UK Business

The government says trade can continue with Norway and Iceland unchanged if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Debenhams has lost its fifth-largest investor as retail tycoon Mike Ashley leads a boardroom coup at the struggling department store chain.

The construction executive hand-picked to rescue Carillion just weeks before its collapse will on Tuesday be named as the new boss of Kier, another of Britain's embattled building contractors.

The accountancy watchdog's audit chief is quitting just days after ministers confirmed plans to replace it with a new body following controversy over its approach to a string of corporate scandals.

JD Sports has agreed to buy Footasylum in a £90m deal after its smaller rival was battered by the tough conditions on the high street.

Ruth Kelly, the former transport secretary, is to join the board of Heathrow Airport's parent company as it attempts to clear the remaining hurdles to the construction of its £14bn third runway.

A New York-listed technology group has agreed to pay more than £400m for the British visual effects producer which worked on Gravity and Interstellar, trumping bids from rivals including Goldman Sachs.

Consumers are holding back on big-ticket purchases such as cars and holidays amid Brexit uncertainty, according to a monthly survey.

Payments processing giant Worldpay has agreed to a takeover by US fintech giant FIS in a deal valuing it at $43bn (£32bn).

Eurostar passengers hoping to make the trip from Paris to London are being told to travel "only if absolutely necessary".