BUSINESS

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UK retailers suffer ‘drab December’ as non-food Christmas sales disappoint

UK retailers suffer ‘drab December’ as non-food Christm...

UK retailers suffered a disappointing Christmas as non-food sales stalled in De...

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Labour MPs push banks to expand lending to small businesses and poorer communities

Labour MPs push banks to expand lending to small busine...

Senior Labour MPs are pushing for new rules forcing UK banks to improve access ...

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3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD confirms helicopter order, industry warns

3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD confirms helicopter order...

Up to 3,000 skilled manufacturing jobs could be at risk unless the Ministry of ...

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Barclays backs ThruDark retail expansion with £4m trade loan

Barclays backs ThruDark retail expansion with £4m trade...

British performance apparel brand ThruDark secures a £4m trade loan from Barcla...

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How to Build a Successful Automotive Digital Marketing Strategy

How to Build a Successful Automotive Digital Marketing ...

The automotive industry stands at the edge of a revolution, and it's not just a...

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Soho House shares slide as investor pulls funding from $1.8bn take-private deal

Soho House shares slide as investor pulls funding from ...

Soho House shares slide after key investor MCR fails to fund a $200m commitment...

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Weight loss jabs are changing how Britain eats – and Greggs is feeling the impact

Weight loss jabs are changing how Britain eats – and Gr...

Greggs boss says weight loss injections are changing customer behaviour, drivin...

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Aer Lingus moves closer to closing Manchester base as margins fail to stack up

Aer Lingus moves closer to closing Manchester base as m...

Aer Lingus is set to stop long-haul flights from Manchester, putting 200 jobs a...

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£14m divorce battle exposes the risks of non-disclosure in complex family wealth cases

£14m divorce battle exposes the risks of non-disclosure...

A £14m divorce battle involving the former INXS manager exposes how non-disclos...

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Liz Kendall warns xAI over Grok images as UK moves to criminalise non-consensual AI deepfakes

Liz Kendall warns xAI over Grok images as UK moves to c...

The Technology Secretary warns xAI could be blocked in the UK as new laws targe...

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Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI generates sexualised images of children

Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI genera...

Ofcom has contacted X and xAI after reports Grok AI generates sexualised images...

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Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels of oil to US after regime change

Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels...

Donald Trump says Venezuela will transfer up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, b...

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UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid lockdowns

UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid loc...

UK housebuilding fell at its fastest rate since 2020 in December, as fragile co...

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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash over Grok deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash ...

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global ...

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Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize from easyJet founder Sir Stelios

Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched the 2026 Stelios Awards f...

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Baroness Mone allowed to keep £15,000-a-week rent from Belgravia mansion amid PPE investigation

Baroness Mone allowed to keep £15,000-a-week rent from ...

Baroness Michelle Mone can keep £15,000-a-week rental income from a Belgravia m...