Lakeland, the family-owned homewares retailer, has become the latest takeover target for an investment vehicle which has rapidly become one of the industry’s most acquisitive investors. Sky News has l...
The rate of inflation eased back by more than expected in February, according to official figures released ahead of a predicted leap in the pace of price growth. The Office for National Statistics (ON...
Remember “securonomics”? It was the buzzword Rachel Reeves gave to her economic philosophy back before the election. The idea was that in the late 2020s, the old ideas about the way we run the economy...
Rachel Reeves will keep her remarks short when she delivers the spring statement today. But the enormity of what she is saying will be lost on no one as the chancellor sets out the grim reality of the...
Rachel Reeves will unveil further welfare cuts in her spring statement after being told the reforms announced last week will save less than planned, Sky News understands. The Office for Budget Respons...
Rachel Reeves will keep her remarks short when she delivers the spring statement on Wednesday. But the enormity of what she is saying will be lost on no one as the chancellor sets out the grim reality...
The security of messaging app Signal was compromised by human error when top US officials accidentally added a journalist to their group chat. But what is Signal – and did Donald Trump’s team break th...
Three of the world’s most powerful investors are in talks to buy a stake in IFS, a €15bn (£12.51bn) software developer which has positioned itself in the vanguard of the industrial shift towards artif...
Britain’s biggest road scheme has been given the green light by the government – 16 years after work on the £9bn crossing began. The Planning Inspectorate said the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) – a 14.5...
The Metropolitan Police says it is no longer treating a fire, that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport last week, as a potentially criminal matter. Fire crews were called to reports of a transforme...
Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of a £2bn plan to boost social and affordable house building, the government has said. Up to 18,000 new homes are set to be delivered, which Cha...