Finance

The owner of Royal Mail has acquired a multi-million pound stake in another company, leading to the rebranding of thousands of convenience stores.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has announced plans to revamp its US listing, while emphasizing that it will keep its headquarters in the UK and remain listed on the London market.

Jaguar Land Rover has been handed a £1.5 billion government-backed loan to shore up operations after a major cyber attack forced the carmaker to halt production at its UK factories

High profile environmental campaigner and Labour donor Dale Vince has claimed that the public is being ’misled’ by organic labelling standards.

A telecommunications provider owned by the Swedish group Ericsson has been fined £700,000 after some UK business customers were unable to connect to emergency calls for more than a week, Ofcom has announced.

The chief executive of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has remarked that the UK is “probably the worst country in Europe” when it comes to drug prices, amidst a conflict between the industry and government.

Around 270,000 motorists whose cars have been written off or stolen are owed compensation from insurers due to an error.

Older savers should avoid making rash decisions about their pension cash based on "fear and rumour", experts urged this week.

In the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK was severely underprepared.

The public has paid almost £200bn to the shareholders who own key British industries since they were privatised, research reveals.

Big pharmaceutical companies have abandoned or paused nearly £2bn in planned UK investments so far this year, causing "suffering" to patients, as ministers prepare for discussions with Donald Trump amid a dispute over drug pricing.

Gen-Z are being “locked out” of homeownership, campaigners have warned, as first-time buyers now face paying up to six times more for a home than their parents.

Rachel Reeves is formulating plans to lower household energy bills as part of an economic overhaul.

The number of roadworks in Britain has more than doubled in the past two years - and frustrated drivers are more likely than ever to get stuck behind temporary traffic lights.

The UK economy stagnated in July as the largest decline in the manufacturing sector in a year countered a strong month in retail.

A trade deal on Scotch whisky is "very high" on the list of agreements the UK Government is aiming to negotiate with the US, the Scottish Secretary has said.

Investors in the digital wallet provider Curve are caught in an intense dispute over the proceeds from the company’s upcoming £120m sale to Lloyds Banking Group.

The government has stated it is making progress in addressing schools that are ‘crumbling’ due to unsafe concrete, as it announced 30,000 students are now learning in schools free from RAAC.

To add to the confusion, the TFL website crashed as users searched for travel solutions. Hundreds of thousands of commuters reportedly attempted to access the site simultaneously, overwhelming its servers.

Lecturers and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are set to begin a five-day walkout in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university’s budget.

A recent survey indicates that half of Londoners spend more on food for their dogs than on themselves.

The firm has paused production at its factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, and its engine site in Wolverhampton.

The Home Office is set to spend millions of pounds on providing asylum seekers with ready meals, snacks, and crisps over the next three years.