Shares in housebuilder Vistry plunge as cost overruns hit profits

08/11/2024 11:10 The Guardian

Firm issues second profit warning in a month after review into ‘understated’ build costs in south divisionShares in the FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry have plunged after it issued a second profit warning in as many months and said cost overruns on building projects were worse than previously thought.Vistry was the top faller on the blue chip index of stocks on Friday morning. The builder’s shares were down 18%, wiping about £500m off the value of the company. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: US says nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran war; Iran insists it has ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz

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04/03/2026 05:45 The Guardian

Iran war live updates: Trump says US may escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz; IDF launches strikes on Iran

US president orders Washington to provide insurance for commercial shipping in the crucial strait; Israeli military says it has launched a ‘broad wave’ of strikesTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkUS...

04/03/2026 01:43 The Guardian

Pentagon names four of six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base

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04/03/2026 01:28 The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Merz tells Trump Ukraine must not give up more territory

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04/03/2026 01:05 The Guardian

Fight between Texas Republicans for US Senate seat leaves party on edge

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04/03/2026 01:00 The Guardian

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

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03/03/2026 21:21 The Guardian

Trump administration has still not settled on reasons for going to war with Iran

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03/03/2026 19:32 The Guardian

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03/03/2026 18:18 The Guardian

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03/03/2026 18:05 The Guardian

Iran conflict could have ‘very significant’ impact on UK economy, OBR warns; FTSE 100’s biggest fall in 11 months – as it happened

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03/03/2026 17:58 The Guardian

Game of Thrones film adaptation in the works at Warner Bros

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03/03/2026 17:45 The Guardian

Trump claims Iran was planning to attack first, adding he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ as he meets German chancellor – live

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03/03/2026 17:12 The Guardian

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03/03/2026 17:05 The Guardian

Macron to address the nation on Middle East as first wave of stranded Europeans start to return home – Europe live

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03/03/2026 16:00 The Guardian

UK considering sending warship to Cyprus; government to charter flight from Oman ‘in the coming days’– as it happened

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03/03/2026 15:59 The Guardian

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South Sudan risks return to full-blown civil war as violence escalates

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03/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

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03/03/2026 13:11 The Guardian

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