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For sale! Lloyds-backed estate agents Lomond goes on the market

Mon, 06/05/2024 - 14:42
An estate agency group backed by the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group is being put up for sale in the latest sign of corporate activity in the sector.

Heineken investment set to reopen 62 pubs - is your local on the list?

Mon, 06/05/2024 - 10:09
Heineken is investing £39m in more than 600 of its pubs in the UK - in a move it says will bring 62 back from the dead.

Single-sex toilets to be mandatory in new bars, restaurants and offices

Mon, 06/05/2024 - 08:15
Single-sex toilets are set to become a legal requirement for all new bars, restaurants, offices and shopping centres under new laws proposed by the government.

10 biggest mistakes people make in job interviews

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 19:31
You filled out the job application, got the call (they're interested, phew!), but now... it's interview day.

California mocked over 'billion-dollar' bridge to nowhere

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 11:53
Authorities in California have been mocked over a "billion-dollar" bridge to nowhere.

Steel giant ArcelorMittal warns Gove over Kent planning verdict

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 11:50
The world's second-largest steel company has warned the government that a planning verdict due this week could lead to a key division quitting the UK.

Ministers apply finishing touches to ‘Tell Sid’-style NatWest offer

Sat, 04/05/2024 - 09:10
Ordinary investors will be awarded 'bonus' shares in NatWest Group if they hold onto stock they acquire in the taxpayer-backed bank, under a plan expected to be finalised by ministers later this month.

Entain approaches former Coral and Sky Bet chiefs in hunt for next boss

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 14:23
Entain, the FTSE 100 gambling group, has been rebuffed by the former bosses of bookies Coral and Sky Bet in its hunt for a new chief executive.

Post Office lawyer accused of telling 'big fat lie' to Horizon inquiry

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 11:24
A former top Post Office lawyer has been accused of telling the Horizon IT inquiry a "big fat lie" over his knowledge of a bug in the system that could have stopped wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters in their tracks.

Worry for economy as public sector productivity falls further

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 10:27
Official figures have raised fears of a deepening public sector drag on the the UK's economic recovery from recession.

HSBC investors back removing bonus cap for UK staff

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 09:49
HSBC is set to become the latest major international bank to remove the European Union-imposed bonus cap that had applied to its UK-based workers.

Apple reports biggest drop in iPhone sales since early months of pandemic - and reveals AI plans

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 19:00
Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.

Goldman Sachs removes bonus cap, demand for gold and Novo Nordisk forecasts

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 18:12
Ian King looks at news that Europe's biggest company Novo Nordisk is once again raising its sales and profits forecasts for the year.

Pint-sized wine to be allowed on shelves from September

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 12:39
Pint-sized bottles of wine will be allowed on UK shelves from autumn under new post-Brexit trade rules - but doubts have been raised over their demand.

Goldman Sachs scraps bonus cap for top London-based staff

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 10:18
Goldman Sachs is removing a cap on bonuses for London-based staff, paving the way for it to resume making multimillion pound payouts to its best-performing traders and dealmakers.

Business payments comparison site Tuza taps backers for £4m

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 10:10
A price comparison platform which enables small businesses to assess the relative cost of payment services is raising millions of pounds to fund its growth.

Weight loss jab firm's results are stunning - and it could be on the brink of something even more exciting

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 09:21
Novo Nordisk, the maker of anti-diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, today displayed again why it has become Europe's biggest company by stock market value during the last year.

London's black cab drivers file multimillion pound lawsuit against Uber

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 09:04
Uber faces a multimillion-pound lawsuit from London's black cab drivers in a revival of the longstanding dispute over the operation of the ride-hailing app in the UK capital.

Universal artists to return to TikTok as dispute comes to an end

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 08:37
Universal Music and TikTok have ended a dispute over royalties after the label pulled millions of songs from the social media platform.

Apple trying to fix iPhone's alarming problem - as Samsung posts jibe on social media

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 08:21
Apple is trying to fix a problem which caused some iPhone alarms to not go off.

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