BUSINESS

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Poundland turns to emergency overdraft after concerns over discount retailer’s recovery

Poundland turns to emergency overdraft after concerns o...

Discount retailer Poundland is set to tap a £30m emergency overdraft after a sh...

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Starmer set to align UK with tougher EU net zero targets under electricity market talks

Starmer set to align UK with tougher EU net zero target...

Keir Starmer is negotiating to rejoin the EU’s internal electricity market, a m...

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Low and no-alcohol beer breaks records as Britain’s drinking habits shift

Low and no-alcohol beer breaks records as Britain’s dri...

Brits are set to drink more than 200 million pints of low and no-alcohol beer t...

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Larry Ellison puts $40bn personal guarantee behind Paramount bid for Warner Bros

Larry Ellison puts $40bn personal guarantee behind Para...

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has personally guaranteed $40bn to support Paramou...

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Bet365 boss Denise Coates pockets at least £280m despite profit slump

Bet365 boss Denise Coates pockets at least £280m despit...

Bet365 chief executive Denise Coates received at least £280m in salary and divi...

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Former mineworkers celebrate ‘historic’ £100-a-week pensions boost

Former mineworkers celebrate ‘historic’ £100-a-week pen...

Thousands of former mineworkers are receiving a £100-a-week pension increase an...

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Rachel Reeves sets early March date for spring statement as OBR prepares forecast

Rachel Reeves sets early March date for spring statemen...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set 3 March for an early spring statement, asking ...

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ZixiPay: Building a Safer, Smarter Future for Crypto Payments

ZixiPay: Building a Safer, Smarter Future for Crypto Pa...

Cryptocurrency has gone from a niche idea to a global tool for business. But be...

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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted as banks gain freedom to set higher caps

£100 contactless card limit to be lifted as banks gain ...

The FCA will allow banks to lift or remove the £100 contactless card limit from...

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TikTok owner signs landmark deal to avert US ban

TikTok owner signs landmark deal to avert US ban

TikTok has avoided a US ban after owner ByteDance signed a binding deal with Am...

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UK appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as new ambassador to Washington

UK appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as new amb...

The UK has appointed veteran diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to...

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Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau buys out Lord Sugar to regain full control of Styl Pro

Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau buys out Lord Sugar to ...

The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau has bought out Lord Sugar’s 50% stake in St...

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UK borrowing hits second-highest level on record despite tax take surge

UK borrowing hits second-highest level on record despit...

UK government borrowing hit £132.3bn between April and November, the second-hig...

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Grangemouth chemical plant saved in £120m government-backed rescue

Grangemouth chemical plant saved in £120m government-ba...

Britain’s largest chemical plant at Grangemouth will remain open after Ineos se...

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EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car s...

The European Commission has diluted plans to ban new petrol and diesel car sale...

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Erasmus scheme set to return for UK students from 2027

Erasmus scheme set to return for UK students from 2027

The UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme from 2027, five years after leaving ...