Consumers could be allowed to attend water company board meetings under new rules proposed by the regulator. Companies may survey and research customers to understand their...
More than 200 UK pubs closed in the first half of the year as part of a “heartbreaking” trend which industry bosses fear is set to...
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 steel empire....
Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business at $2.7bn...
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 Streetbees, which...
Watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled ads featuring an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes backwards following accusations of racism. Images for the...
A company which makes miniaturised electric versions of classic cars has secured a rescue deal led by an American merchant banking group. Sky News understands that...
The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta is this weekend plotting a controversial deal to salvage his remaining UK steel operations and avert their collapse into compulsory liquidation...
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 has set...
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 bailout deal...
The smell of yeast still hangs in the air at the Vivergo plant in Hull but the machines have fallen quiet. More than 100 lorries usually...
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 about a...
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 produced in...
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 will raise...
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 typical two-year...
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 the most...
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 from US...
The rate of wage rises in the UK continued to slow as the number of job vacancies and people in work fell, according to new figures....
Every week, our Money blog team finds the answer to a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute. Here’s our latest… My husband is freelance and the...
The UK’s biggest independent toy retailer is being taken from private ownership and will be owned by its employees, who will share in the company’s profits....