Direct Line rejected two takeover bids from the Belgian insurer Ageas where the second offer valued the firm at £3.2bn, which ...

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Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create ...

Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Direct Line breached an order by erroneously adding a 'No Claims Bonus Protection' add-on to customers' policies without their permission.

The PS5 Pro made up 26% of all PS5 console sales in the UK during November 2024, Christopher Dring has revealed.

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This means both the PS5 Slim and the all-new PS5 Pro are at their lowest-ever price. The PS5 Slim is currently available for a mammoth £80 off, taking its RRP down to £309. Meanwhile the PS5 Pro ...

This year, we've found a ton of savings on the iPad, iPad Air and even the brand-new iPad Pro, as well as a few decent deals on refurbished iPad's and iPad Mini's. As always, the Cyber Monday ...

Under UK takeover regulations, Aviva has until December 25 to formalize its offer or withdraw. Direct Line is no stranger to acquisition interest, having previously rejected a similar bid from ...

Direct Line, the UK insurer, has seen its share price surge by more than a third after it rejected a takeover offer from larger rival Aviva. The non-binding cash and shares offer, which valued the ...

There’s not much on the economic or earnings agendas for Friday, topped by mortgage approvals data for the UK and an update from UK-focused investment bank Peel Hunt. That’s all from us today.