Spurned Morrisons suitor Fortress plots £5bn takeover of petrol stations giant MFG
An American investment giant is plotting a £5bn takeover of Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Britain's biggest independent operator of petrol...
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CBI puts Trainline chairman McBride on track to be its next president
A former boss of Amazon UK is being lined up as the next president of the CBI, Britain's most influential...
Delays, power cuts or insurance claims: What you can do if you are affected by Storm Eunice
Britain is currently in the grips of its worst storm in nearly 30 years, with rare red warnings issued for...
Retail sales enjoy booming January after bleak Christmas
Retail sales rebounded in January after falling in December, posting their biggest monthly rise since the shops reopened last spring.Despite...
Natwest rebounds to £4bn profit in 2021
NatWest announced a swing back to profit in 2021, aided by the UK’s economic recovery, but warned of storm clouds...
More should have been done to help 1 million homes without power in storm last year, Ofgem report says
As Storm Eunice barrels towards the South West of England, the UK's energy watchdog has issued an initial report on...
Worst supermarket for online order substitutions revealed, as shopper gets fish instead of ice cream
Aldi, named recently by Which? as the UK's cheapest supermarket, has now been declared the worst for online order substitutions...
Golden visa scheme used by Russian oligarchs to live in UK will be closed as soon as this week
The golden visa scheme many Russian oligarchs use to live in the UK will be closed as soon as this...
‘It just broke him’: Post Office ‘massively contributed’ to husband’s early death, says widow
The widow of a sub postmaster wrongly convicted of theft has told Sky News that the Post Office "contributed" to...
UK inflation rises to near 30-year high in January
Inflation hit 5.5% in January, its highest rate since March 1992, as the cost of living in Britain continued to...
Slower wage growth begs the question: Who will bear the inevitable pain of surging inflation?
The latest official figures for employee earnings confirm what workers have known for some time: even for those whose wages...
Real wages fall -1.2% in December as pay lags behind inflation
Pay packets across Britain grew by 6.3% in January when compared with the same month in 2021, just outstripping the...
One-third of Britons still working from home despite rule changes, data show
Vast numbers of Brits are still working from home, despite being free to go back to the office since the...
Global markets rattled as Ukraine tensions rise
Markets around the world were rattled on Monday morning as they digested news that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could...
Amazon and Spotify mull bids for London-listed podcaster Audioboom
Amazon and Spotify are considering rival takeover approaches for Audioboom, the London-listed podcasting group which has seen revenues and its...
‘I gasped’: Jack Monroe’s shock as Asda cuts prices in budget range and puts more products in stores
Jack Monroe has praised Asda for cutting the cost of products in its Smartprice range - and making them more...
Taxpayer-backed NatWest prepares for exit of veteran chairman Davies
NatWest Group, the taxpayer-backed lender, is to start a search for a successor to Sir Howard Davies, the City grandee...
Increase in price of mixers pushes up cost of gin and tonic
The cost of a homemade G&T could become more expensive as the price of popular tonic waters soars.The price of...