Britain’s biggest lender takes bad loan charge ahead of ‘mortgage shock’
The boss of Lloyds Banking Group has told Sky News a "mortgage shock" is awaiting around 200,000 of its home...
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Government officials fly to China to win support for British Steel bailout
Government officials will this week fly to China in an effort to convince the owner of British Steel to finalise...
Asda and Morrisons imposing purchase limits on some fruits and vegetables due to supply challenges
Asda and Morrisons are imposing limits on some of the fruit and vegetables customers can buy due to supply shortages.Asda...
‘Major breakthrough’: Most firms say they’ll stick with a four-day working week after successful trial
The world's biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a success - with most of the companies...
Jeremy Hunt to ‘stick to plan’ despite £30bn less borrowing in year to date than predicted
Public borrowing in the financial year to date is £30.6bn less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR),...
‘Lacklustre’: Govt plans to tackle sewage spills on beaches criticised for ‘repeating’ past mistakes
The government has been accused of going round in circles in its attempt to stop sewage pouring into England's rivers...
Mastercard and Visa to be hit with £7.5bn compensation claim
The global payment giants Mastercard and Visa are facing the latest in a string of multibillion-pound competition lawsuits with the...
Energy bills set to rise by 20% despite expected fall in price cap
Bills will rise by an estimated £500 a year despite an expected reduction in Ofgem's household energy cap, analysts expect.The...
Portsmouth Water set to build Havant Thicket reservoir in southern Hampshire
The first new large-scale new water storage reservoir to be built in the UK in more than three decades has...
Virgin Media O2 dials up £100m bid for altnet rival Trooli
Virgin Media O2 and its shareholders are exploring a takeover bid for Trooli, one of the UK’s army of ‘altnet’...
Supermarket chain Planet Organic hires advisers to explore sale
Planet Organic, the organic supermarket chain, has drafted in City advisers to explore a possible sale.Sky News has learnt that...
Supermarket giant Tesco to explore sale of banking arm
Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, is to kick off a review of its presence in the UK banking sector -...
Retail sales rise in January after pre-Christmas fall – with online shopping most popular
Retail sales rose in January, surprising economists after a two month fall, according to official figures. Sales were expected to...
Manchester United takeover: Qataris to bid for club amid interest from USA, Saudi Arabia and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS
Investors linked to the Qatari royal family will bid to buy Manchester United on Friday.Investors from the US and Saudi...
Strike grounds flights in Dundee with more Scottish airports set to close in dispute over pay
Flights have been grounded at Dundee Airport due to strike action amid a dispute over pay.More than 120 members of...
Steel tycoon Gupta embroiled in dispute over Aartee administration
The steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has sparked a row over the administration of one of his biggest British customers after...
NatWest chief gets huge bonus as bank reveals profits surged
Profits at NatWest have risen to their highest since the global financial crash.The bank recorded profits of £5.1bn before tax...
Ambulance and border strikes resume today – after new rail and nurse walkouts announced
Ambulance and Border Force staff are back on strike today as their bitter disputes over pay and working conditions continue.GMB...
Rail workers, nurses and frontline Royal Mail workers to stage fresh strikes
Rail workers and nurses will strike again next month, while frontline Royal Mail workers are also threatening a new wave...
Tesla recalls 362,000 cars in US over fears full self-driving software may cause crashes
Tesla is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars in the United States over fears their full self-driving (FSD) software may...