Business

Shares in Virgin Orbit, the company behind the failed first UK space launch, are on course to fall by more than a fifth at...

Amazon has revealed plans to shut three UK warehouses, a decision that will affect 1,200 jobs, but open two new major fulfilment centres. Sites...

Consumer spending failed to keep pace with inflation in December, figures suggest, likely bolstering the view among economists that the UK is in recession....

More than 1.4 million fixed rate mortgage customers are facing the prospect of significant hikes to their monthly payments when their deals end this...

Businesses are set to secure £5.5bn more in government support to help them with their energy bills from the start of April, when the...

All businesses are set to secure further taxpayer support for their energy bills when the current scheme ends in March but at a reduced...

Lidl says a rise of almost 25% in UK sales during the key festive season reflected a surge in new shoppers switching from rivals...

There’s a “bubbling of excitement” in the team preparing for the UK’s first orbital rocket launch but they are “laser sharp” as final checks...

Trade unions, Qatar and a little-known Hertfordshire business are among the biggest donors to individual MPs since the last general election. As part of...

Thirty-eight MPs have taken on second jobs where the ultimate party paying them is unclear, according to Sky News’ analysis of the MPs’ Register...

A leisure entrepreneur whose dealmaking prowess earned her the nickname ‘the pub superwoman’ is in talks to join the board of Whitbread, the FTSE-100...

Rail minister Huw Merriman will meet union leaders including Mick Lynch of the RMT on Monday after three weeks of unseasonal disruption left the...

House prices have dropped for the fourth month in a row as cost of living pressures and higher borrowing costs dampen demand. The average...

Windfall tax payments are to hit Shell by around $2bn (£1.7bn), the oil and gas company has estimated. The cost of the UK’s energy...

Hauliers exporting goods to the European Union have faced fresh disruption since the turn of the year as a glitch in the UK’s digital...

The government is bringing forward new strike laws to “maintain a basic function and deliver minimum safety levels” in the public sector during industrial...

UK high streets do not appear to have suffered a major hit from rail strikes in the run-up to Christmas but business has been...

Next performed better than expected over the Christmas period and has increased its profit outlook as a result, painting a positive picture for retail...

Amazon has announced that it is cutting 18,000 jobs – the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history. In a note to employees,...