To listen to UK car manufacturers in recent weeks has been to hear a counsel of despair over the electric vehicle market. Struggling to hit targets...
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 25% of new car registrations in November, an almost 60% increase year-on-year and well above a government target manufacturers have...
Thames Water’s largest creditor group has failed to secure a veto over whether a £3bn emergency funding injection is used to settle regulatory fines imposed for...
The competition watchdog has approved the creation of the UK’s biggest phone network by allowing the merger of Three and Vodafone. Regulator the Competition and Markets...
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has been valued at more than $100,000 for the first time, spurred on by Donald Trump’s latest nomination for his presidential...
Scotland has vowed to scrap the two-child benefit cap, saying it will lift 15,000 Scottish children out of poverty. Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison also committed...
Police in New York are hunting a gunman who shot dead a healthcare executive outside a hotel in what was a “brazen targeted attack”. Brian Thompson,...
One of Britain’s biggest parcel carriers has been hit by a capacity crisis at the start of the crunch festive trading period, forcing it to urge...
Business reaction to the budget is the “biggest issue” facing the Bank of England, according to its governor – while he also contemplates the impact of...
The first three railway companies to be nationalised have been named as part of the new Labour government’s plan to bring rail into public ownership. In...
Woodbridge is the place to be for residents wanting to live the happiest life, according to new research. The market town in Suffolk topped Rightmove’s annual...
The designer of an interactive virtual reality chair for use with games sold by the owner of Facebook has snapped up nearly £2.5m from investors. Sky...
Ford’s UK boss has called on the government to provide consumer incentives of up to £5,000 per car to boost demand for electric vehicles and help...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has admitted efforts to overhaul unreliable data on Britain’s jobs market may not be ready until 2027. The ONS confirmed...
A group of Spanish restaurants headed by a Michelin-starred chef is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators. Sky...
Jaguar wants “to be bold and disruptive” with its new electric car and redesign, the luxury vehicle maker’s managing director told Sky News. The British car...
Lawyers acting for British motorists who were charged inflated prices to deliver vehicles to the UK have agreed settlements worth £38m after a years-long battle alleging...
The chief executive of Vauxhall’s parent company has abruptly resigned, just days after the car brand’s factory in Luton was slated for closure. Previously regarded as...
Typhoo Tea has been bought out of administration for £10.2m. Less than a week after administrators were appointed, a buyer confirmed plans to purchase the 121-year-old...
HSBC Holdings, one of Britain’s biggest high street banks and Europe’s largest lender by market value, is preparing to kick off a hunt for its next...