Business

High street retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The discount homeware and...

Higher for longer. The Bank of England may have lifted interest rates by less than a lot of people had been expecting up until...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion...

Increased sales at high street retailer Next has generated an extra £10m of profit, the company announced in a trading update. Profits are expected...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

The Bank of England is expected to increase its interest rate for the 14th time in a row today. Economists believe a 0.25 percentage...

BP has recorded a big drop in profits in the first half of its financial year, as energy prices fell from the highs seen...

Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year – as costs fall for staples such as oils, fats, fish, and breakfast...

The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of...

The prime minister has announced an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea amid ongoing rows in his party over the...

BT, the FTSE 100 telecoms provider, has announced its new chief executive, the first woman to hold the post. It comes after Sky News...

Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders will this week launch a multimillion pound campaign aimed at illustrating the range of support they are providing to cash-strapped...

One of the private equity backers of the AA breakdown recovery service has poached a veteran City banker to take a leadership role at...

Nigel Farage has launched a website to tackle de-banking following the fallout from the closure of his account with Coutts. The former UKIP and...

An activist fund manager has been building a stake in Dr Martens, the globally renowned bootmaker which has seen its valuation slump amid supply...

Another rail strike is set to disrupt train journeys this weekend – with further industrial action planned in August. The Rail, Maritime and Transport...

Train passengers are facing more disruption on Saturday as workers strike once again over pay, jobs and conditions. Thousands of staff from the Rail,...

NatWest has reported a better than expected surge in half-year profits as the taxpayer-backed lender reels from the Nigel Farage de-banking debacle. At the...