Business

New research has revealed vast differences in the number of truancy fines handed out by local authorities in England and Wales. The most aggressive...

The chief executive of Barclays has launched a staunch defence of Britain’s bank ring-fencing regime even as his main rivals lobby the government to...

A sea of three-fingered gestures only meant one thing He came onto the stage bang on time. No need to keep the faithful in...

It’s 6.25pm on Monday 2 June 2014 and my heart is racing. After 20 years as a national newspaper journalist, plus a few years...

Burberry is kicking off a formal search for a new chairman nearly a year after installing the latest in a string of chief executives...

A pack of private equity firms are circling one of the main subsidiaries of NCC Group, the London-listed cybersecurity specialist. Sky News has learnt...

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has ordered hundreds of agency workers at its main distribution centre to stay at home as it grapples with the...

Shares in meal delivery platform Deliveroo have surged by 17% as investors react to news of a £2.7bn takeover proposal. The company revealed after...

UK economic growth could be “postponed” for two years amid a toxic cocktail of headwinds for confidence, according to a respected forecast which says...

Water regulators and the government have failed to provide a trusted and resilient industry at the same time as bills rise, the state spending...

Nearly 1,000 jobs could be under threat at The Original Factory Shop (TOFS), one of Britain’s largest discount retailers, as part of a survival...

A UK-based car distributor has seen its shares hit a four-year low after reporting a fall in sales and warning of hits ahead from...

An audio technology business used by many of the world’s leading musicians is plotting a £300m City flotation in a boost to London’s flagging...

Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is to sign off the appointment of a chair of English football’s new referee within days. Sky News has...

Britain will not lower its standards or water down regulation in exchange for a trade deal with the US, the chancellor has confirmed. Rachel...

Shawbrook Group, the mid-sized British lender, has made a tentative approach to Starling Bank about a £5bn merger as its owners try to avoid...

The UK government borrowed almost £15bn more than forecast in the last financial year, according to official figures highlighting contributions from inflation-related costs, including...

Elon Musk has said the time he spends with Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will “drop significantly” from May and he will...

Unwary travellers returning from the EU risk having their sandwiches and local delicacies, such as cheese, confiscated as they enter the UK. The luggage...