Business

The parent firm of British Airways has demanded government action in “four key areas” to help facilitate the restart of foreign travel while revealing...

Uber has set aside $600m (£430m) to resolve “historical claims” relating to its private hire drivers in the UK after it lost a legal...

The UK is set to relax restrictions for visiting a handful of countries under a new traffic light system. Those returning to the UK...

Travel industry leaders say they need “clarity” over restrictions from the government if they are to meet the huge pent up demand for holidays...

Tinder’s parent company Match Group has set its sights on a “summer of love” surge for its global dating platforms as coronavirus vaccinations increase...

Ikea has launched a scheme allowing customers to return their old furniture back to the retailer in exchange for shopping vouchers. The initiative had...

David Ross, the billionaire co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse and prominent Conservative Party donor, is to step down as chairman of the Royal Opera...

Today’s quarterly results from AstraZeneca are a very timely reminder that, for all the debate about the drug-maker’s involvement in the Oxford COVID vaccine,...

The boss of Virgin Atlantic said there was “no reason to delay” the return of US-UK travel next month – as the carrier reported...

House prices rose at their biggest monthly rate since 2004 in April after Rishi Sunak extended a holiday on stamp duty, according to new...

The number of people looking to buy property in Cornwall has risen by more than 140% – the highest growth rate of any county...

Barclays was given a thumbs down from the City despite a bumper rise in quarterly profits to £2.4bn and growing optimism about the UK’s...

Amazon’s profit in the first three months of 2021 came in at $8.1bn (£5.8bn) – more than triple what it was in the same...

State-backed lender Natwest has reported a sharp rise in profits as it followed rivals in clawing back some of the money set aside to...

Facebook’s financial results have exceeded expectations but the company’s growth could decline significantly under Apple’s new privacy policies. The social network said its monthly...

Nestlé is to make almost 600 people redundant as it closes a factory in the UK and moves some of its production to Europe....

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has slumped to a £1bn annual loss – but hopes to benefit from a “staycation” boom over the summer. Revenues...

HSBC’s profits have surged by a better than expected 79% to $5.8bn (£4.2bn) in the first quarter, largely thanks to an improved economic outlook...

Elon Musk is eligible for two options payouts worth a combined $11bn (£7.9bn) after Tesla hit quarterly performance targets. The electric carmaker posted a...