Headline: Boots Sold to Canada’s Weston Family in £6.7 Billion Deal Date: 7 October 2026Tags: UK Business, Retail, Boots, Healthcare Summary: Boots has been sold to Canada’s billionaire Weston family in a deal valued at $8.9bn (£6.7bn). Wittington Investments agreed to acquire the 177-year-old retailer from US private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Sycamore had owned Boots for approximately 18 months before agreeing to the sale. The acquisition includes Boots UK and Ireland,

Date: 11 September 2026 Tags: UK Politics, Assisted Dying, Healthcare, Parliament Summary: MPs voted 286 to 270 against legislation to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The 16-vote majority ends the latest attempt to change assisted dying laws in the short term. The bill covered terminally ill adults expected to have fewer than six months to live. Applicants would have required approval from two doctors and an expert panel before receiving assistance to die. MPs r