Business

The number of new mortgages approved has dropped for the fourth month in a row, to a low not seen since the early days...

Corporate insolvencies have reached their highest level since the aftermath of the great financial crisis, official figures show. There were 22,109 insolvencies in 2022,...

Tesco is poised to snap up the Paperchase brand in a surprise swoop that will cast a shadow over hundreds of high street jobs....

Tesco has announced a plan to shake-up management and close hot counters and delis will impact approximately 2,100 jobs. The shake-up will also introduce...

Britain’s economic reputation has been dealt a further blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that this year the UK economy will fare...

JD Sports is contacting customers who have been affected by a cyber attack that may have exposed their personal details. The incident impacted 10...

Paperchase, the high street stationery retailer, is close to collapsing into administration as hopes of a solvent rescue deal fade. Sky News understands the...

Arrival, the UK start-up focusing on development of commercial electric vehicles, has revealed that it is to cut its workforce by half as it...

The private equity backer of Matchesfashion, the online upmarket fashion retailer, is pumping tens of millions of pounds of new funding into the business...

Ryanair reported record after-tax profits of €211m (£185m) in the Christmas season from October to December. The budget airline continued to perform better than...

The first “blank cheque” company to list in London after an overhaul aimed at helping the City compete with rival financial centres is in...

Passengers due to travel with Flybe have been told not to go to the airport after the regional carrier ceased trading and all flights...

Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, is closing in on a multibillion pound deal with Britain’s biggest housebuilders to help resolve the national cladding...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic “gloom” in a major speech today as he promised to use “Brexit freedoms” to increase growth and productivity...

A Russian-born City billionaire is the UK’s top taxpayer, according to a closely watched list. Alex Gerko, the founder of XTX Markets who has...

Asda is facing the prospect of strike action unless it makes significant concessions on its self-styled “efficiency” plans that have placed thousands of jobs...

The number of shops lying vacant on British high streets fell during the final three months of 2022, despite pressure on both firms and...

The government has refused to deny reports that HS2 may not run to Euston until 2038 – if it ever reaches there at all....

Royal Mail’s parent firm has raised its estimate for the cost of industrial action so far to £200m and claimed that up to 12,500...