Bakkavor Group Plc rejected a cash and stock bid from Irish convenience food manufacturer Greencore Group Plc valuing the London-listed firm at £1.14 billion ($1.5 billion).

Bakkavor said today (14 March) Greencore’s takeover bids undervalue its business. Earlier today, Ireland-based Greencore revealed it had tabled two offers for Bakkavor in the last fortnight. The most ...

A notorious thief is back in jail after yet another shoplifting spree left even the Probation Service with no option but to recommend a prison sentence. Steven Bainbridge, 35, from Ripon, targeted the ...