Cineworld has approached its former dissenting shareholders of its U.S. division Regal Entertainment to further delay payments of its debt obligations, the British cinema chain operator said on Wednesday.

British online fashion retailer Boohoo reported a 28% fall in annual core earnings that reflected significant freight and logistics cost inflation and warned that pandemic-related external factors will continue to impact it this year.

Finnish insurer Sampo on Wednesday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly earnings, boosted by continuous good performance of it's main subsidiary If and gains from selling stake and dividends from Nordea bank.

Britain's accounting watchdog said on Wednesday it has opened four investigations into audits by King & King of steel and aluminium companies founded by metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta.

Ryanair's load factor - a measure of how well an airline is filling available seats - rose above 90% for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as traffic rose sharply during the key Easter holiday period.

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer Tobias Moers will step down with immediate effect and former Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa will take the helm.