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M&S technology chief quits less than a year after cyberattack

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 08:45
Another of Marks & Spencer's (M&S) most senior technology executives is leaving the company less than a year after its operations were devastated by a cyberattack.

£300 concert tickets and a singer who did jail time: We intervene in reader's dispute with Viagogo

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 08:44
Every week, the Money blog team answers a reader's financial problem or consumer dispute - you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today's is...

Britain's best and worst energy suppliers ranked

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 07:59
Scottish Power, EDF and British Gas have been named the worst energy suppliers in an annual ranking by Which?

Private sector wage rises drop to a five year low

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 06:19
Private sector wage growth has dropped to the lowest rate in five years, new official figures show.

Trump to take advantage of deal-making paradise in Davos following Greenland threat

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 16:09
This time last year Donald Trump was beamed into Davos from Washington to deliver a virtual address that put business and political leaders on notice; the free-trading, liberal economic model, reaffirmed and celebrated every January at the World Economic Forum, was over.

'Nowhere to hide': Water firms face industry shake-up

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 15:18
The creaking water industry is set for a "once-in-a-generation set of reforms", the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system.

Nearly six million people have overpaid tax

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 13:11
More than 5.6 million people overpaid tax in the 2023/24 financial year, new figures from HMRC reveal.

'I'm a plumber - here's the problem with new builds and heat pumps... and my tips to cut call-out costs'

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 13:02
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat to plumber and gas engineer Leah Carney.

Norwegian sovereign fund in selloff of London-listed stocks

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 13:00
Norway's sovereign wealth fund has embarked on a major selloff of its holdings in London-listed companies, even as Rachel Reeves hailed "a new golden age" for the City.

What Trump tariff threat could mean for Europe's economies

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 11:58
"A trade war is in no-one's interest".

Trade war 'not the right way to resolve our differences', says Starmer

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 11:20
A trade war is "not the right way to resolve differences" within an alliance, Sir Keir Starmer has said. 

Fantasy Football Hub tech provider Scoreline nets funding boost

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 10:02
The sports technology group behind Fantasy Football Hub has scored a multimillion pound funding boost from a syndicate of investors.

'Major risk' to global economy from increased tariffs, IMF says

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 08:54
Higher levels of tariffs and increased geopolitical threats are a "major risk" to the global economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Asda-owner closes in on £275m deal to buy NCC unit Escode

Sun, 18/01/2026 - 18:24
The private equity firm which owns a controlling stake in Asda is closing in on a £275m deal to buy a division of the listed cybersecurity company NCC Group.

Government to unveil radical overhaul of merger probes

Sun, 18/01/2026 - 11:23
The government will this week unveil plans for a radical overhaul of the way mergers are scrutinised in Britain including reforms that observers say will entrench the power of the competition regulator's boss.

Starmer begins pushback against Trump as president threatens tariffs over Greenland

Sun, 18/01/2026 - 00:29
It's hardly a Love Actually moment of brave UK defiance in the face of a domineering US president - but Sir Keir Starmer has clearly decided it's time to start pushing back.

Green Party calls for free bus travel in England for under-22s

Sat, 17/01/2026 - 09:39
The Greens are calling for people under the age of 22 to have free bus travel in England.

Rolls-Royce hands 'Turbo Tufan' multimillion pound annual pay boost

Sat, 17/01/2026 - 08:34
Rolls-Royce Holdings is to hand its chief executive a multimillion-pound annual pay boost, even as he nears one of Britain's most lucrative ever public company payouts after overseeing a spectacular revival of the industrial manufacturing group.

Gas prices soar 40% amid 'perfect storm' of pressures

Fri, 16/01/2026 - 13:45
Wholesale natural gas prices have risen by more than 40% this month as a raft of pressures, described by one analyst as a "perfect storm", threaten to raise energy bills ahead.

Reeves's cash ISA reforms 'doomed to fail', AJ Bell chief warns

Fri, 16/01/2026 - 11:37
Rachel Reeves's plans to curb cash ISA limits with the aim of fuelling a wave of stock market investing "are doomed to fail", the boss of one of Britain's biggest retail investment platforms has warned.

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