A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. The national team has also identified 228 pre...
A $10bn-plus takeover bid for one of America’s biggest pharmacy chains is set to trigger a fresh auction of Boots the Chemist after a string of aborted attempts to sell the British retail giant. Sky N...
Google has unveiled a computing chip capable of solving problems in minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete. As well as being extremely fast, the ...
Flights could be affected over the festive season at Scotland’s busiest airport due to strike action. North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport are planning to walk out for almost three...
Baroness Hodge, former chair of one of Westminster’s most influential select committees, is being lined up to lead a review of Arts Council England’s use of public money amid a growing backlash in the...
Almost a third of goods at supermarkets are on promotion, according to industry data as a big question mark hangs over the sector heading into 2025. Kantar Worldpanel, which monitors sales and prices ...
One of Britain’s leading financial mutuals is in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, the infrastructure investor which owns a stake in the Thames ‘super sewer’. Sky News has learnt that Royal London is amon...
Eliminating all pollution incidents in the Thames Water network will be “almost impossible” and a public debate is needed about the real cost of ending all sewage outflows, chief executive Chris Westo...
Shell and the environmental campaign group Greenpeace have settled a multimillion pound lawsuit brought over an at-sea protest. The oil firm brought the “intimidation” case in London over an incident ...
Thames Water has revealed a 40% spike in sewage spills while warning that a looming decision on what it can charge customers is “fundamental to our future”. The UK’s biggest supplier, which has been b...
Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his “number one mission” as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The prime minister accused predecessor Boris Johnson of ...
The owner of Poundland has revealed a £642m (€775m) hit to the UK discount retailer, citing several major headwinds including rising costs amid the budget burden facing businesses. Pepco said it was t...
