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A leading private equity investor is among the suitors circling Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid which has been earmarked for sale by its FTSE-100 owner....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has promised to investigate unlawful bank closures after the chancellor warned the practice could be “widespread”. Jeremy Hunt told...

One of Britain’s biggest lenders to small businesses is hatching plans for a £3.5bn tie-up with the Co-operative Bank. Sky News has learnt that...

A final decision is in sight for Microsoft’s protracted bid to acquire the maker of Call Of Duty now that the UK’s competition regulator...

An amateur rapper and her husband have pleaded guilty to attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein went to desperate lengths...

The new owner of Purplebricks, the online estate agent, is finalising plans to cut more than 100 jobs in a bid to improve its...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the 14th successive time, lifting its official rate to 5.25%. The quarter percentage point increase...

High street retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The discount homeware and...

Higher for longer. The Bank of England may have lifted interest rates by less than a lot of people had been expecting up until...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion...

Increased sales at high street retailer Next has generated an extra £10m of profit, the company announced in a trading update. Profits are expected...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

The Bank of England is expected to increase its interest rate for the 14th time in a row today. Economists believe a 0.25 percentage...

BP has recorded a big drop in profits in the first half of its financial year, as energy prices fell from the highs seen...

Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year – as costs fall for staples such as oils, fats, fish, and breakfast...

The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of...

The prime minister has announced an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea amid ongoing rows in his party over the...

BT, the FTSE 100 telecoms provider, has announced its new chief executive, the first woman to hold the post. It comes after Sky News...