AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAviation Watch: The UK competition watchdog (CMA) has opened an investigation into Ryanair over whether charging parents about £8 each way for a “mandatory family seat” is unfair under consumer law, with the probe focusing on child-safety and disability obligations and whether the fee is effectively “dripped” during booking; Transport & Travel: Heathrow hit back at regulator plans to cut its investment and warned it could “take the UK backwards,” while reporting a 1.2% year-on-year fall in passengers to 7.1m; Business & Markets: Halma shares slid after a slower growth forecast for fiscal 2027, while cyber firm NCC ruled out a sale and instead pushed ahead with its strategy after a stronger first half; Energy & Industry: A report warns weakening electric car targets could mean higher costs and energy insecurity, as EV charging is also projected to add billions to the UK economy; Security & Shipping: UKMTO flagged suspicious activity after a tanker fire in its engine room off Oman, urging vessels to proceed with caution; Skills & Tech: Exeter secured £6.4m to expand VR/AR and computing labs, and a new study says Gen Z is turning retail into an experience economy.
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