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Ofgem launches consultation on changes to energy price cap

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 10:12
Ofgem has launched a discussion on the energy price cap, floating options such as a cap based on vulnerability and when energy is used.

Offshore wind projects could be at risk as demand for steel rises - report

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 06:04
Future offshore wind projects could be at risk because of a rise in demand for steel, according to analysis by consultancy group Newton.

UK spends more on housing than almost any other developed country, and gets the least value from it too

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 01:01
British people aren't the only ones to moan about the state and price of housing in their country, but we do have the best justification to do so.

More UK sanctions expected over China democracy and security fears

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 18:06
Britain will sanction individuals whom it alleges are involved in Chinese backed-disruption of the democratic process on Monday.

Gail's owners bake plan for sale after rapid growth

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:33
The owners of Gail's, the chain of bakeries and coffee shops, are preparing to hire advisers for a sale that would value it at well over the £200m price tag at which it changed hands nearly three years ago.

Jeremy Hunt defends '£100k isn't a huge salary' comments

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:29
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended comments he made last week that £100,000 "isn't a huge salary", telling Sky News it "doesn't go as far as you might think" in his Surrey constituency.

Former chancellor Zahawi in talks to chair Barclays' Very Group

Sat, 23/03/2024 - 07:45
Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is in talks about chairing the biggest remaining part of the Barclay family's business empire, fuelling speculation that he will join a mass exodus of Conservative MPs at the general election.

Telegraph owners dealt fresh blow as Arrow XL parent collapses

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 18:34
The owners of The Daily Telegraph have been dealt a fresh blow after the collapse of the parent company behind Arrow XL, a UK-wide delivery business.

Poundland owner's ex-boss found dead of gunshot wound in South Africa, reports say

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 15:23
The former chief executive of South African multinational retailer Steinhoff was told he would be arrested shortly before he was found fatally injured, police have said.

Wetherspoon aims for 1,000 UK pubs as profits soar

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 14:45
JD Wetherspoon hopes to soon open its 1,000th pub in the UK after reporting another leap in profits.

Trump's social media company set to go public - potentially netting him $3bn

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 14:15
Donald Trump's social media company, Truth Social, is set to go public - potentially netting the former US president $3bn.

Post Office, JD Wetherspoon and art

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 13:48
The latest on the Post Office as the chairman of the Land Registry, Neil Sachdev, is reportedly being considered as a potential replacement for Henry Staunton.

How are you going to pay that off? Graduate owes £231,000 on student loan

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 11:30
A single graduate in the UK has £231,000 of student debt, new figures show.

Vodafone and Three merger could lead to higher prices, warns watchdog

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 09:55
Plans by Vodafone and Three to merge could lead to higher prices for millions of mobile phone users, the competition watchdog has warned.

Sachdev in frame to replace sacked Post Office chairman Staunton

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 09:45
The chairman of the Land Registry is being considered by ministers as a potential replacement for Henry Staunton, the Post Office chairman who was sacked earlier this year.

Bahrain state fund takes full ownership of supercar-maker McLaren

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 08:20
Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund has completed a deal to take full ownership of McLaren Group, one of the most revered names in British manufacturing, after years of negotiations to put the company on a stable long-term footing.

Retail sales flatline as wet weather dampens demand

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 07:50
Retail sales flatlined in February as "extremely" wet weather put off shoppers from heading to the high street.

'Absolute mess': New £24m Brexit border post could be demolished

Thu, 21/03/2024 - 17:06
A new £24m border control post may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have left it commercially unviable.

Apple, interest rates and pensions

Thu, 21/03/2024 - 16:54
Ian is joined by Rebecca Klar, technology and policy reporter at The Hill, to talk about the US government suing Apple for allegedly maintaining an illegal monopoly on smartphones.

Saga sets post-Easter deadline for cruise operation suitors

Thu, 21/03/2024 - 16:46
Saga has set a deadline next month for proposals to release capital from its ocean cruises operation.

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