 2024. Pre-tax profit jumped by 38% to $8.7bn last year on a constant currency basis. Continue reading…
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UK News: More than 1,000 staff at Devon-based group will get about £1,000 each after profits more than doubled

Employees of Riverford will share in a payout of £1.3m after the organic vegetable box company more than doubled profits last year.

More than 1,000 staff at the Devon-based group, which began making deliveries from an old Citroën in 1993, will receive about £1,000 each as the employee-owned company nearly tripled its annual payout to workers. Continue reading…
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Ria Yusuf says rise in migration during his premiership was ‘total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit’

Boris Johnson was “one of the most damaging prime ministers in this country’s history”, according to the chair of Reform UK.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking podcast, Zia Yusuf said Johnson would not be welcome in his party. Continue reading…
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