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