Business

Shares in meal delivery platform Deliveroo have surged by 17% as investors react to news of a £2.7bn takeover proposal. The company revealed after...

UK economic growth could be “postponed” for two years amid a toxic cocktail of headwinds for confidence, according to a respected forecast which says...

Water regulators and the government have failed to provide a trusted and resilient industry at the same time as bills rise, the state spending...

Nearly 1,000 jobs could be under threat at The Original Factory Shop (TOFS), one of Britain’s largest discount retailers, as part of a survival...

A UK-based car distributor has seen its shares hit a four-year low after reporting a fall in sales and warning of hits ahead from...

An audio technology business used by many of the world’s leading musicians is plotting a £300m City flotation in a boost to London’s flagging...

Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is to sign off the appointment of a chair of English football’s new referee within days. Sky News has...

Britain will not lower its standards or water down regulation in exchange for a trade deal with the US, the chancellor has confirmed. Rachel...

Shawbrook Group, the mid-sized British lender, has made a tentative approach to Starling Bank about a £5bn merger as its owners try to avoid...

The UK government borrowed almost £15bn more than forecast in the last financial year, according to official figures highlighting contributions from inflation-related costs, including...

Elon Musk has said the time he spends with Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will “drop significantly” from May and he will...

Unwary travellers returning from the EU risk having their sandwiches and local delicacies, such as cheese, confiscated as they enter the UK. The luggage...

A media industry veteran who has helped negotiate a string of broadcast rights deals across English football has emerged as the frontrunner to head...

The ripping up of the trade rule book caused by President Trump’s tariffs will slow economic growth in some countries, but not cause a...

Annual profits at the UK’s second biggest supermarket, Sainsbury’s, have reached £1bn. The supermarket chain reported that sales and profits grew over the year...

US stock markets suffered more significant losses on Wednesday, with stocks in leading AI chipmakers slumping after firms said new restrictions on exports to...

Inflation fell more than expected and for the second month in a row, official figures show. The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation...

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said it is “likely” that British Steel will be nationalised. However he also stressed the importance of finding a...

Inflation fell more than expected and for the second month in a row, official figures show. The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation...