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Mark Sweney

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Mark Sweney is media business correspondent at the Guardian

  • A British Heart Foundation sign on a shop

    British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise

    Shoppers turning to online options also affects BHF, which has carried out review of retail arm
  • A William Hill sign outside a betting shop in Manchester

    William Hill owner agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino and lottery firm

    Evoke had been in talks for two months with Bally’s Intralot, which has extensive international operations
  • A terrace houses in Berkshire.

    UK house prices fall for third successive month amid Iran war uncertainty

    Unexpected monthly drop of 0.1% in May leaves price of typical home at £298,806, says lender Halifax
  • Alphabet's Google Releases Gemini AI ModelThe Gemini logo on a smartphone arranged in New York, US, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Alphabet's Google said Gemini is its largest, most capable and flexible AI model to date, replacing PaLM 2, released in May. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?

    Giving publishers power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramifications
  • Lloyds financial banking logo on a smartphone

    Business live
    Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apologise as users report app and online banking outage – as it happened

    Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Mark Woodbury in high-visibility vests and hard hats stand talking near a yellow excavator on a construction site

    UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

    Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors
  • Sir Alan Bates, of Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, before a public accounts committee hearing

    ‘Utter disaster’: Alan Bates attacks schemes compensating post office operators

    Government should not be involved in providing redress to victims of Horizon IT scandal, campaigner tells MPs
  • A scene from Much Ado About Nothing during a matinee performance at the National Theatre(Live broadcast 08-09-2022) ©Tristram Kenton 09-22 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

    ‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs

    Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viable
  • Royal Mail postal deliveries in Greenmount, Greater ManchesterChristopher Thomond for The Guardian.

    Royal Mail investigated again as almost a quarter of first-class post arrives late

    Latest figures show the company’s delivery performance has worsened compared with the previous year
  • Rene HaasARM Holdings CEO Rene Haas, center, rings the Nasdaq Opening Bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, during his company's IPO, in New York's Times Square, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    Arm boss in line for billion-dollar payday if chipmaker hits targets

  • Sky news Arabia - screengrab

    Sky ends controversial news joint venture in United Arab Emirates

  • Exterior of a grand Everyman cinema with the name above the entrance

    What’s gone wrong at Everyman and can the luxury cinema chain regain its magic?

    More competition and loss-making sites are among the challenges for the new turnaround chief executive
  • An Estée Lauder cosmetics display showing shelves of makeup products including mascaras, eyeshadows, and foundation

    Estée Lauder ends merger talks with Gaultier owner Puig

    Key sticking point to building beauty powerhouse was level compensation demanded by Charlotte Tilbury
  • Bill Winters, the group chief executive of Standard Chartered, speaks at the global financial leaders' investment summit, in Hong Kong

    Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts

    Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AI
  • A person uses a petrol pump

    Biggest drop in petrol purchases in six years hits retail sales in Great Britain

    Drivers conserve fuel amid Iran war uncertainty, pushing overall sales down 1.3% in April
  • a basket of food items in a supermarket trolley

    UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods

  • A groom in a blue suit places a wedding ring on the bride's finger

    Changes to Married at First Sight UK put participants at risk, say insiders

  • A runway at Heathrow airport.

    Heathrow could be forced to allow other firms to build third runway to cut costs

    Under aviation regulator proposals rival companies would bid to design and build parts of airport expansion
  • Harborne walking in the street

    Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6

    Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers
  • People queue outside a TG Jones Post Office storefront on a high street

    Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat

    Exclusive: Contract changes mean Post Office outlets inside TG Jones stores would be easier to close, with up to 60 possibly affected
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