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MARKET REPORT: Countrywide shares soar 45% after rival Connells swoops

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Another day, another takeover. At least that’s how it feels on the London market at the moment after a string of swoops on both beleaguered and thriving firms. The latest target is estate agency Countrywide, which closed a whopping 41.4 per cent higher, or 60p, at 205p, after receiving an approach from rival Connells. Connells has … Read more

Soapwatch: CLAUDIA CONNELL’S ultimate insight into this week’s soaps 

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Why are soaps so obsessed with splitting couples up only to get them back together again? Most characters marry multiple times, and they often get spliced to the same person twice. It took hit-and-run accidents for Coronation Street’s Gary and Sarah and Emmerdale’s Moira and Cain to realise they still hold candles for one another.  … Read more