Business

Welfare versus warfare: for decades, it’s a question to which successive prime ministers have responded with one answer. After the end of the Cold...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its core interest rates on hold after seven successive cuts, citing uncertainty over the threatened US trade...

Tesla has started limited production on a cheaper model in a bid to boost sluggish demand after revealing its worst slump in quarterly sales...

Two traders jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail...

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

Faced with a challenging set of numbers, the chancellor is having to make difficult choices with political consequences. Tax rises and spending cuts are...

Government borrowing rose significantly more than expected last month as debt interest payments soared. Official figures show the cost of public services and interest...

The government has given the final go-ahead for a £38bn nuclear power plant in eastern England. The Sizewell C project in Suffolk will be...

Pressure is growing to renegotiate or leave an international convention blamed for slowing building projects and increasing costs after a judge warned campaigners they...

The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body in the UK and another...

The prolific high street investor which owns Lakeland and has backed chains including HMV and Superdry is sizing up a takeover of the UK...

An expert in financial regulation at one of the big four accountancy firms is in talks to become the inaugural boss of English football’s...

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of...

The first Post Office Capture conviction is to be sent to the Court of Appeal, Sky News understands, in a “breakthrough” moment in the...

The number of most serious water pollution incidents rose by 60% last year, according to data covering England, with three companies responsible for the...

Victims who were put in a tax avoidance scheme later targeted by HMRC received advice from accountants who were being paid a commission. Sky...

The UK’s unemployment rate has risen further, in a surprise deterioration that boosts the case for a Bank of England interest rate cut. The...

The rate of inflation has risen by more than expected on the back of fuel and food price pressures, according to official figures which...

The chancellor has confirmed she is considering “changes” to ISAs – and said there has been too much focus on “risk” in members of...