Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company's workforce. Sky News has learnt that ministers hope to announce as soon as Thursday that H&W and its four UK shipyards are being acquired by Navantia, the

Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company's workforce. Sky News has learnt that ministers hope to announce as soon as Thursday that H&W and its four UK shipyards are being acquired by Navantia, the

Drinks company Thatchers has launched a bid to overturn a High Court ruling that denied its claims Aldi "copycatted" its cider. The Somerset-based cider maker sued the German discount chain for allegedly infringing the trademark of its cloudy lemon cider. It argued Aldi's Taurus brand had copied its product. However, in January the High Court in

The highest outstanding student debt in the UK has topped more than £250,000, figures obtained by Money show.  One student now owes £252,554, a record high labelled "truly alarming" by the National Union of Students. Meanwhile, the largest cumulative repayment a graduate has made is more than £137,000, while one plan holder has accrued more

Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age - saying doing so would "burden" the taxpayer. The prime minister said he understood the concerns of the Women Against State Pension Inequality - often known as Waspi women - but their demands were not affordable. He

Thames Water has won court approval to pursue the next phase in securing a £3bn emergency loan, with a hearing intended to secure creditor approval scheduled for four days in the first week of February. The troubled utility told the High Court that without the loan it will run out of cash by 24 March

Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company's workforce. Sky News has learnt that ministers hope to announce as soon as Thursday that H&W and its four UK shipyards are being acquired by Navantia, the

Council tax bills are set to rise to pay for a 3.5% real terms increase in funding for police forces next year, the government has announced. Council taxpayers in England and Wales will be asked to collectively pay an extra £329.8m to help pay for the funding increase, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson told MPs

A planned strike over the festive season at Scotland's busiest airport has been called off. North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport had planned to walk out for almost three weeks in a dispute over a rejected 4.5% pay offer. Unite the union had warned of disruption to flights as North Air is

Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company's workforce. Sky News has learnt that ministers hope to announce as soon as Thursday that H&W and its four UK shipyards are being acquired by Navantia, the