Labour’s rural problem has reared its head once more. This time, the government is facing down fierce opposition over changes to inheritance tax. Unless...
Business
Two of Britain’s biggest high street banks have quit a body dedicated to enhancing industry lending practices, sparking a furious row and casting doubt over...
A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. The...
A $10bn-plus takeover bid for one of America’s biggest pharmacy chains is set to trigger a fresh auction of Boots the Chemist after a string of aborted...
Thames Water has revealed a 40% spike in sewage spills while warning that a looming decision on what it can charge customers is “fundamental to our...
An attempt by Rupert Murdoch to change who controls the future of his media empire has been blocked. A court document accuses the 93-year-old of acting in...
Bankers are to review state spending as part of a push to bring the private sector “into the heart of government”. External oversight is to be...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she is “overwhelmed” by the response to the UK’s first attendance at an EU finance ministers’ meeting...
The entrepreneur Dale Vince has made a fresh approach to the owner of The Guardian in a bid to persuade it to open talks with him about The Observer, days...
Demand for new staff among businesses slumped to levels seen in 2020 in the wake of last month’s budget, according to a survey of major recruitment...
A London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer, will this week announce the purchase of a key digital...
Harland & Wolff (H&W), the shipyard-owner which built the Titanic, is closing on a government-backed rescue deal with a Spanish shipping industry group...
Fourteen new trains are to be built at a Hitachi plant in County Durham, securing hundreds of jobs. The plan safeguards 700 jobs with a £500m investment for...
The owner of The Guardian is pressing ahead with the sale of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to a fledgling digital media company, just hours after...
Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories – to the extent that some question their very existence. So it’s worth asking...
Thames Water’s largest creditor group has failed to secure a veto over whether a £3bn emergency funding injection is used to settle regulatory fines...
