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The proportion of battery electric vehicles sold in the UK car market has shrunk, according to new industry figures.

The long-standing owner of Space NK, the high street beauty retailer, is preparing to put it up for sale with a price tag of more than £300m.

A planned merger between Vodafone and Three is in doubt after the competition watchdog said it would launch a major investigation into the deal.

Google is considering charging users for "premium" internet search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report.

Tens of thousands of people are facing crippling tax demands from HMRC for tax their employers failed to pay. It's an injustice that has been compared with the Horizon scandal.

Richard Branson has criticised companies still operating in Russia accusing them of sustaining Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. 

Trade groups have warned of higher food prices and empty supermarket shelves because of new post-Brexit border fees being introduced this month.

The leading representative body for small businesses in Britain has criticised the City watchdog over its approach to a 'super-complaint' about lenders' demand for personal guarantees.

The Post Office's IT helpdesk was instructing Fujitsu, the maker of faulty accounting software, to change sub-postmaster accounts more than a decade ago, according to leaked recordings.

Network Rail has announced plans to ramp up spending on protecting railways from climate change and extreme weather – with around £2.8bn set to be invested in the next five years.

Royal Mail is reportedly investigating a problem with barcoded stamps following claims people have been wrongly fined to collect post because the stamps were deemed to be fake.

The former pensions arm of KPMG, the big four accountant, is to be put up for sale, netting a potential bonanza for its private equity backer.

Virgin Atlantic has revealed it suffered a pre-tax loss of £139m in 2023 - but is confident it will return to profit this year.

The price of oil has climbed following a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's third-largest refinery.

Tesla has reported a sharp fall in worldwide sales amid increased competition and slowing demand for electric vehicles.

Drivers at 16 rail companies have started a fresh wave of strikes, plus overtime bans, causing disruption to the rail network.

An Instagram post promoting a low-calorie diet by Katie Price has been banned by the advertising regulator, as have Nationwide ads featuring the actor Dominic West.

The Abu Dhabi-backed vehicle which faces being thwarted in its bid to buy The Daily Telegraph is lining up advisers to determine the fate of the right-leaning British newspaper.

Taylor Swift has made it on to a list of the world's billionaires, according to Forbes, as her Eras Tour spanning 152 shows and five continents generated more than $1bn (£800m) in revenue.

Annual UK house prices edged up by 1.6% in March, according to new figures from Nationwide, the UK's largest building society.