Budget fears and unseasonably warm weather led to consumers spending far less than expected last month, according to official figures. In a sign of a slowing...
At least eight convictions predating the Horizon Post Office scandal are being looked at by the body investigating potential miscarriages of justice, Sky News has learned....
Long-awaited legislation to abolish England’s “feudal” leasehold property system will be published in the second half of next year, the government has confirmed in a major...
Budget fears and unseasonably warm weather meant consumers spent far less than expected last month, according to official figures. In a sign of a slowing economy,...
Gas and electricity bills will become even more expensive in January, as the energy regulator Ofgem ups the price cap. A typical yearly bill will be...
Nine water companies have been blocked from using customer money to fund “undeserved” bonuses by the industry’s regulator. Ofwat said it had stepped in to use...
Google must sell its Chrome browser to restore competition in the online search market, US prosecutors have argued. The proposed breakup has been floated in a...
Dozens of partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Britain’s biggest accountancy firm, will next month take early retirement as its new boss takes steps to boost its performance....
Ford has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs across Europe – including 800 in the UK. The car manufacturer said the cuts were needed as part...
Inflation has risen by more than expected due to an increase in energy bills, official figures showed. It’s the first rise in the rate of price...
A woman casually walks into a convenience store and starts filling a bread crate with goods from one of the aisles. A shop assistant tries to...
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...