Rachel Reeves will promise planning reforms aimed at speeding up the building of crucial infrastructure to revive the UK’s “sluggish” economy. The shadow chancellor will pledge...
The price of oil and shares in weapons makers have risen over fears the Israel-Hamas fighting could involve more nations in the Middle East. The cost...
A London-based hedge fund which fought a long-running battle with one of Italy’s biggest banks has emerged as a key player in the deal to recapitalise...
Wilko will shut the doors on its last remaining high street stores for the final time after the chain’s collapse. The 93-year-old retailer has been closing...
The UK is on course for the biggest tax rise in at least 50 years because of the freeze on personal thresholds and soaring inflation, according...
An operator which helps restaurants utilise spare food production capacity is on the brink of collapse, underlining mounting financial pressure on the ‘dark kitchens’ sector. Sky...
Metro Bank has agreed a financing deal, strengthening its troubled balance sheet, following Sky News reports it was seeking the funding. Nearly £1bn (£925m) has been...
Santander UK has been approached to revive its financial crisis-era role as a white knight for failing British lenders as regulators seek to secure a quickfire...
The board of Metro Bank rejected a secret takeover approach last month from a rival British lender, just days before its share price crashed when it...
The UK is on course for the biggest tax rise in at least 50 years because of the freeze on personal thresholds and soaring inflation, according...
JD Wetherspoon has credited a surge in sales and reduction in costs for its first annual profit since the COVID pandemic. The value pub and hotel...
Metro Bank has kicked off talks about the sale of a £3bn chunk of its mortgage book as part of an increasingly urgent attempt to shore...
Metro Bank has moved to reassure investors following a steep fall in its share price as it continues to evaluate options for a major funding effort....
British Airways is on the brink of a long-term pay deal with its pilots, aimed at removing the renewed threat of strike action until at least...
The trial of embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has begun – with prosecutors claiming he stole more than $10bn (£8.2bn) from unsuspecting customers. Almost a year...
Metro Bank has moved to reassure investors following a steep fall in its share price as it continues to evaluate options for a major funding effort....
The competition regulator is to investigate the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in the UK’s cloud market. It follows a study by the telecoms watchdog Ofcom...
Rents have again reached a new record high with monthly bills outside London averaging £1,278, according to property website Rightmove. Average advertised rents outside the capital...
Rishi Sunak has confirmed the long-rumoured decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 . Reports the planned high speed rail line would end in Birmingham...
Thousands of rail workers and train drivers are going on strike this month – with an overtime ban beginning from Monday and mass disruption expected from...