Deterioration of city centre ‘a crisis’ for business owners
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 announces hosepipe ban for 10 million
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 lenders offer ‘golden share’ to head off nationalisation
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…
Defence shares rise after Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as chancellor
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 shares get £4bn boost after John Healey confirmed as chancellor
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…
Mitie agrees £3.1bn takeover by OCS in blow to London stock market
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…
Marie-France van Heel: The marketing boss who is Andy Burnham’s wife of 25 years
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 warns over survival as funds dry up
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…
‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
James Watt, the BrewDog founder who sold the debt-laden “punk” brewer earlier this year, is the subject of complaints to the UK’s data privacy watchdog linked to his surprise bid…
UK sanctions Sudan’s gold trade to cut off key war funding
The measures target businesses and individuals linked to both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) The UK has imposed sanctions on 11 people and companies…