Business

The UK’s biggest retailers will next week warn Rishi Sunak that the government’s waste strategy risks forcing prices up for consumers even as continued...

A number of supermarket chains have indicated they have no plans to introduce restrictions on sales of many salad items as shortages hit shelves...

People should consider eating seasonal products like turnips, the environment secretary has suggested, as she conceded fruit and vegetable shortages will likely continue for...

The government is preparing to replace a slate of Ofgem’s directors this year as the energy regulator faces intense criticism over its handling of...

Theft by employees has jumped by 19% amid warnings that the rising cost of living is triggering a wave of workplace crime, new data...

British tomatoes will likely remain scarce until the end of April or even early May, the UK’s largest grower has warned. It comes after...

The head of Royal Mail has acknowledged policy breaches in monitoring postal workers’ delivery speed. The Royal Mail chief executive, Simon Thompson, reappeared before...

British Steel has revealed it is to cut 260 jobs, almost 7% of its workforce, despite continuing government funding talks with its Chinese owners....

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed a 12% increase in its bonus pool for 2022 despite pre-tax profits remaining flat on the previous year. The...

Government officials will this week fly to China in an effort to convince the owner of British Steel to finalise plans for a state...

Asda has imposed a limit on some fruit and vegetables customers can buy due to supply shortages. The British supermarket chain is limiting the...

Public borrowing in the financial year to date is £30.6bn less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), according to the last...

The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a success – with most of the companies involved saying they would...

The global payment giants Mastercard and Visa are facing the latest in a string of multibillion-pound competition lawsuits with the launch of a potentially...

Bills will rise by an estimated £500 a year despite an expected reduction in Ofgem’s household energy cap, analysts expect. The energy regulator will...

The government has been accused of going round in circles in its attempt to stop sewage pouring into England’s rivers and seaside. The environment...

Virgin Media O2 and its shareholders are exploring a takeover bid for Trooli, one of the UK’s army of ‘altnet’ fibre broadband companies. Sky...

Planet Organic, the organic supermarket chain, has drafted in City advisers to explore a possible sale. Sky News has learnt that Planet Organic, which...

Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, is to kick off a review of its presence in the UK banking sector – a move that could...