Bim Afolami, the former City minister, is to return to HSBC – the bank he worked for before he embarked on a career in politics… Read More »Former City minister Afolami to return to HSBC in board role
A representative for one of the world’s biggest fast fashion retailers, Shein was unable to answer questions from MPs over where it sources its cotton… Read More »‘Very, very, very simple questions’ unanswered by Shein at workers rights meeting of MPs
Shop prices will rise in 2025 as the key Christmas trading period failed to meet retailers’ expectations, according to industry data. Shop sales grew just… Read More »Higher prices for 2025 as Christmas trading fails to meet expectations – industry says
A television network majority-owned by David Montgomery, the media entrepreneur, is to snap up the licence to operate a London-focused TV station from Lord Lebedev,… Read More »Montgomery-backed Local TV swoops on Lebedev’s London Live licence
Outside it is the bleak midwinter. We are smack bang in the middle of some of the country’s best agricultural land. But inside the cavernous… Read More »Could this be the future of farming?
Tide, the business banking services platform, has hired advisers to orchestrate a fresh share sale as it pursues rapid growth in the UK and overseas.… Read More »SME lender Tide rises to challenge with new fundraising
An outsourcing group backed by Lord Hammond, the former chancellor of the exchequer, is among the suitors circling Telent, a major provider of digital infrastructure… Read More »Hammond-backed outsourcer Amey among bidders for £300m Telent
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