Business

The National Grid is to pay some households to cut their energy use after activating its blackout prevention scheme during the current cold snap....

The former chair of collapsed retail chain Wilko has told MPs that the retailer “ran out of cash” before its turnaround efforts were able...

One in three households with children will struggle to afford a family Christmas this year, according to a new report. The YouGov poll of...

Metro Bank is in talks to offload a £3bn mortgage portfolio to Barclays as part of a broader financial restructuring aimed at saving the...

The Bank of England’s remit should be “pruned”, according to a report by a Lords’ committee which is critical of its work in the...

The winter fuel payment is aimed at helping pensioners pay for higher fuel bills during the colder months.  About 11.5 million pensioners will receive...

More than 100 climate change activists have been arrested in Australia after a two-day blockade of the world’s largest coal port. Climate activist group...

Saga, the financial services and travel services provider to the over-50s, has drafted in a team of City bankers to help shore up its...

A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime...

Christmas dinners could be in jeopardy with storms causing havoc for farmers struggling with one of the toughest harvests on record. Britain’s latest potato...

The former CNN president Jeff Zucker will fly into London this week amid mounting controversy over the Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Daily Telegraph...

The founder of Revolution Beauty, the London-listed cosmetics group, is in negotiations to repay nearly £3m to settle allegations that he breached his fiduciary...

The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed a deal with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay £585m after a bribery investigation. Entain...

HSBC customers have been left without online and mobile banking services on Black Friday. Shortly before 9am on Friday the bank said it was...

Nissan has announced plans to build new electric versions of its popular Juke and Qashqai models at its Sunderland plant, supporting thousands of jobs....

Consumer confidence has improved in recent weeks as shoppers look to “loosen their purse strings”, according to a closely watched survey. GfK, which carried...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January, the sector’s regulator has announced. Ofgem said a typical...

Amazon workers in the UK are to go on strike today to coincide with Black Friday – one of the company’s busiest shopping days...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January, the sector’s regulator has announced. Ofgem said a typical...