ABF braces for £60m sugar crash: FTSE 100 giant Associated British Foods warned its sugar division could lose up to £60m, blaming the US-Iran conflict for surging European gas prices. Shares fell 2.4%. Primark's like-for-like sales dropped 2.2% in Q3, though US revenues jumped 16% on its new Manhattan flagship.

UK waves red flag over $110bn media mega-merger: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is "minded" to intervene in **Paramount's $110bn (£85bn)...