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Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to headline operating profit (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
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Reconciliation of Operating profit/(loss) to Headline Operating Profit
Continuing operations
   
Six months
ended
30 June
2021
     
Six months
ended
30 June
2020
1
  
     
£m
     
£m
  
Operating profit/(loss)
      483.6        (2,750.6 ) 
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets
      30.1        53.1  
Goodwill impairment
      —          2,812.9  
Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries
      1.0        (16.0 ) 
Investment and other write-downs
      —          225.7  
Litigation settlement
      21.7        —    
Restructuring and transformation costs
      34.3        17.9  
Restructuring costs in relation to
COVID-19
      19.7        39.3  
Headline operating profit
   
 
590.4
 
   
 
382.3
 
Note
1
Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.