Investors looking to bank some profit could sell down their holdings but they should not sell out completely as this business should go from strength to strength.

I think it is the Holy Grail that will transform the productivity of the service industries, but as in all revolutions there will be losers as well as winners.

Keir Starmer's eagerness to 'reset' relations with the EU could open the door to collaboration with a rival scheme on the Continent, according to senior executives at Airbus.

The FTSE 100 aeroplane engine maker raked in £7.7billion in the first six months of the year, according to City forecasts.

Tax breaks are offered to companies for investments in factories and equipment. But these do not extend to spending on crucial areas such as new software.

Chapel Down and fellow Kent rival Gusbourne, both listed companies, are exploring options including selling up.

It undermines the credibility of a Government which seeks to position itself at home and abroad as steady hands on the tiller of state.

It has been handed more than £6billion of subsidies for the power station in Selby, North Yorkshire that generates more than 4 per cent of the UK's electricity.

The lender also completed its transformation plan which included staff cuts and a £100m IT simplification project.

The French firm's second-quarter revenue was £3.1billion, up 13 per cent year-on-year. Sales were strong everywhere but Asia.

In a bid to pivot towards a focus on health and hygiene, Reckitt plans to offload its £1.9billion home care portfolio, which includes brands like Air Wick and Cillit Bang.