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Sainsbury’s hopes to regain narrative after Morrisons merger bombshell

Sainsbury s is set to update the market on its latest numbers this week. But the City has one thing in mind: merger talks with Morrisons, writes Felix Armstrong As Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts gears up to face the market later this week, business hacks will be getting used to the usual riposte:...

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Meet the man behind London’s biggest new factory since the Second World War

Isembard s Alexander Fitzgerald is on a mission to revitalise Britain s high-precision manufacturing industry. Ali Lyon visits the company s new London site to talk policy, patriotism and intergalactic growth Amid the whirring sound of robotic machines, Alexander Fitzgerald is excitedly explaining...

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Forget The Ritz: Inside the Paris hotel loved by Madonna and Charli

Paris, 2am: the windmill outside the Moulin Rouge slows to a stop. Surely that is the signal the party’s over. However, a two-minute walk away, another neon sign lures Pigalle’s party set. The letters spelling out ‘Bus Palladium’ climb vertically up the side of a 12-storey building on Rue Pierre...

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Meet the designers making London restaurants less loud and clattery

Why do so many restaurants get their acoustics all messed up? Is sound the final frontier of luxury? Adam Bloodworth spoke to the experts attempting to quieten the cacophony A pal’s in town. You’ve booked a trendy new restaurant. It’s been a while and you’re looking forward to catching up. There’s...

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