Lloyd’s of London has ruled that its former boss John Neal breached compliance rules by failing to disclose a “close relationship” with a female colleague that risked triggering conflict of…
Sharon Osbourne, the widow of heavy metal pioneer Ozzy, has used the first anniversary of his death to tell fans to remember him by playing music “really loud”. Osbourne spoke…
The owner of a business in Belfast has said the current state of the city centre poses “a serious risk” to the city’s reputation after his business was broken into…
Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban affecting more than 10 million people after an “exceptionally warm and dry spring”. The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used…
Thames Water’s main lenders are offering the government a “golden share” and more control for local authorities in a bid to stop the troubled supplier from being nationalised. The government…
Shares in defence companies have risen sharply after Andy Burnham appointed John Healey as chancellor, prompting hope among investors of increased spending on suppliers to the military. Defence stocks were…
Defence could be one of the winners under the new chancellor, who is likely to increase military spending in Andy Burnham’s government Britain’s biggest defence companies have seen a £4bn…
The outsourcer Mitie has agreed to a £3.1bn takeover by its private-equity owned rival OCS Group, ending nearly four decades on the stock market and making it the latest London-listed…
The pair met in 1989, when they bonded over a shared love of The Smiths Andy Burnham is becoming UK prime minister on Monday after Sir Keir Starmer bowed out.…
South East Water has warned that there is “material uncertainty” over its survival, after a disastrous year in which the lossmaking company paid millions of pounds in fines and its…
