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The reasons are hardly comforting, pointing to the weakness of a battered economy in the face of this latest crisisBusiness live – latest updatesBank warns ‘higher inflation unavoidable’ after leaving...
Whitbread to call time on restaurants in UK and Ireland blaming higher costs and taxes for latest strategic resetPremier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut about 3,800 jobs in the UK and Ireland and shut i...
WPP accused of breaching its climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivalsA British advertising conglomerate has helped the oil companies ExxonMobil, Ch...
Consumer insight tracker shows 85% are worried about food prices and a majority think the economy will deteriorateThree million UK households are being forced to skip meals as consumers resort to dras...
Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores last year by a fifth as new retail crime law comes into forceCo-op is secretly marking commonly stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergent...
Bank says it has withdrawn proceedings against former Telegraph owners Aidan and Howard Barclay at high courtThe former owners of the Telegraph have avoided bankruptcy after reaching an 11th-hour agre...
Government request follows contingency planning to stop planes being grounded if Iran war supply shocks continueBusiness live – latest updatesBritish refineries have been asked to maximise jet fuel su...
Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193The number of UK businesses in “critical financial distress” has risen by more than a thi...
Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir StarmerBritain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the...
Award-winning chef and husband ordered to stop offering lifts home from rurally located HansomIt was when people were bringing a change of shoes to walk home that a couple running an acclaimed restaur...
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher HarborneAnalysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questionsFarage referred...
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has said that the economic fallout from the Middle East...
The chancellor’s changes will come into force in April 2027, affecting everyone from savers to landlords and sole traders. Experts say to act nowMillions of people will be affected by a range of savin...
Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fall...
US president has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil pricesThe United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow...
AGM briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a...
Bank’s chief executive points to alleged fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationNils Pratley: Another shadow banking hit – but otherwise, Barclays looks fineBarclays is p...
First-quarter profits of $3.2bn prompt outrage from campaigners, who say figures come at expense of consumersBP has provoked outrage by revealing its profits more than doubled in the first quarter of...
FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutShares in some of the U...
It cheerily addressed letters to my late spouse, and threatened penalties if he terminated his contractAfter my husband died suddenly, I discovered he had been paying £171 a month for our EE broadband...