Business

Even before Northern Rock collapsed and the financial crisis exploded, Alistair Darling was already wrangling with an unenviable inheritance as chancellor of the exchequer....

The culture secretary has launched an investigation into the takeover of The Daily Telegraph by a state-backed Abu Dhabi-based fund. An inquiry by communications...

Rail workers have voted to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport...

Former chancellor Lord Alistair Darling has died – Ian King is joined by David Smith, economics editor of The Sunday Times to discuss his...

The culture secretary will on Thursday launch a probe into the takeover of The Daily Telegraph by a state-backed Abu Dhabi-based fund. Sky News...

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed another 45 branches are to be shut amid no sign the wave of closures across the industry is nearing...

Metro Bank has revealed plans to cut 20% of its workforce and slash its business hours commitments as part of efforts to save it...

Elon Musk has launched a fiery attack on advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X, telling them to “go f***...

Health insurance premiums will rise by at least a fifth next year, according to industry advisers who blame a surging number and cost of...

More than half of parents with children in primary school are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) schemes to afford Christmas, according to research from...

The UK is to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies in a “world-first” initiative to combat scams, fake adverts and...

Suppliers of branded goods including baked beans and pet food have “pushed up prices by more than their costs”, according to the competition watchdog....

The government is considering issuing an edict used in corporate mergers to prevent The Daily Telegraph’s long-standing owners from exerting influence over the newspaper...

The National Grid is to pay some households to cut their energy use after activating its blackout prevention scheme during the current cold snap....

The former chair of collapsed retail chain Wilko has told MPs that the retailer “ran out of cash” before its turnaround efforts were able...

One in three households with children will struggle to afford a family Christmas this year, according to a new report. The YouGov poll of...

Metro Bank is in talks to offload a £3bn mortgage portfolio to Barclays as part of a broader financial restructuring aimed at saving the...

The Bank of England’s remit should be “pruned”, according to a report by a Lords’ committee which is critical of its work in the...

The winter fuel payment is aimed at helping pensioners pay for higher fuel bills during the colder months.  About 11.5 million pensioners will receive...