Shell beats expectations on profits and woos investors with £2.7bn share buyback February 1, 2024 Shell is the first energy giant to post a sharp downturn in profits for 2023 as the oil market settled lower than the historic pricing seen in 2022
Clapham manhunt underway after woman and two children hospitalised in suspected acid attack February 1, 2024 A manhunt is underway in south London after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at a woman and her two young children in south London, who have now been taken to hospital. Police responded to the incident in Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday. Three other members of the public were also [...]
PMQs sketch: A taxing affair January 31, 2024 Labour’s Big Business Week got off to a not-inauspicious start as Sir Keir Starmer gained the endorsement of Iceland chairman – and former wannabe Tory MP – Richard Walker.
IKEA to open new stores as UK profits more than double January 31, 2024 IKEA's UK profits more than doubled during its latest financial year as it sets it sights on opening new stores.
How Alex Jones, Will Mellor and Jasmin Harman are helping Cotton Traders target millennials January 30, 2024 Cotton Traders, the clothing brand founded by two former England national rugby union captains, has turned to the power of celebrity to help target a younger audience.
Post Office scandal provides a chance to review the benefits of cooperatives January 30, 2024 The scandal at the Post Office means the spotlight has now fallen on the societal value of businesses – and cooperatives provide a great alternative business model, write Rose Marley and Andrew Whyte The Post Office Horizon Scandal dominated public consciousness in the wake of the popular ITV drama series and the ongoing public inquiry [...]
Wetherspoon’s pubs are more than drinking dens – they’re cultural glue in a world without much of it January 29, 2024 Come for the prices, stay for the history: in many of Britain’s towns, “Spoons” has become the chief steward of civic heritage, writes Adam Hawksbee
Lloyds to scrap mobile banking vans which help ‘as little as two customers’ January 29, 2024 Lloyds Banking Group is scrapping its mobile banking vans this year as part of its transition to digital banking, with demand for the service tumbling in recent years.
Fujitsu ‘certainly’ expected to pay compensation to victims in Post Office scandal, minister says January 28, 2024 Fujitsu, the firm behind the Horizon software at the heart of the Post Office scandal, is “certainly” expected to pay out compensation, a government minister has said.
Post Office chairman steps down amid Horizon scandal fallout January 28, 2024 The chairman of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, has stepped down amid ongoing tensions in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal.