Business

Darren Westwood knows how to stick up for himself. As a kid, he was bullied in the playground and beaten up in his local...

Liverpool and Manchester United supporters will temporarily set aside their historical enmity this week by uniting to demand tougher ownership rules for English football...

Thousands of pensioners left facing an uncertain retirement by the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s high street empire are on the verge of a...

Government borrowing hit its highest December figure since records began last month, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a...

Some households with smart meters could be eligible for discounts if they cut their use of electricity between 5 and 6pm today. The National...

Nadhim Zahawi settled his tax issue with HMRC while he was serving as chancellor, a government source has told Sky News. Questions about the...

Dignity, the UK’s largest listed funeral provider, has agreed to be taken over in a deal valuing it at £281m. The company is being...

A leading pubs and hotels operator has warned investors it is expecting annual earnings to come in below market expectations, claiming that train strikes...

The bank executive who helped to transform Virgin Money into one of Britain’s biggest high street lenders has landed a role at the helm...

An online pet food retailer has hit out at one brand’s “excessive” price increases, and instead offered customers 10% off its competitors. Customers have...

Grant Shapps has launched a crackdown on energy suppliers, following reports some are not doing enough to support vulnerable customers amid the cost of...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove is among a pack of contenders to become the next boss of Future, the Marie Claire and Wallpaper...

Google workers in the UK and Ireland face uncertainty after its parent company Alphabet announced 12,000 jobs are to be axed globally. The Silicon...

The Treasury is close to agreeing a £300m aid package for the UK’s second-biggest steel producer in a move aimed at reducing its carbon...

Greta Thunberg has accused the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos of putting “corporate greed” and “short-term profits” above...

Cost-conscious shoppers curbed spending over the Christmas period adding to the woes of retailers, official figures show. Retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1% in...

A series of fresh walkouts by ambulance workers has been announced by Unite in an escalation of the bitter dispute over pay and staffing....

Lloyds Pharmacy is to pull out of 237 in-store Sainsbury’s branches, potentially putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk and exposing the financial pressure...

Premier Foods, the maker of Oxo stock cubes and Mr Kipling cakes, has announced plans to close a plant in the West Midlands, putting...