The Post Office is proposing a big hike in the fees that banks pay to allow their customers to access its network as it attempts… Read More »Post Office targets £100m-plus fee hike from banking deal
A committee of MPs has called for the government to be fined if it fails to provide redress quickly enough to victims of the Horizon… Read More »Committee of MPs calls for govt to be fined as Post Office victims face ‘second trial’
The operator of nearly 150 Pizza Hut restaurants in the UK is in advanced talks with potential buyers as it races to wrap up a… Read More »Pizza Hut restaurant operator races to finalise new ownership
Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs this year after the collapse of major high street chains, according to data. It is the highest since… Read More »Almost 170,000 retail jobs lost in 2024 – and there could be even more next year
Shoppers have complained after seeing Easter eggs already out on supermarket shelves. Easter Sunday is four months away, falling on 20 April next year, but… Read More »‘Meaninglessly commercial’: Shoppers complain about Easter eggs already on shelves
Searchlight Capital Partners, the private equity firm which has backed companies including Secret Escapes, is to lead a new funding package for Wefox, the European… Read More »Searchlight shines on £140m funding package for insurer Wefox
A leading construction industry body has warned the prime minister that measures unveiled in the budget will “fatally undermine” family-run companies in the sector, adding… Read More »Construction chief steps up criticism of budget reforms in letter to Starmer
Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for £3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline. The insurance firm announced the agreement… Read More »Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for £3.7bn
An Oxford University spinout which is developing a new generation of weed-resistant herbicides has begun planting a $40m (£32m) fundraising with prospective backers. Sky News… Read More »Oxford herbicide spinout Moa seeds $40m funding round
Cadbury says it is “disappointed” after losing its royal warrant after 170 years. The chocolate maker behind festive favourites such as Heroes and Dairy Milk… Read More »Cadbury ‘disappointed’ after losing royal warrant