Business

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...

British towns have lost 6,000 retail outlets over the past five years, though the vacancy rate has improved in some settings, figures show. The...

The interest rate in the 20 Eurozone countries has been returned to the highest ever level. Not since October 2000 have rates been at...

Coutts chief executive Peter Flavel has resigned over his handling of Nigel Farage’s bank account. The interim NatWest chief executive Paul Thwaite said Mr...

Shell has revealed a big fall in the second quarter of its financial year, largely due to energy prices plunging from their Russia-Ukraine war...

Wizz Air passengers who had flight disruption compensation claims dismissed by the airline are to have their cases reviewed under measures revealed by the...

Abrdn is to merge an investment fund that was once Britain’s biggest after years of mediocre performance, as the quoted asset manager seeks to...

The parent company of British Gas has revealed half-year profits for its UK household supply arm are up by almost 900%. Centrica said that...

Tech giant Meta is the latest company to beat Wall Street revenue expectations as the number of people using its platforms grew, but Metaverse...

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank known as the Fed – has recommenced its programme of interest rate increases. The rate has...

NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose has resigned after admitting to being the source of an inaccurate story about Nigel Farage’s bank account. Her...