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Retail sales were up in March - and are expected to grow further in the coming months as warm weather and events such as Taylor Swift's UK tour boost consumer spending, according to industry analysts.

Up to £11 million from water company fines will be reinvested in schemes to improve waterways and wetlands, the government has said.

Barclays has launched a legal challenge over a ruling that it unfairly paid commission to a car finance broker, underlining growing anxiety among Britain's biggest lenders about the potential scale of an industry-wide compensation bill.

Revolution Bars is close to finalising an emergency fundraising that would provide a stay of execution as it cobbles together plans that will result in the mass closure of its venues.

The UK Post Office Horizon Public Inquiry resumes this week almost four years after it began.

Labour will pursue tax avoiders to fund its commitments on schools and the NHS after the government adopted its plan to raise revenue by abolishing the non-dom tax status.

Ted Baker is to shut 15 of its stores across the UK within weeks, the retailer's administrators have announced.

Nail salons across the UK are raising their prices today in a huge collaboration across the industry.

On today’s episode, Ian King talks to the Business editor at the Sun Ashley Armstrong about the news the John Lewis Partnership has appointed former Tesco chief executive Jason Tarry as its next chairman. 

A company which provides emerging talent from Britain's food industry with a platform to sell its products has raised a further £3m to fuel its growth.

Microsoft is set to open a new artificial intelligence hub in London - and is looking for "exceptional individuals" to work there.

An American paper giant is closing in on a formal £5bn-plus bid for DS Smith, the FTSE-100 paper and packaging group.

The former head of Tesco has been announced as the new chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, one of the biggest and most high-pressure jobs in retail.

eBay has dropped fees for the sale of second-hand clothing.

One of the UK's largest vet companies has been hit by a "cyber incident" with disruption caused across all operations and a risk of "malicious access" to personal information.

An engine cover has fallen off a Boeing plane and struck the wing flap - shortly after take-off in the US.

Passengers on some of the UK's busiest rail routes will face travel chaos on Monday as train drivers are set to strike for the third time in four days.

Santander UK, Britain’s fifth-biggest high street bank, is cancelling its membership of a key lending standards body because of the duplication of regulatory standards to which the industry is required to adhere.

Nail salon prices across the UK are set to go up on Monday as "thousands" of workers band together.

English cricket chiefs will next week take another step towards a radical revamp of the sport’s ownership structure by launching plans to sell stakes in The Hundred’s eight franchises.