Ben Stokes, the England Test cricket captain, and former team-mate Stuart Broad are among a group of leading sportsmen backing a new venture capital fund… Read More »England captain Stokes seeks edge with launch of venture fund
Direct Line Group, the struggling motor insurer, has approached one of the most senior executives at rival Aviva to become its new boss. Sky News… Read More »Direct Line weighs raid on Aviva’s Winslow in hunt for next chief
Thousands of train drivers at 16 operators are to take further strike action next month as part of a year-long dispute. Members of the ASLEF… Read More »More train strikes affecting 16 operators next month
The banking sector is being warned it faces penalties if it does not secure free access to cash for the UK population, including businesses, following… Read More »Banks warned on branch closures as access to cash to be ‘protected in law’
The London-listed fund manager Premier Miton has been holding secret talks about buying part of the AssetCo vehicle set up by Martin Gilbert, the veteran… Read More »Premier Miton holds talks about buying chunk of R&M from Gilbert’s AssetCo
The government will have left households in Britain “worse off”, even if official data on Wednesday shows a slowdown in the rate of inflation, Labour… Read More »Tory ‘chaos and incompetence’ have left families worse off, says Labour ahead of new inflation data
The Bank of England is investigating after its high-value payments system went offline on Monday for around six hours. Officials are trying to establish the… Read More »‘Critical’ Bank of England payments system fails
The owner of Burger King’s UK operations is in advanced talks about a new franchise deal that will cut the number of new restaurants it… Read More »Burger King UK owner eyes whopper with new franchise deal
The owner of the Daily Mail is in talks with prospective backers of a bid for The Daily Telegraph – a deal that would underline… Read More »Daily Mail proprietor Rothermere in talks with investors over Telegraph bid
The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism over… Read More »Premier League sets goal of swift funding ‘New Deal’ with EFL