Revolution Beauty lenders hire advisers amid accounting chaos
Lenders to Revolution Beauty, the online cosmetics retailer, have drafted in City advisers amid the accounting chaos which has left...
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Barclays boss Venkat to receive cancer treatment in New York
The chief executive of Barclays has been diagnosed with cancer, the bank has said.Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat within...
Homes selling for 3% below asking prices as market deteriorates, property website warns
Homes have been typically selling for 3% below their asking price in recent weeks and the figure will likely deteriorate...
Government launches £1bn scheme to insulate middle-income homes
The government will spend an extra £1bn to insulate the least energy-efficient homes in the UK, the business secretary has...
China COVID crisis prompts sharp falls in oil and stock markets
Stock markets in Asia have seen sharp falls while a recent easing in oil prices gained new momentum on Monday...
English cricket bowled over with £400m private equity bid for The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority...
Primark to open four new stores and create 850 jobs
Primark has announced a £140m investment leading to the opening of four new shops and the creation of at least...
Adidas launches investigation into claims Kanye West showed porn and explicit images of Kim Kardashian to staff
Adidas is launching an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Kanye West, including claims he showed pornography and explicit images...
Pound reaches high not seen since mid-August
A pound could buy $1.21 on Thursday morning, the highest amount since mid-August, making imports cheaper for UK companies and...
UK car production returns to growth – but still below pre-COVID levels
UK car production has returned to growth, although it is still well below pre-pandemic levels, the Society of Motor Manufacturers...
Energy price cap rises to £4,279 – but Britons won’t have to pay that much
The amount energy companies can charge for electricity and gas will rise from January but households will be protected from...
Black Friday threat as Royal Mail staff begin ‘disastrous’ 48-hour strike
Royal Mail workers are beginning a 48-hour strike that the retail sector warns could cripple the Black Friday discount shopping...
Strike action escalates, tech-innovation in sport and how theme bars are moving into F1
As strikes hit schools, universities and among postal staff, Royal Mail’s chief executive Simon Thompson joins Ian to discuss the...
Royal Mail strikes: How they will affect your letters and parcels and what services are open
Royal Mail staff are taking strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and the company's modernisation plans.Around 115,000 postal...
Avram Glazer confronted in Florida over possible Manchester United sale
Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer has spoken for the first time since announcing the club could be for sale.Sky News...
Private parking firms issuing 30,000 fines each day – as number jumps 50% in a year
Private parking firms are issuing 50% more fines this year with an average of nearly 30,000 per day being dished...
Wages keep up with inflation in just one industry, ONS figures show
Pay growth has only kept up with inflation in one industry, official figures show.According to data from the Office of...
Cost of living: Students skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on new debt
Students in England have been skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on more debt in a bid to cope...
UK economy continues to contract, energy efficiency and powering electric vehicles
Ian King reflects on the latest PMI data suggesting UK economic activity continued to contract with Chris Williamson, Chief Business...
Who could buy Manchester United? The billionaire boyhood fan and seven other possible contenders
The news that Manchester United's controversial owners, the Glazer family, could finally be selling the club has been met with...