British banks should abandon outdated ethical standards and increase lending to domestic defence manufacturers in a “patriotic” effort to ensure the UK can meet its security needs, defence suppliers h...
The US central bank has slashed its expectations for economic growth this year as it eyes challenges on several fronts amid Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. The Federal Reserve announced, as was w...
The owner of Burger King’s main UK operation is opening talks with lenders about a major refinancing nearly eight years after buying the business. Sky News has learnt that Burger King UK, which is bac...
A sub-postmaster made famous for being portrayed in the ITV Post Office drama is taking the state-owned body and Fujitsu to court. Lee Castleton has become the first individual former sub-postmaster t...
Up to 750 jobs are at risk at Santander bank under plans to close nearly a quarter of its high street branches. The high street lender has announced plans to close 95 of the bank’s existing 444 UK bra...
The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK’s welfare system, which it says will save the UK a total of £5bn. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall detailed the governme...
The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced. Speaking in the Commons, the work and pensions secretary said...
One of Tesla’s earliest investors has told Sky News that Elon Musk should step aside as the carmaker’s chief executive unless he gives up his new government job. Ross Gerber said in an interview with ...
A humanoid machine called Apollo has just taken a tentative, slightly jerky, but significant step forward in the robot revolution. The 5’8″ tall robot performed the first public demonstration in a rea...
UK steel industry bosses have warned that US customers are already moving to cancel orders after Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. The business and trade committee o...
The UK’s biggest water provider has delayed its request for even higher customer bills. Thames Water has deferred its appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulator tasked with d...
The air is suddenly full of talk about supermarket price wars. Some £4.4bn was wiped from the stock market valuations of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer on Monday following comments from Allan ...
