Business

Many people will wonder what has taken the water industry so long to address the issue of sewage spills in waterways. One of the...

The online party goods supplier founded by the Princess of Wales’s parents has been sold after it failed to avoid collapsing into administration. Sky...

BT has revealed plans to significantly reduce the number of people working for the telecoms group as part of efforts to cut costs and...

Lord Tyrie, the former chair of the competition watchdog and architect of many of Britain’s post-financial crisis banking reforms, is among the candidates vying...

Striking rail workers have vowed to continue walking out until the government “unblocks” their pay dispute on the second day in a row of...

For all its seaside delights, Margate in Kent is one of the most deprived parts of the UK. Amid the cost of living crisis,...

Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to turn the UK into a science and...

Virgin Orbit has pushed back the deadline for rescue bids as the commercial satellite venture founded by Sir Richard Branson scrambles to avert bankruptcy....

Mike Lynch, the British software tycoon, has been extradited to the US weeks after losing a long-running legal battle against the move. Sky News...

The UK economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, according to official figures – but contracted in March. Growth of...

The governor of the Bank of England has told Sky News he expects inflation to fall “rapidly” in just weeks – but warned two...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for a record-breaking 12th successive meeting, lifting the cost of borrowing to 4.5% and warning that...

It is saying something that the Bank of England has just delivered its biggest economic upgrade in the history of the Monetary Policy Committee,...

Train operator TransPennine Express will not have its contract renewed or extended, the government has announced, after “months of… continuous cancellations”. Transport Secretary Mark...

The Bank of England is set to impose another interest rate hike on the UK economy today, the 12th consecutive increase in its battle...

It’s an ugly word for an ugly phenomenon. ‘Greedflation’ is the new buzzword in economics. The thesis is quite simple. While a certain chunk...

John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has been left bruised but is not fighting an immediate battle for her future following a vote of...

Prices have increased at the world’s largest holiday company and are now “notably higher” than just three months ago. The average selling price at...

Discount pub chain JD Wetherspoon is on course for a record year, the company has said, after its sales in Easter week were the...