Business

The outgoing boss of the Post Office has said he does not need to clear his name following criticism of his leadership over the...

Lenders holding £12bn of Thames Water’s debt have held face-to-face talks with Ofwat this week to pitch a rescue deal that they believe would...

US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches. The tech giant could face restrictions on its own...

Investors managing more than £9trn in assets have backed a more “competitive” approach to British boardroom pay amid a growing debate about London’s attractiveness...

A former Treasury minister will on Wednesday urge more government support for “credible” university spinout ventures as a glut of new vehicles try to...

The culture secretary will hold talks with a group of Premier League clubs on Wednesday about the government’s plans for a football watchdog, even...

Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers due to their poor performance. Ofwat said the money would...

The UK needs a strategy to meet growing demand for data centres or risk losing its advantage in the race to develop artificial intelligence...

The boss of the UK motor industry’s lobby group has blamed “criminal activity” for UK-made luxury cars finding their way into sanction-hit Russia. The...

The government has pledged nearly £22bn to fund projects that capture greenhouse gases from polluting plants and store them underground, as it races to...

The UK car industry has warned its efforts to support the transition to electric vehicles cannot be sustained indefinitely as it faces fines for...

Tesco has said a focus on value amid the continuing squeeze on shoppers’ budgets has paid off through a rise in half-year profits. The...

Financial markets are now pricing in a shock interest rate cut for the UK at the next Bank of England meeting following remarks by...

Banks could be given extra time to investigate suspicious payments under an effort to curb fraud. The Treasury said proposed new laws would enable...

Israel is fighting on at least four fronts, threatening a war across the oil-rich Middle East, but there is no great sense of fear...

A prolonged strike by US port workers risks a new wave of freight-led inflation, according to experts. The walkout, at each of the 36...

Saga, the London-listed financial services and travel provider for over-50s consumers, is in detailed talks with one of Europe’s biggest insurers about a deal...

The Post Office was a “mess” run by executives and government appointees who “dragged their feet” in efforts to compensate and exonerate sub-postmasters, the...

Mulberry, the struggling UK luxury brand, has rejected a proposed takeover bid by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group. Frasers, which is majority owned by the...