Mar 6, 2026
Lenders lift mortgage rates as Iran war hits borrowing costs
Nationwide, HSBC and Coventry Building Society are all putting some mortgage rates up.
Mar 6, 2026
Axel Springer buys Telegraph in £575mn deal
German media group has gatecrashed a proposed acquisition by the owner of the Daily Mail
Mar 6, 2026
Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".
Mar 6, 2026
Price of first class stamps to rise to £1.80
Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.
Mar 6, 2026
Axel Springer agrees to buy Telegraph Media Group in £575m deal
Last year the Daily Mail and General Trust proposed to buy the company in a £500m takeover.
Mar 6, 2026
Xbox confirms new console is coming - but can it revive the brand?
Microsoft is the first big company out of the gates with Project Helix - a "next-generation" console.
Mar 6, 2026
Bank of England grills lenders over collapsed mortgage provider MFS
Barclays among the lenders central bank’s PRA is scrutinising amid due diligence concerns
Mar 6, 2026
Stockpickers: London Stock Exchange, Johnson Service Group, Greggs
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Mar 5, 2026
South East Water faces £22m fine for supply failures
The firm was unable to cope during high demand, Ofwat says, leading to "immense stress" for customers.
Mar 5, 2026
South East Water fined £22mn for repeated supply outages
Court declined company request for injunction to block regulator publishing its findings
Mar 5, 2026
ITV ‘actively engaged’ with Sky to sell broadcast division, chief says
Carolyn McCall says 5% slide in advertising revenue will not affect ongoing talks
Mar 5, 2026
Self-driving cars will not obliterate motor insurance market, say insurers
Aviva and Admiral bosses predict their cover will be needed for decades
Mar 5, 2026
Ladbrokes owner blames losses on Reeves’ gambling tax increases
Company takes unexpectedly large £488mn impairment charge in annual results
Mar 4, 2026
Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts
The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.
Mar 3, 2026
Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain
The incidents highlight the vulnerability of key technology infrastructure during military conflicts.
Mar 2, 2026
Barclays blocked transactions linked to property lender MFS months before...
Bank among lenders to have identified issues with Market Financial Solutions after other high-profile failures
Mar 2, 2026
Ares to inject £115mn into TalkTalk as potential bidders explore options
Capital infusion into UK broadband provider will partly replace £47mn debt facility which was due to be redeemed in March
Mar 2, 2026
UK private equity investor plots closure of up to 80 former WHSmith stores
Modella rebranded high street shops as TG Jones after buying them last year
Mar 1, 2026
China’s National People’s Congress set for high-tech and low growth
Plus, British chancellor Rachel Reeves likely to play it safe in her Spring Statement
Feb 27, 2026
Top Barclays executive to lead UK banking supervisor
Katharine Braddick’s appointment to PRA comes as government seeks to reform regulation to boost growth
Feb 27, 2026
Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid
Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
Feb 27, 2026
Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI
The Twitter co-founder says artificial intelligence "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company."
Feb 27, 2026
Former L&G boss Nigel Wilson to chair Brookfield’s Just Group
Canadian group taps industry veteran for private asset expertise as it pushes into UK retirement market
Feb 27, 2026
British Airways owner IAG boosted by ‘robust’ transatlantic demand
Airline group says travel outlook continues to be ‘supportive’ as profits rise by a quarter
Feb 27, 2026
Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case
Migrant workers alleged they were subjected to abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory for Dyson.
Feb 27, 2026
Waitrose to suspend mackerel sales due to overfishing concerns
The supermarket chain says it will stop sourcing fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April.
Feb 26, 2026
HSBC board earns almost £1mn more despite botched chair search
Fees for non-executive directors increased even as shareholders criticise succession process
Feb 26, 2026
Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures
It comes after hundreds of people contacted BBC Your Voice to express frustration over late deliveries.
Feb 26, 2026
Ocado to axe 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive
The technology and online grocery group is cutting about 5% of its global workforce, with two-thirds of the losses in the UK.
Feb 26, 2026
UK media groups unite to tackle AI ‘scraping’ of journalism
Coalition, including BBC, Sky News and FT, wants to establish shared standards and licensing frameworks for access