Heathrow Airport is to remain shut until midnight due to a large fire at a nearby electricity substation. A spokesperson said there was a “significant power outage across the airport” and “we do not h...
Wage growth has remained strong, the latest official figures show, as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates. Wages – excluding bonuses – grew 5.9% in the three months to January, the same...
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as it warned of growing economic uncertainty linked to Donald Trump’s trade war. The central bank’s monetary policy committee, which meets every six...
The Bank’s decision to hold rates did not come as a surprise but the vote was more unified than expected. It suggests concerns about inflation are niggling away at policymakers, even though economic g...
Yorkshire Water has agreed a £40m ‘enforcement package’ with the industry regulator after an investigation found sewage outflow and wastewater deficiencies at the company. Ofwat identified “serious fa...
Intertek Group, the testing and inspection specialist, is to become the latest in a string of FTSE-100 companies to hand their chief executives a sizeable pay boost. Sky News has learnt that the compa...
For an industry that measures contracts in decades, and a ministry with a reputation for bureaucracy, overspending and delays, the prospect of a rapid increase in defence spending presents a challenge...
Wage growth has remained strong, the latest official figures show, as the Bank of England mulls its interest rate decision. Wages – excluding bonuses – grew 5.9% in the three months to January, the sa...
Ben and Jerry’s claims its chief executive has been sacked amid a longstanding row with its UK parent firm over the ice cream maker’s political activism. Court documents allege David Stever was being ...
British banks should abandon outdated ethical standards and increase lending to domestic defence manufacturers in a “patriotic” effort to ensure the UK can meet its security needs, defence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...
