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Redundancies are to begin on Tuesday at the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, which is to close after the government refused to offer the owners...

Consumers could be allowed to attend water company board meetings under new rules proposed by the regulator. Companies may survey and research customers to...

More than 200 UK pubs closed in the first half of the year as part of a “heartbreaking” trend which industry bosses fear is...

Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business...

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is backing a controversial bid by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta to retain control of his faltering UK...

An AI-powered market research firm which has counted Unilever and Vodafone among its clients is on the brink of collapse. Sky News understands that...

Watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled ads featuring an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes backwards following accusations of racism. Images...

A company which makes miniaturised electric versions of classic cars has secured a rescue deal led by an American merchant banking group. Sky News...

The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta is this weekend plotting a controversial deal to salvage his remaining UK steel operations and avert their collapse into...

The private equity firm set up by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is to take a stake in OakNorth, the British-based lender which...

The UK’s largest bioethanol plant is set for closure with the loss of 160 jobs after the government confirmed it would not offer a...

The smell of yeast still hangs in the air at the Vivergo plant in Hull but the machines have fallen quiet.  More than 100...

Lola’s Cupcakes, the bakery chain which has become a familiar presence at commuter rail stations and in major shopping centres, is in advanced talks...

UK economic growth slowed as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit and businesses grappled with higher costs, official figures show. A measure of everything...

Fashion accessories chain Claire’s is set to appoint administrators for its UK and Ireland business – putting around 2,150 jobs at risk. The move...

The average two-year mortgage rate has fallen below 5% for the first time since the Liz Truss mini-budget. The interest rate charged on a...

For around 700,000 teenagers on the treadmill that is the English education system, the A and T-level results that drop this week may be...

Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility. Sky News can exclusively reveal...

The world’s two largest economies, the US and China, have again extended the deadline for tariffs to come into effect. A last-minute executive order...