Donald Trump has not ruled out a recession in the United States this year, saying the world’s largest economy is in “transition” through his trade war. Financial markets have been spooked by the impli...
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been named Canadian prime minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership in a landslide victory. Mr Carney, who also used to head up Canada’s centr...
Parts of the planning system could be stripped away by the government in its attempts to speed up house building. Consulting bodies like Sports England, the Theatres Trust and the Garden History Socie...
UK drivers are “confused” by the country’s electric car transition, ministers are being warned. Although most drivers are not hostile towards electric vehicles (EVs), many are confused about what chan...
The owners of Kantar Group, the global market research firm, are to explore a £5bn-plus sale of the division which supplies closely watched data on the performance of Britain’s supermarkets. Sky News ...
A two-way shootout for WH Smith’s high street chain will take place this spring as the 233-year-old retailer’s brand prepares to disappear from towns across Britain. Sky News has learnt that Alteri an...
The bosses of the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have held secret talks aimed at reviving an industry-wide deal ahead of the launch of the government’s new football watchdog. Sky New...
Fujitsu has agreed to begin talks with the UK government on contributing to compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were falsely accused of stealing from their...
The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity firm, and it will no longer be a public company listed on a stock exchange. Walgreens Boots Alliance had agreed to a $...
Barclays is closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management after months of negotiations. Sky News has learnt tha...
The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days after his death, has described the situation as an “utter disgrace”. Janet Walters, 68, lost her husband Terry in Febr...
Rachel Reeves has said the welfare system is “letting down taxpayers”, while she again committed to reaching 2.5% in defence spending by 2027 due to the “enormity of the situation” facing European sec...
