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Starmer insists budget leaks and leadership speculation did not come from him

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 16:17
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.

'People who struggle to get out of bed are having benefits cut'

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 16:00
Winter is closing in on the Bidston Rise housing estate in Birkenhead, but there's one front garden that hasn't given in yet.

Wrestling execs to pin down £5m funding for Project Fight launch

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 10:57
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.

Blackrock arm in talks to back Six Nations Rugby investor

Sun, 14/12/2025 - 11:34
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.

Strawberry fields forever? The West Sussex farm growing berries in December

Sun, 14/12/2025 - 00:01
Acres of sweet, red strawberries are ripening in West Sussex this winter ready to be sold in UK supermarkets.

Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley

Sat, 13/12/2025 - 10:24
Next, the high street fashion giant, is plotting a swoop on Russell & Bromley, the 145 year-old shoe retailer.

Jamie Oliver Group axes 20% of workforce ahead of high street comeback

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:07
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s holding company has axed a fifth of its workforce, even as he plots a high street restaurant comeback six years after his Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed into administration.

As GDP shrinks, it is not clear where the economic jump-start will come from

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 10:24
The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according to the latest growth figures from the Office for National Statistics.

How much your data is worth - and how to stop people profiting from it

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 09:42
Companies generate massive profits from people's information, with experts describing user data as "the new oil".

Nationwide fined £44m for financial crime failures

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 09:13
Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.

UK economy shrinks unexpectedly

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 06:19
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.

Appeal court delay for first Capture case as Post Office requests extension

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 04:00
The first-ever Capture case has been delayed at the Court of Appeal as the Post Office asks for an extension to respond, Sky News has learned.

OpenAI bags Disney characters for Sora short video app

Thu, 11/12/2025 - 15:10
OpenAI has signed its first major licensing deal to bring well-known characters to life on its Sora video generation tool.

Daily Mail owner lines up NatWest to help fund £500m Telegraph bid

Thu, 11/12/2025 - 13:47
The owner of the Daily Mail is lining up one of Britain's biggest high street lenders to help bankroll its £500m deal to buy The Daily Telegraph.

The real reason for Donald Trump's Venezuela exploits

Thu, 11/12/2025 - 13:40
Donald Trump wants you to know that there is one leading reason why he is bearing down militarily on Venezuela: drugs.

'New future achievable' at former oil refinery as two firms plan job creation

Thu, 11/12/2025 - 11:19
Two new projects on the site of a former oil refinery could create up to 460 new jobs in the coming years, with the help of cash from the UK and Scottish governments.

Burger King UK lands new backing from buyout firm Bridgepoint

Thu, 11/12/2025 - 10:30
The private equity backer of Burger King UK has injected millions of pounds of new funding as part of a deal which paves the way for their partnership to be extended into the 2040s.

Live music venues warn Starmer of 'devastating consequences' of tax changes

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 18:02
Tax changes announced in the budget could have "devastating, unintended consequences" on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned.

LEON takes swipe at chancellor while placing hundreds of jobs at risk

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 15:40
The fast food chain LEON has taken a swipe at "unsustainable taxes" while moving to secure its future through the appointment of an administrator, leaving hundreds of jobs at risk.

Two popular chocolate bars no longer chocolate after Nestle changes recipe

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 15:37
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can no longer be classed as chocolate after their recipes were tweaked by Nestle.

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