Business

Sports Direct’s parent firm, Frasers Group, has reported a bumper profit for the past year despite a “significant increase” in running costs. The Mike...

The start of the big summer holiday getaway at Heathrow Airport is no longer facing the imminent threat of disruption from a strike by...

Late-summer strikes by 115,000 Royal Mail workers have moved a step closer after an overwhelming vote in favour of walkouts, threatening massive disruption to...

The rate of inflation has hit a fresh 40-year high, placing further strain on household budgets as the cost of living crisis mounts. British...

Annual grocery bills have risen by £454, according to closely-watched industry data tracking the cost of thousands of everyday products. The latest report on...

A union is calling for a legal limit on how hot workplaces can be – as the UK faces a heatwave that could see...

The chief executive of LV=, the mutually owned insurance company, is to fall on his sword seven months after a controversial takeover was rejected...

Internet providers have a moral obligation to help customers through the cost of living crisis, the regulator has said. More and more families are...

Nadhim Zahawi, the new chancellor, will next week throw the government’s support behind a new initiative designed to shore up London’s position as a...

Virgin Media O2 has tabled an offer to buy TalkTalk that would value one of Britain’s biggest broadband providers at about £3bn. Sky News...

China’s zero-COVID policy is being blamed for a return to the red for its economy, with experts warning that recovery will be hampered by...

Recruitment problems are at record levels as three out of four companies struggle to hire staff, according to the British Chambers of Commerce. The...

Train drivers at eight rail companies will strike on 30 July in a dispute over pay, their union Aslef has said. It comes a...

Workers at rail operators and Network Rail will strike for 24 hours on 27 July in a dispute over pay, the RMT union has...

More than eight million households will start receiving the first of two payments intended to help with the cost of living today. Almost one...

The UK economy grew by 0.5% in May, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It comes after two consecutive...

Heathrow Airport has been accused of trying to maximise profits during a difficult travel period at the expense of airlines. The claim comes from...

Retail sales volumes have fallen to a rate “not seen since the depths of the pandemic”, according to industry data showing the third consecutive...

The pound has fallen to a two-year low as the political landscape adds to uncertainty in an economy already under strain. On Monday afternoon...