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Debt-laden Thames Water has said it is working with shareholders to secure extra cash, as ministers draw up contingency plans in the event of its collapse....
The country’s second-largest union says it has negotiated a “whopping” 17% pay deal, just days after the governor of the Bank of England urged wage restraint...
Jeremy Hunt will hold talks on Wednesday with some of the pensions industry’s top executives weeks before he unveils reforms aimed at jumpstarting retirement funds’ investment...
The revelation that ministers are considering bringing Thames Water into temporary public ownership has reopened the fierce debate over the privatisation of the country’s water industry....
Executives from the country’s biggest supermarket chains have defended their grocery prices but backed the idea of greater fuel transparency over claims customers are paying over...
Manchester United has raised its forecasts for annual revenue and profit, weeks after the club secured its place in next season’s Champions League. The club, which...
Rishi Sunak has hinted he will ignore recommendations for public sector pay rises, saying workers “need to recognise the economic context we are in”. Reports surfaced...
HSBC is set to leave its home of 20 years at 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf, and relocate to a site near St Paul’s Cathedral...
The steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has won a partial reprieve over attempts to force his British operations into insolvency after two winding-up petitions against them were...
More than £100m of vouchers in the government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme have still not been claimed, with only a few days to go before the...
Higher Primark prices have been credited with bolstering sales growth at the retailer, allowing its parent firm to raise its annual profit forecasts. Associated British Foods...
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are investing in a Formula One team in their latest sporting venture. The Deadpool star, along with business partner...
The chancellor is urging a focus on rip-off charges ahead of a meeting with UK regulators this week, as stubborn inflation threatens the government’s target of...
Braemar, the London-listed shipbroker, faces being plunged into crisis as a delay to the publication of its full-year accounts threatens to trigger the suspension of its...
A logistics technology business run by a 29-year-old entrepreneur has swooped on parts of Tuffnells Parcel Express, the prominent delivery company which collapsed this month with...
There was a surprise rise in retail sales last month despite inflationary pressure and rising borrowing costs, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
The Bank of England has shocked economists and investors by raising interest rates half a percentage point to 5% – the highest level since 2008. Economists...
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is selling its stake in McLaren, the supercar maker and Formula One team-owner, in a deal that will reinforce Bahrain’s status...
The industrial manufacturer headed by Nat Rothschild, the prominent financier, is to tap shareholders in a cash call to fund its biggest acquisition to date. Sky...
The rate of price rises has remained at 8.7% despite expectations of a fall, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced the...
MP Mike Amesbury admits punching man – and will remain suspended from Labour Party
Oregon law seeks to ban many street-legal electric bicycles from bike lanes
U.S. sanctions on Russia hit oil freight rates
Polestar expects profits in 2025 with 5 GT launch, confirms Polestar 7 will be an entry level compact SUV
Elianne Andam: Teenager who stabbed 15-year-old to death in Croydon guilty of murder
Germany: Europe’s largest economy is facing a third consecutive year of recession
UK economy just about returns to growth after two months of contraction
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Inflation falls slightly after two months of rises
Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused of refusing to ‘face up to her own failures’ amid market turmoil
Russian drone shot down near presidential palace during Starmer’s Ukraine visit
A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel brings hope, but there’s still great uncertainty about whether deal can last
Israeli cabinet due to approve ceasefire as Netanyahu insists deal not finalised
Biden warns of an ‘oligarchy’ of wealth and power threatening US democracy
Sir Keir Starmer to sign 100-year ‘friendship’ deal with Ukraine in first Kyiv visit since becoming PM