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The boss of Fujitsu's British operations will face a fresh grilling from MPs next month amid pressure on the Japanese software company to fork out hundreds of millions of pounds as part of the vast Horizon IT scandal compensation bill.

Paddy Power Betfair is to pay £2m for acting too slowly on concerning customer behaviours, including one player who staked £86,000 over 16 days and another who placed 300 bets in eight hours.

The private equity firm Permira is working with a professional services veteran as it plots a takeover of the firm drafted in to oversee a controversial costs purge at Manchester United Football Club.

The rate of inflation hit a much lower than expected 3.2% last month, according to official figures which should lock in an interest rate cut by the Bank of England on Thursday.

Warner Bros is reportedly set to reject a hostile $108bn (£81bn) takeover bid from Paramount, with one of the prospective buyer's financing partners confirming it's pulled out of the offer.

You've doubtless heard of the National Grid, the network of pylons and electricity infrastructure ensuring the country is supplied with power. You're probably aware that there is a similar national network of gas pipelines sending methane into millions of our boilers.

A victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is taking legal action against the government-owned organisation as she seeks full redress for her wrongful conviction.

Britain loves chocolate.

A materials science start-up which aims to eradicate 'forever chemicals' that are harmful to humans, is on the brink of a major new funding injection less than four months after securing backing from some of the world's leading investors.

Thames Water has opted not to pay more than £2m in retention awards to more than 20 of its top executives this month amid a political outcry over the payments.

Wessex Water has become the latest utility to face a multimillion pound enforcement package for sewage leaks, the industry regulator has announced.

The UK's unemployment rate has risen further, with official figures showing young people being particularly hard hit by the jump in job cuts under Labour.

A co-founder of Ben & Jerry's has accused its owners of a fresh attempt to "silence" its social mission through the departures of three members of its independent board.

Some drivers have been incorrectly fined for speeding due to an issue with variable speed cameras in England, National Highways has said.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted none of the budget leaks and leadership speculation has come from him - as he vowed to "get to the bottom" of the briefings.

Winter is closing in on the Bidston Rise housing estate in Birkenhead, but there's one front garden that hasn't given in yet.

A British professional wrestler is in talks with potential backers to secure millions of pounds in funding for a revamped European series that will aim to capitalise on the sport’s British fan base.

A division of Blackrock, the world's biggest asset manager, is in talks to provide hundreds of millions of pounds of funding to a company which owns stakes in Six Nations Rugby and the women's professional tennis tour.

Acres of sweet, red strawberries are ripening in West Sussex this winter ready to be sold in UK supermarkets.

Next, the high street fashion giant, is plotting a swoop on Russell & Bromley, the 145 year-old shoe retailer.