Business

The UK economy just about returned to growth in November after two months of contraction, the latest official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP),...

Forget this week’s minor decrease in the UK inflation number.  The most important European data release was the confirmation from Germany that, during 2024,...

Inflation unexpectedly fell to 2.5% in December, following two consecutive months of increases. Today’s inflation rate is above the Bank of England’s 2% target...

There’s been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show. It means prices are still rising but...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of refusing to “face up to her own failures” by “jetting off to Beijing” during a week of...

Google could be required to hand over data it collects to businesses as the UK competition regulator launched an investigation into the tech giant....

Starbucks has reversed its North American policy allowing people to sit in stores and use the loo without buying anything. Patrons in the US...

TikTok has described a report it could sell its threatened US business to Elon Musk as “pure fiction”. The short video platform’s Chinese owners...

Donald Trump will address business and world leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in a virtual appearance from the US...

The former chief of the defence staff, the head of the BBC’s commercial arm and the chair of the Football Association are among the...

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will host a £25,000-a-head fundraiser later this month, weeks after his new treasurer – the property billionaire Nick...

Campaigners are calling on the government to allow rents to be capped within tenancies as a key bill returns to the Commons. More than...

Pizza Hut’s biggest UK restaurant franchisee is closing in on a rescue deal that would salvage the vast majority of its British outlets and...

Britain’s leading small business group has issued a clarion call to economic watchdogs to heed Sir Keir Starmer’s edict to tear up regulatory barriers...

The government will “mainline AI into the veins” of the UK, with plans being unveiled today by Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister is...

The health secretary has said that the cabinet is aware of the “pressure” on Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid volatile markets and a challenging broader...

Making Britain better off will be “at the forefront of the chancellor’s mind” during her visit to China, the Treasury has said amid controversy...

The pound has come under renewed pressure at the end of a torrid week for the UK currency, falling to fresh 14-month lows against...

Britain’s gas storage levels are “concerningly low” with less than a week of demand in store, the operator of the country’s largest gas storage...