Business

Millions of people were left waiting too long for energy support due to a lack of government “bandwidth”, according to a report from the...

The operator of Britain’s electricity system says it is to keep a scheme that aims to help prevent blackouts for the coming winter. National...

Premier League revenue growth has continued to outpace that of its main European rivals, according to an eagerly-awaited report that also warns Championship sides...

The Federal Reserve, which is the US central bank, has held interest rates after 10 consecutive rises. The decision was announced a day after...

A deal that would create the country’s biggest mobile phone operator has been struck by Vodafone and the owner of Three UK, CK Hutchison....

The UK economy shrugged off the impact of strikes to return to growth in April, according to official figures charting a pick-up in spending...

A US regulator has succeeded in a bid to temporarily block Microsoft’s £55bn takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard, preventing the deal being...

Cineworld’s London-listed holding company is preparing to file for administration as part of a comprehensive financial restructuring that will wipe out its shareholders. Sky...

Basic wage increases picked up pace at a higher rate than expected in the 12 months to April, according to the latest official figures....

More than 2,000 people are to be made redundant as Tuffnells, the Sheffield-based delivery company, enters administration. Just 128 staff members are to be...

Next weekend’s security staff strikes at Heathrow have been postponed as Unite, the union, considers a pay offer. Last week security staff at the...

The global professional body for chartered accountants is facing intense scrutiny over a secret six-figure severance package being handed to its retiring chief executive....

HSBC’s UK boss has warned that mortgage costs have further to rise but it is “trying to limit the pain”. Ian Stuart told Sky’s...

Some military personnel and their families have been forced to use food banks as high inflation and rising costs tip members of the Armed...

Odey Asset Management (OAM) has begun the process of replacing its founder’s activities in the business after he was accused by a newspaper of...

Some of Reddit’s most popular communities are going dark today in protest against “ludicrous” pricing changes. The platform’s main subreddits for gaming, which has...

The prime minister is lining up a technology entrepreneur who co-founded the music industry business Songkick to spearhead a £100m government taskforce set up...

Homeowners are being hit with a “Tory mortgage penalty” of £7,000, Labour has claimed, with interest rates triple what they were two years ago....