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Nissan will build the Kicks e-POWER hybrid SUV in Sunderland and invest £170 million, easing fears around the future of Britain’s largest car assembly plant.
The government is preparing a public acquisition of Speciality Steel UK after rejecting a private bid, protecting 1,300 jobs and strategic manufacturing capability.
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have reversed their UK interest-rate forecasts as oil above $100 and persistent inflation reshape the Bank of England outlook.
Tesco has alerted fraud authorities after unlicensed casino adverts hijacked its name, while sports stars and banks were pulled into the same impersonation machine.
Business groups are urging the government to replace the state pension triple lock. Here is how the promise works, what it costs and what could change.
Primark is preparing to offer home delivery in Britain after buying a £90 million automated warehouse in Sheffield. The bargain-fashion holdout has changed its mind, but not overnight.
Britain’s ten-year government borrowing cost has reached its highest level since 2007. That is not a household interest rate, but it can reach mortgages, pensions and the Budget.
Brent crude is trading above $100 a barrel again as attacks on shipping deepen fears about Gulf supplies. Here is what that can — and cannot yet — tell us about petrol, inflation and household energy bills in Britain.
Uber is cutting about 10% of its global workforce, flattening management and sharply limiting fully remote roles. The company says it needs faster decisions as robotaxis move from science-fiction demo to direct business threat.
Ryanair has trimmed its passenger target as costly jet fuel bites. Its boss warns that Europe’s short-haul fares could rise materially in summer 2027.
All 32 Table Table restaurants shut on 3 September as Whitbread retires several dining brands and focuses on Premier Inn. Hundreds of jobs sit behind the rebrand.
A Chinese court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for fraud, bribery and embezzlement, closing one chapter of a property collapse whose debts were larger than several national economies.