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The eastern leg of HS2 has been scrapped and plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail have been downgraded, Grant Shapps has confirmed. The transport secretary...

The chairman of M&S has written to Brexit minister Lord Frost to warn that EU plans to end its stand-off with the UK over...

The rate of inflation has hit its highest level for a decade as prices rise across the UK economy, with fuel and energy costs...

Celebrities like Robbie Williams, Bear Grylls and Holly Willoughby have signed a letter led by Martin Lewis calling on the prime minister to take...

The chairman of the Premier League is on the brink of resigning following a backlash from clubs over its handling of the Saudi-led takeover...

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has admitted he is “very uneasy” about high inflation – but dismissed the idea that Britain could face...

They’re only two little words – but they are symbolic of a huge shift at one of the world’s most important companies. If its...

A US-listed real estate investment trust has won a hotly contested auction of one of Britain’s biggest holiday resort operators in a knockout deal...

Lord Cruddas, the Conservative peer, is exploring a surprise break-up of CMC Markets, the financial spread-betting firm he founded 32 years ago, into two...

A long-awaited plan for railways in the Midlands and north of England will be published next week that could see the eastern extension of...

Three is a trend, so the saying goes. So news of two more big company demergers today, hot on the heels of the three-way...

The owner of Burger King’s British operations has picked two banks to serve up a whopper of a London float next year. Sky News...

Drugs firm AstraZeneca has said it plans to start earning a “modest” profit from its COVID-19 vaccine having previously sold it at cost. The...

The economy is recovering, but the pace of that recovery is diminishing – that’s the big picture from today’s gross domestic product statistics. However,...

Britain’s economic growth slowed to 1.3% in the third quarter, official figures show. It meant that gross domestic product (GDP) remained 2.1% lower than...

The annual rate of inflation in the US has hit its highest level in more than three decades, fed by faster than expected rises...

Marks & Spencer has swung back into the black after a pandemic-induced slump but warned of the impact of supply chain strains and higher...

Some of the world’s largest car manufacturers and vehicle producing nations will not sign a global deal to cut new car emissions by 2040,...

Supermarket price inflation has reached its highest level for more than a year – adding to cost of living pressures – according to industry...