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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.

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.

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.

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.

Water is finally being restored to some homes across Kent and Sussex - after almost a week of chaos.

The petrol forecourts giant founded in Blackburn by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa will next week kick off formal plans for a $9bn (£6.7bn) US stock market listing.

An electric vehicle charging point provider backed by Britain’s biggest high street banks is exploring a sale amid fears over the impact of the Treasury’s latest tax raid on the sector.

Whether used as a natural sweetener in cooking, as a home remedy for a sore throat or simply for drowning your pancakes, honey is a staple in cupboards across the country.

The price of Guinness and Smirnoff will rise in pubs from 1 April after drinks giant Diageo confirmed its wholesale prices are going up.

Ofcom has welcomed restrictions on Grok, X's AI chatbot, to prevent the generation of sexualised images.

The UK economy recorded growth of 0.3% in November, according to official figures, showing an improvement for output at a time when households and businesses were anxiously awaiting details of the budget.

The Grok AI tool on Elon Musk's X will no longer be able to undress pictures of real people, the company has announced.

When South East Water (SEW) is in the news, the headlines do not generally make for comfortable reading.

AI could become a "weapon of mass destruction of jobs" if urgent action is not taken, according to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan.

Royal Mail and the Post Office are launching a six-month trial of an automated, 24-hour service. 

The former P&O Ferries chief once described as "Britain's most hated boss" saw his pay slide in his final full year in the job - but still earned more than £600,000.

1st Central, a car and home insurer with more than 1.5 million active policies, is in talks with advisers about a potential London flotation.

South East Water (SEW) is facing an investigation by regulator Ofwat after repeated outages left tens of thousands of households and businesses across Kent and Sussex without drinking water.

The Scottish government has unveiled its draft budget for 2026-27 - with a boost to its child payment benefit, changes to income tax and new taxes on expensive homes and private jet travel.

MPs have warned that recent and upcoming policies could be the final nail in the coffin for many pubs, as the Commons backed an increase in alcohol duty in line with inflation.