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The London Metal Exchange expects to launch a lithium contract within the next 12 to 18 months, its chief executive has told Sky News. Matt Chamberlain said that demand was growing for the metal, due to its use in electric car batteries, making it a logical candidate to be …

Ryanair has said many customers will no longer be able to take two pieces of luggage into the cabin.The budget airline said passengers without priority boarding would have to put their second bag in the hold free of charge at the gate.For bigger bags Ryanair is cutting fees from …

A new national ship-building strategy intended to benefit UK shipyards are unveiled by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon.Under the plans, the government will buy at least five frigates, and share the construction between shipyards around the UK.The first batch of new Type 31e frigates would be built with the …

Shares in the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek restaurants have plunged.Fulham Shore shares were down 25% after it warned that profits would be lower than expected.Shares in builders were among the big losers, despite strong results from Barratt and Berkeley Group.Berkeley Group said it was in …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Nissan has launched a longer-range version of its best-selling Leaf electric vehicle, as it fights growing competition in the electric car market. The new Leaf can travel about 50% further on a single charge than its predecessor, according to the firm.However, it …

There has been “nearly zero progress” in tackling the lack of access to school in many of the world’s poorest countries, a UN agency has said.There are still 123 million school-age children without schools, Unicef said.The UN’s children’s agency blamed “pervasive levels of poverty”, conflict and humanitarian emergencies.International pledges …

Banking giant HSBC has become the latest firm to cut ties with British public relations agency Bell Pottinger after it was thrown out of an industry body for running a racially-charged campaign in South Africa. The firm is facing a growing backlash from clients and investors following stinging criticism …

Bell Pottinger has confirmed that it is putting itself up for sale.A spokesman said: “I can confirm that we have appointed [accountants] BDO to look at the options for the business moving forward.”The PR firm has seen a loss of clients since being expelled from the industry trade body …

Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell faces a rebellion from independent shareholders at the retailer’s annual general meeting.Investors will vote on Mr Hellawell’s re-election to the post.Paul Lee, head of corporate governance at Aberdeen Standard, who will vote against Mr Hellawell, said the result would be “very close”.His re-election has …

The number of job losses in the UK oil and gas sector was worse than expected last year, a major report has said.Trade body Oil & Gas UK’s annual report said 60,000 direct and indirect jobs were lost across the industry in 2016, more than the 40,000 it had …