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French retailer Casino Group has received approval from its board of directors for new asset arbitrations in the country, targeting a further €2bn amount.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Germany and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in the Netherlands have discovered new blood biomarkers that could indicate a mortality risk in elderly people.

Sports technology provider Stack Sports has purchased two online platforms Affinity Sports and Blue Sombrero from American retail company DICK'S Sporting Goods. Affinity Sports offers youth sports organisations and national governing bodies with new software management technology.

Apple has joined forces with Eli Lilly and Evidation Health on a new feasibility study to detect evidence of brain decline with data from personal digital devices. The research has revealed that these devices may help in the identification of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease dementia.

Siemens Healthineers has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all fully diluted shares of US-based Corindus Vascular Robotics. The deal is valued at $4.28 per share in cash or $1.1bn in total. Corindus develops, produces and sells robotic systems for minimally invasive procedures, while Siemens' products use quality imaging before and during medical interventions to make minimally invasive treatment possible.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced the Party's radical plan to revive the struggling UK high street by enabling councils to reopen abandoned shops by giving them to start-ups, community projects and co-operative businesses.

UK supermarket chain Tesco has announced plans to cut 4,500 jobs at 153 Tesco Metro supermarkets in the UK. The company also plans to support affected employees by helping them find alternative roles within Tesco.

UK-based online therapy provider Ieso Digital Health has applied deep learning to provide new insights into which aspects of psychotherapy are the most effective.

US-based medical diagnostics maker T2 Biosystems has signed six new agreements for the exclusive distribution of its diagnostic technologies in Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.

Patients with paralysis-related speech loss could benefit from a new technology developed by University of California San Francisco (UCSF) researchers that turns brain signals for speech into written sentences.

Scottish high street footfall fell 2.8% year-on-year in July 2019 across all stores, according to the latest monthly report from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

Royal Philips has introduced the new HeartStart Intrepid monitor/defibrillator to assess and treat patients in medical emergencies across pre-hospital and hospital settings.

Seven new 'data hubs' are set to revolutionise medical research across Britain, making the medical histories of millions of NHS patients available to doctors, scientists and academics.

Retail footfall in the UK dropped by 1.3% in August, compared with the 1.6% decline during the same period last year, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC).

More than 7,000 US stores closed in the first half of 2019, according to new research from accounting and consulting firm BDO.

Amazon is planning to double its tech workforce by adding 400 new jobs at the Chicago Tech Hub in Illinois, US. The jobs will be in various fields, such as cloud computing, advertising, and business development. The retailer will also add more than 70,000ft2 of additional space to accommodate the new jobs.

Liquid biopsy, a minimally invasive cancer diagnostic tool, has gained momentum in the last five years due to its advantages over the archaic painful procedure of solid tumour biopsy.

The UK government has pledged £133m to healthcare innovation funding, which will help boost the country's innovations in medical imaging and artificial intelligence (AI), among other areas.

Abbott and Sanofi are partnering to integrate their glucose sensing and insulin delivery technologies, with ambitions to simplify how people with diabetes manage their condition.

UK retailer Sports Direct has today announced it made a possible cash offer on 5 September 2019 for football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres at 5p per share.