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Julia Kollewe

Julia Kollewe writes about pharmaceuticals, property and insurance for the Guardian and the Observer, and often covers breaking City news as well. She previously worked at the Independent, Bloomberg News and Market News International

  • Two cutaway drawings showing a brain inside a skull, the sceond with a thin spiral implant placed on the left hemisphere

    Brain implants to treat epilepsy, arthritis, or even incontinence? They may be closer than you think

    Startups around the world are engaging in clinical trials in a sector that could change lives – and be worth more than £15bn by the 2030s
  • Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo.

    Business live
    AstraZeneca hits £200bn valuation as ambitious plans pay off – as it happened

    Pharmaceuticals giant has hit a £200bn stock market valuation, a decade after fighting off Pfizer’s takeover approach
  • workers are seen on scaffolding with a building taking shape in the background at a Bellway site with homes under construction

    Bellway walks away from £720m Crest Nicholson takeover bid

    UK housebuilder said it did not intend to make a firm offer for its smaller rival after months of negotiations
  • Shared ownership flats in London

    Blackstone sells 3,000 homes worth £405m to UK’s biggest pension fund

    Universities Superannuation Scheme acquires shared ownership properties from US private equity group
  • Supermarket interior showing ice-creams for sale

    Grocery price inflation in Great Britain rises for first time in 17 months

    Shoppers turn to supermarket promotions as they come under pressure from price rises
  • Houses under construction by Bellway Houses, located in Auchendinny, Midlothian

    Housebuilder says UK consumer confidence has returned amid cheaper mortgage rates

    Bellway also cites easing of inflation as factor in company exceeding construction target for past year
  • Vigil held in Southport for the victims of the Southport knife attack<br>epa11528654 People look at tributes during a vigil for the victims of the Southport knife attack in Southport, Britain, 05 August 2024. 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possessing a bladed article after an attack in Southport which left three children dead and eight more seriously injured, along with two adults.  EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Final child injured in Southport attack discharged from hospital, as family criticise riots – as it happened

  • Van with workmen and ladders boarding up shop windows

    Riots contribute to 4.8% drop in footfall on UK high streets

  • Three clinicians in blue scrubs and caps and a screen in the background

    Hospitals sold for £500m as NHS waiting list crisis drives private healthcare demand

  • Starmer dressed a in a blue shirt smiles for the camera with a house under construction in the background

    Persimmon ups housebuilding forecast amid optimism over Labour plans

  • Boxes of Wegovy and Ozempic, made by Novo Nordisk

    Novo Nordisk cuts profit outlook after weaker sales of weight-loss drug Wegovy

    Danish company, which also makes Ozempic, faces increasing competition from US rival Eli Lilly
  • The "Fearless Girl" statue is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

    Business live
    Wall Street rallies after rout, as Goldman Sachs warns correction hasn’t gone far enough – as it happened

  • A trader works on the trading floor of the New York stock exchange on 5 August 2024

    Global markets partly recover but analysts fear ‘we’re not out of woods’

  • Thames Water was fined £104m by Ofwat.

    Three water firms face record total £168m fine after sewage investigation

  • Domino s Pizza lunch meal deal mini pizza

    Domino’s Pizza promises more local deals as food costs fall

  • L&amp;G’s East River Wharf development in Silvertown, east London.

    L&G warns housebuilding drive needs decade to tackle housing crisis at current pace

    Group taps Greater Manchester Pension Fund to boost coffers but warns push for affordable homes must move faster
  • Protesters clash with police in Westminster following the knife attacks in Southport.

    Police brace for more far-right riots as minister warns people about rallies in wake of Southport attack – as it happened

  • A worker inspecting a Trent XWB aero engine at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby

    Rolls-Royce to hand £700 in shares to all staff as it bounces back

  • A £10 sterling bank note with a ballpoint pen

    Insurance boss issues warning over using pensions to drive UK growth

  • Figurines with computers and smartphones in front of the words Artificial Intelligence AI

    UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects

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