The exemption comes as India steadily expands its biofuel programme to reduce dependence on imported crude oil and promote cleaner energy.

Frasers is offering to pay around 1.98 billion euro (£1.73 billion) to buy remaining shares and take full control of the fashion firm.

The boss of Fuller’s also said pub workers are more likely to hold on to their jobs amid fewer opportunities for work.

Fuller’s has 337 pubs and hotels across the south of England.

The chain, which incorporates shops in travel locations such as airports and train stations, said consumers had been tightening their budgets.

Pennon was prosecuted earlier this month at Exeter Magistrates’ Court for supplying water unfit for human consumption.

The watchdog said Ofgem, Ofwat and Ofcom must strengthen support for consumers in vulnerable circumstances.

BP said it will be reorganised into two business divisions – upstream and downstream – from the start of July.

The FCA alleged on Monday that former fund manager Mr Woodford and his business had been providing unauthorised investment advice.

The catalog and music company is buying new music and creating new derivative works with those songs to unlock more master and publishing royalties.

The high street chain said it has been buoyed by new openings, with the group expanding into more transport hubs and roadside locations.

The Confederation of British Industry warned that around 200,000 more Britons were on track to become unemployed.

LBG Media said it now expects full-year underlying earnings to come in at between £15 million and £20 million.

OpenAI’s filing for an IPO in the US comes hot on the heels of rival AI giant Anthropic.

The acquisition is thought to be GSK’s biggest deal in more than a decade.

Stock Market, Sensex, Share Market, Nifty LIVE Updates: Oil prices eased marginally after Israel and Iran signalled a pause in hostilities.

Chief executive Dame Debbie Crosbie took home a total package of £4.67 million for the latest financial year.

The new-look Lotto will give players two chances to win from a single ticket and is expected to double the number of millionaires a year.

Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.

Investors’ reaction to the resumption of hostilities was helping fuel a downturn in the world’s financial markets.

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce took a delegation of leading local businesses to Westminster last week to press Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on infrastructure, employment costs and tax relief.

Illinois-based Ingredion Incorporated will pay up to 615p per share for London-listed Tate & Lyle.

Energy suppliers are preparing for peaks of electricity demand during the home nations’ matches at the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Also up north this week: _Billboard Canada_ reveals its music managers to watch, and Diljit Dosanjh meets students enrolled in a university course dedicated to him.

Other hires and promotions within the music industry took place at Disney Music Group, Sound Royalties and Amazon Music.

ONS figures for April are set to show the beginnings of a squeeze on households after the conflict sent fuel prices surging.

Mr Justice Meade sanctioned the scheme at the end of a High Court hearing in London.

Ofwat said it had accepted the supplier’s redress package, which was first proposed in March, following consultation.

Bosses at Evoke, which also owns the 888 brand, said they have agreed a deal worth 52p per share.

Law firm MFMac said the business community is ‘realistic’ about the economic challenges it faces over the coming year.