Inflation jumped to 2.3% in October – a six-month high. A rise in household energy bills contributed to the higher-than-expected reading. Economists had forecast a figure...
The Bank of England governor has said industry lobby group the British Retail Consortium (BRC) was right to warn of job losses as a result of...
The scandal-hit Post Office has moved to cut its senior leadership team by half under efforts to reduce costs and bolster the business’s damaged culture. New...
Dozens of retail bosses have signed a letter to the chancellor warning of dire consequences for the economy and jobs if she pushes ahead with budget...
Farmers have left the fields for the streets of the capital in protest at changes to inheritance tax that will see death duties payable by some...
Four suspects have so far been identified by police investigating possible criminal charges in the Post Office scandal, Sky News has learned. Sources have said that...
Energy bills are to rise again next year, according to a respected forecaster. Costs from January to March are projected to rise another 1% to £1,736...
The owners of Scotland’s only oil refinery have rejected a US-led approach about a possible bid for it months before its scheduled closure. Sky News has...
Cineworld’s hedge fund backers are drawing up plans to return the cinema operator to the public markets amid continuing uncertainty about the future of dozens of...
A former Conservative cabinet minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the inaugural chair of Britain’s new independent football regulator. Sky News has...
Pizza Hut’s biggest UK franchisee has begun approaching potential bidders as it scrambles to mitigate the looming impact of tax hikes announced in last month’s Budget....
The UK economy grew by 0.1% between July and September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, despite the small positive GDP growth recorded...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has criticised post-financial crash regulation, saying it has “gone too far” – setting a course for cutting red tape in her first speech...
When Gordon Brown delivered his first Mansion House speech as chancellor he caused a stir by doing so in a lounge suit, rather than the white...
Water company United Utilities has reported hundreds of millions in profit as it seeks to further increase customer bills. The utility serving seven million customers in...
Pension “mega funds” will be created under government plans to increase infrastructure investment. Reforms could “unlock £80 billion” of investment, according to Treasury plans, which say...
Consumer rights group Which? is suing Apple for £3bn over the way it deploys the iCloud. If the lawsuit succeeds, around 40 million Apple customers in...