UK Business

Plans to cut energy costs for thousands of businesses have been announced as part of the government's long-awaited industrial strategy.

The government's industrial strategy aims to harness the best of British business, from automotive to video gaming via the City and life sciences, in order to deliver the economic growth on which all else depends.

A health and beauty retailer founded on a Lancashire market stall more than half a century ago is lining up a debt funding package three years after it was sold.

The UK's cost of living crisis hangover is facing fresh pressure from the escalating Middle East conflict.

Sam Laidlaw, the former boss of Centrica, is among the candidates being considered as the next chairman of BP, Britain’s besieged oil and gas exploration giant.

Hundreds more high street jobs are being put at risk as part of a sweeping overhaul of the family-owned fashion retailer River Island.

Joining Darren McCaffrey are former secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark, and AJ Bell's Russ Mould.

A violin worth more than £150,000 was stolen from a London pub - with police appealing for help to find the 285-year-old instrument.

Sir Alan Bates has called for those responsible for the wrongful convictions of sub postmasters in the Capture IT scandal to be "brought to account".

Retail sales volumes suffered their largest monthly fall since December 2023 last month, according to official figures which suggest a link to rising bills.